# Incident 20210113002929I: Yakovlev YAK 52, Crestview, FL, January 13, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7479° N, 86.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestview, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7479&lon=-86.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666EN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666EN-2025-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKOVLEV YAK 52
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210113002929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT BEGAN TO TAXI FROM THE RAMP TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  AS THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO FOLLOW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT LEARNED THAT THE BRAKING ACTION DID NOT OCCUR.  TO AVOID THE AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF HIM, THE PILOT PURPOSELY RAN OFF OF THE TAXIWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT IN THE PROCESS.

## Other reports on N666EN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190318001639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190318001639I), Mar 18, 2019: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N666EN), Springdale, AR, Minor damage. On March 18, 2018, at approximately 1630 CST, a yak 52 registration N666EN holding an experimental exhibitation airworthiness certificate, departed Springdale…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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