# Incident 20230731009249I: I R Av Bacau (Romania) YAK-52, Palm Bay, FL, July 31, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2023, 10:45 local time
- Place: Palm Bay, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0345° N, 80.5887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Bay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0345&lon=-80.5887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N822AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I R AV Bacau YAK-52 (registry code 056155T, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-r-av-bacau-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: I R AV BACAU (ROMANIA) YAK-52
- Reported engine: VEDENEYEV M14P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230731009249I

## Narrative

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

ON 07/31/2023 AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED KVRB WHEN APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, WHILE AT 1500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE VERO BEACH, FL AIRPORT (KVRB). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE DURING THIS INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

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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