# Accident 20240922013442A: Yakovlev YAK 52, Lancaster, CA, September 22, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2024, 12:55 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7500° N, 118.0333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7500&lon=-118.0333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5287, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5287) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240922013442A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2024, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NANCHANG CJ6A), COLLIDED MID-AIR WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, (YAKOVLEV YAK 52). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH 1 FATALITY THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISTROYED ON IMPACT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N313YK, Nanchang China CJ-6A: [Accident 20240922014242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240922014242A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR24FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA309), Sep 22, 2024: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N5287), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The CJ-6A pilot’s failure to maintain separation and the Yak pilot’s failure to monitor the other airplane during a detachment, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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