Models / Yakovlev / YAK 52 / N212YA Aircraft record N212YA 1987 Yakovlev YAK 52
Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 2007) · No ADs since 1998 matched
NTSB events 1 substantial, 2007 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Last registered owner Yak In Flight LLC
Owner type Corporation
City, state Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued Nov 14, 2005
Canceled Jan 11, 2018
Airworthiness Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date Oct 28, 2005 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Yakovlev
Model YAK 52
Year 1987
Serial number 877505
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 1
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A1C317 Engine
Make and model Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type Reciprocating Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2005 – 2018 Yak In Flight LLC Wilmington, DE Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Sep 3, 2007 · Lake-In-Hills, IL The airplane descended and impacted terrain during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the soft, uphill terrain.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Fatal
Report CHI07FA286 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI07FA286)
Accident history for this model ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 18, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 18, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record