Aircraft record

N81FSYakovlev YAK 52

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2018)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Jun 30, 2033
Based in: Mobile, AL; owner city / state
Owners: 1; since 2026
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2018
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026

Registered owner: Red Star Aero Services LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Mobile, AL
Certificate issued: Jun 16, 2026
Expires: Jun 30, 2033
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date: Mar 24, 1995

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
Serial number: 9311704
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: AB0791

Engine

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

2026 – nowRed Star Aero Services LLCMobile, AL · current
Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Canadair F-86e Mk.6 S/N 1593

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 5, 2018 · Bayou La Batre, AL

The pilot’s improper planning for landing on a wet grass airstrip, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: GAA18CA284

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA18CA284)

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 RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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