Yakovlev YAK 52 accident near Custer, WA
On June 10, 2001, a Yakovlev YAK 52 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Custer, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 10, 2001
- Place
- Custer, WA
- Aircraft
- Yakovlev YAK 52 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 48.940°N, 122.619°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010614X01180
NTSB summary
On June 10, 2001, about 1220 Pacific daylight time, an experimental category Yakovlev Yak-52, N52BG, was destroyed after colliding with terrain near Custer, Washington. The aircraft was owned by a private party and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91. The first pilot, a commercial pilot/certified flight instructor who was seated in the forward seat, and the second pilot, a commercial pilot receiving instruction, were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from a private airstrip near Point Roberts, Washington, approximately 10 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot's planned destination was Snohomish County Paine Field, Everett, Washington. The accident airplane, a Yak-52, was the number two airplane in a flight of three aircraft that departed Point Roberts. Shortly after takeoff, the number three airplane (Yak-18) returned to Point Roberts to secure a fuel door that became unlatched during the initial takeoff. The pilot of the lead airplane (Yak-55) continued to his intended destination. The pilot of the Yak-52 elected to maneuver over an area known as Cherry Point and wait for the pilot of the Yak-18 to rejoin him and then continue to their final destination as a flight of two. Approximately 10 minutes later, the pilot of the Yak-18 rejoined the Yak-52. The Yak-18 pilot stated that as he approached the area from the northwest, he observed the accident airplane maneuvering northeast of his position at an altitude o
Probable cause
The first pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Factors include an inadvertent stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
