ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72491
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| Date: | Monday 8 February 2010 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-52 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N52VY |
| MSN: | 855608 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 963 hours |
| Engine model: | Vedenev M-14P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 miles from Redlands, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Redlands, CA (REI) |
| Redlands, CA (REI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported that the pilot completed several loops and other aerobatic maneuvers over the course of about 10 minutes. The airplane then began a spin from a low altitude and continued in a "corkscrew" path until colliding with the ground. Ground scar analysis and wreckage fragmentation disclosed that the airplane impacted in a slight nose-low attitude at a relatively low airspeed, an indication that the pilot was likely recovering from the spin at the time of impact. An examination of the wreckage revealed that all major components were accounted for at the accident site; flight control continuity could not be established due to the extensive fragmentation of the wreckage. The pilot had amassed 21.1 hours flight time in the make/model airplane, which included 7.7 hours of dual aerobatic training and 5.2 hours of solo aerobatic time.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and altitude sufficient to recover from a low-level aerobatic maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=52VY
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2010 18:42 | RobertMB | Added |
| 08-Feb-2010 19:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Feb-2010 19:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 19-Sep-2010 07:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 14-Oct-2010 14:26 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 10-Mar-2011 09:37 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2016 16:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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