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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N52VY

N52VY is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Yakovlev YAK 52 built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 6, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Yakovlev YAK 52 cancelled July 6, 2017

Serial number
855608
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1985
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 21, 2009
Last FAA action
August 21, 2009
Last owner
Gauthier Joseph M (Individual)
Riverside, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N52VY

WPR10FA131Accident on February 8, 2010 at Redlands, CA: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Yakovlev YAK 52 · serial 855608

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and altitude sufficient to recover from a low-level aerobatic maneuver.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site