Single-engine piston

N5287

1987 Yakovlev Yak 52

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1987
Serial
877509
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fight'S On! LLC (LLC)
Based
San Marcos, CA
Registration record

N5287 on the FAA register

Type
1987 Yakovlev Yak 52
Serial
877509
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Fight'S On! LLC
San Marcos, CA
Certificate issued
2016-10-18
Airworthiness date
2003-12-17
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6A9F3
Mode S (octal)
51524763
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-22
    Accident at Lancaster, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2016-10-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N5287 to the current registrant.
  • 2003-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1985-06-19
    N5287 previously assigned to a Grumman G-164A (s/n 573); cancelled.
  • 1930-09-24
    N5287 previously assigned to a Travel Air Mfg Co 2000 (s/n 487); cancelled.
Overview

About N5287

N5287 is a 1987 Yakovlev Yak 52, serial number 877509. The FAA register lists Fight'S On! LLC as the registrant in San Marcos, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 18, 2016 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 17, 2003.

N5287 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-09-22 Accident · Lancaster, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR24FA309B
Reported aircraft: Yakovlev Yak 52
2024-09-22 Accident · Lancaster, CA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB (Completed) · WPR24FA309
Reported aircraft: Yakovlev Yak 52
Probable cause: The CJ-6A pilot’s failure to maintain separation and the Yak pilot’s failure to monitor the other airplane during a detachment, which resulted in a midair collision.
NTSB report ↗
1969-07-14 Accident · Lonoke,Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2112
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N5287 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NDED IN A FLOODED RICE FIELD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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