Single-engine piston

N80979

1986 Homebuilt YAK-52

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1986
Serial
867214
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Owens Aviation Services LLC (LLC)
Based
New Bern, NC
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Registration record

N80979 on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt YAK-52
Serial
867214
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Owens Aviation Services LLC
New Bern, NC
Certificate issued
2026-01-13
Airworthiness date
2004-04-21
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AB06BB
Mode S (octal)
52603273
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N80979 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
  • 1980-11-05
    N80979 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17266823); cancelled.
  • 1979-09-10
    Accident at Elkins,Wv, 48; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N80979

N80979 is a 1986 Homebuilt YAK-52, serial number 867214. The FAA register lists Owens Aviation Services LLC as the registrant in New Bern, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 13, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 21, 2004.

N80979 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-09-10 Accident · Elkins,Wv, 48 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3299
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172
Probable cause: CH NOSE DOWN.

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

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.