N5287 is a 1987 Yakovlev YAK 52 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 877509, registered in San Marcos, CA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Oct 31, 2029; the renewal window opens on Apr 30, 2029. It is powered by an Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG. Its airworthiness certificate is in the experimental class (exhibition), issued Dec 17, 2003. It is one of 118 YAK 52 aircraft in the FAA registry, 15 of them registered in California. About 29% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Sep 22, 2024.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Registrant type
- LLC
- Registered owner
- FIGHT'S ON! LLC
- Location
- San Marcos, CA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- San Diego FSDO (SAN FSDO) · (858) 810-2626
- Certificate issued
- Oct 18, 2016
- Last FAA action
- Sep 9, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A6A9F3
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51524763
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- YAKOVLEV
- Model
- YAK 52
- Year manufactured
- 1987
- Serial number
- 877509
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 1
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Experimental since Dec 17, 2003
- Approved operations
- Exhibition
Public airports near San Marcos
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Clellan-Palomar Carlsbad, CA | KCRQ | 6 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield Oceanside, CA | KOKB | 12 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
| Fallbrook Community Airpark Fallbrook, CA | L18 | 16 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1985 | GRUMMAN G-164A | 573 | |||
| Sep 24, 1930 | TRAVEL AIR MFG CO 2000 | 487 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2024 | Lancaster, CA | Yakovlev YAK 52 this airframe | Substantial | Fatal | WPR24FA309 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.