N87YK - 1987 Yakovlev Yak 52 Aircraft Registration

N87YK is a 1987 Yakovlev YAK 52, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Nafak LLC in Louisville, KY. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 10, 2004. The registration certificate was issued on May 11, 2016. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2029. Powered by a Ama/expr UNKNOWN ENG engine, N87YK is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABF62D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N87YK was last updated on August 4, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Yakovlev Yak-52 stands as the Soviet Union's most successful aerobatic trainer aircraft, designed to prepare pilots for advanced combat maneuvers and civilian aerobatic competition. First flown in 1974, it was a low-wing single-engine monoplane with tandem seating for two and a rugged airframe capable of withstanding extreme positive and negative G-forces. Powered by a 360-horsepower Vedeneyev M-14P nine-cylinder radial engine, the aircraft measured just over 25 feet in length with exceptional aerobatic performance capabilities. More than 1,800 examples were manufactured primarily by Aerostar in Romania between 1977 and 1998. AviatorDB tracks 226 Yakovlev aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is YK52.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N87YK. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.