Yakovlev Yak-52
2 models built 1979–1998 · 118 on the US register today
The Yakovlev Yak-52, the Soviet primary and aerobatic trainer built in Romania by Aerostar under licence from 1978: a 360 hp nine-cylinder radial, retractable tricycle gear and pneumatic systems throughout. Large numbers came west after 1990 and operate on the experimental register; the registry also records the YAK-52S spelling.
The variants
Family fleet, active
118
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
67.8
8 events over 118 active aircraft, pooled across the family
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30