# NTSB Accident MIA96LA074
> **Yakovlev YAK-52** · 1996-02-02 · BOYNTON BEACH, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA074
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05295
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-02
- **Location:** BOYNTON BEACH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.510305, -80.149421
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Yakovlev
- **Model:** YAK-52
- **Registration:** N77YK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Pilot impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, his resultant improper planning/decision, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude above the terrain while performing an aerobatic maneuver.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane, and his lack of experience in the type of operation (aerobatic flight).

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