# NTSB Accident ANC98FA110
> **Yakovlev YAK-54** · 1998-07-26 · ANCHORAGE, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98FA110
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10442
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-26
- **Location:** ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.160072, -149.989517
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Yakovlev
- **Model:** YAK-54
- **Registration:** N354AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate remedial action to recover from an inverted spin, while performing aerobatics.  Contributing factors were the lower than recommended entry altitude for a spin and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the accident airplane.

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