# NTSB Accident SEA08LA120
> **Yakovlev Yak 52** · 2008-05-02 · Vancouver, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA08LA120
- **Event ID:** 20080508X00636
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-05-02
- **Location:** Vancouver, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.663055, -122.472503
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Yakovlev
- **Model:** Yak 52
- **Registration:** N62813
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed sufficient to avoid a stall during a low altitude aerobatic maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at which the pilot initiated the maneuver.

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