# NTSB Accident CEN12LA374
> **Yakovlev Yak-52** · 2012-06-14 · Loveland, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA374
- **Event ID:** 20120617X95025
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-06-14
- **Location:** Loveland, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.451946, -105.01139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Yakovlev
- **Model:** Yak-52
- **Registration:** N76YK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadvertent closure of the pneumatic system valve, which resulted in the nose landing gear not fully extending before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's reliance on the mechanical landing gear position indicators instead of the cockpit indicator lights to verify landing gear extension.

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