# N6868Y: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 29, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6868Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6868Y

## Aircraft that carried N6868Y

- [Cancelled 2010-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868Y-2010-11-29): Aerostar S A YAK-52, S/N 800606. Owner: [Hopkin Don T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPKIN%20DON%20T), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N6868Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA266), May 15, 2010: Aerostar S A YAK-52 (N6868Y), Jensen Beach, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform an aerobatic maneuver at a low altitude, which resulted in insufficient clearance from the water to conduct a recovery. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6868Y (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20100515034479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100515034479A), May 15, 2010: Aerostar S YAK-52 (N6868Y), Stuart, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Airplane was observed flying low and slow over the coast line. Shortly after the airplane made a climbing right turn (nose very high attitude)from north to…

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