# N6868Y: Aerostar S A YAK-52, registration cancelled 2010-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerostar S A YAK-52](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-s-a-yak-52) (registry code 1140003)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 800606
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 2006
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2006
- Last registry action: December 7, 2009
- Mode S code: A91D08
- Owner when cancelled: [Hopkin Don T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPKIN%20DON%20T)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1413° N, 80.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33304, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6868Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6868Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868Y-2010-11-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aerostar S A YAK-52: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-s-a-yak-52.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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