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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerostar S YAK-52 · Stuart, FL · May 15, 2010

Date: May 15, 2010 · 11:45 local
Place: Stuart, FL
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6868Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10LA266
Reported as: Aerostar S YAK-52
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6868YRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2010 · Aerostar S A YAK-52S/N 800606 Airframe modelAerostar S A YAK-52 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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 south when the wings moved quickly as it almost did a wing over, nose droped steeply and dove into the ocean nose first. The two occupants perished and the airplane destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

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 SOUTH WHEN THE WINGS MOVED QUICKLY AS IT ALMOST DID A WING OVER, NOSE DROPED STEEPLY AND DOVE INTO THE OCEAN NOSE FIRST. THE TWO OCCUPANTS PERISHED AND THE AIRPLANE DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA10LA266Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportJensen Beach, FLThe 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 extended landing gear, which resulted in a degradation of…May 15, 2010 · Substantial damage