# Accident 20100515034479A: Aerostar S YAK-52, Stuart, FL, May 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2872° N, 80.2086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2872&lon=-80.2086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6868Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868Y-2010-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar S A YAK-52 (registry code 1140003, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-s-a-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR S YAK-52
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100515034479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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