# Accident 20100717039119A: S C Aerosta YAK-52, South Portland, ME, July 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2010, 15:27 local time
- Place: South Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6431° N, 70.3297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6431&lon=-70.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52MY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52MY-2010-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 (registry code 1140000, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S C AEROSTA YAK-52
- Reported engine: S.C. AEROSTAR S.A. M-14P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 417 total, 99 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100717039119A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2010 AT 1527 LCL A YAK-52, N52MY COLLIDED INTO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN THE INTEERSECTION OF MAIN MALL ROAD AND WESTERN AVENUE, SOUTH PORTLAND MAINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 29 AT PWM.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE PILOT AND CFI WERE KILLED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.  THIS WAS THE PILOT'S 4TH TAKEOFF OF THE DAY FOLLOWING 2 TOUCH AND GOES AND A FULL STOP LANDING.

## 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 ERA10FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA364), Jul 17, 2010: S.C. Aerostar Yak52 (N52MY), South Portland, ME, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during an emergency return to the airport following a total loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was…

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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