# Accident 20230322003159A: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52, Toughkenamon, PA, March 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2023, 13:15 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Airport: New Garden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8365° N, 75.7612° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8365&lon=-75.7612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669YK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N669YK) (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 AEROSTAR S A YAK-52
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 110 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230322003159A

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24 THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 30' AGL 1700' FROM THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK POWERLINES ALONG A ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO THE FINAL APPROACH PATH.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT DID NOT GIVE A REASON OR EXPLANATION FOR BEING SO LOW THAT FAR FROM THE RUNWAY. WEATHER NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.  NO MECHANICAL ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE PILOT OR AT ANYTIME DURING THE INVESTIGATION.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IDENTIFIED AS RIGHT WING, TRAILING EDGE, INBOARD OF AILERON, BENT AND TORN RIB.

## 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 ERA23LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA198), Mar 22, 2023: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 (N669YK), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid powerlines while on approach to land.

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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