# NTSB investigations: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA198.md): S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 · Toughkenamon, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 22, 2023 · N669YK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid powerlines while on approach to land.
- [NTSB ERA17LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA105.md): S C Aerostar S A YAK 52 · St. Elmo, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 2017 · N624PT · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right main landing gear uplock actuator due to corrosion.
- [NTSB ERA10FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA364.md): S.C. Aerostar Yak52 · South Portland, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2010 · N52MY · Substantial damage
  > 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 a total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and…
- [NTSB CHI05CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA153.md): S C Aerostar S A YAK-52 · Columbus, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2005 · N962KY · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic's inadequate installation of fuel lines, the obstruction of fuel lines, and the fuel starvation leading to the non-mechanical loss of engine power during approach and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX97LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA035.md): Aerostar YAK 52 · Fullerton, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1996 · N207YK · Substantial damage
  > loss of engine power due to an undetermined internal carburetor malfunction. A factor relating to the accident was: the directions that were use for reassembly of the aircraft were written only in Russian.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1140000'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1140000

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