Aerostar S A YAK-52 accident near Palm Coast, FL
On March 26, 2011, an Aerostar S A YAK-52 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Palm Coast, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 26, 2011
- Place
- Palm Coast, FL
- Aircraft
- Aerostar S A YAK-52 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.464°N, 81.206°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110326X83319
Official records · ERA11FA214
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 26, 2011, about 1629 eastern daylight time, an Aerostar S.A. Yak-52, N808TD, registered to and operated by a private individual doing business as Walker Brothers Aircraft, collided with terrain during an aerobatic flight at Flagler County Airport (XFL), Palm Coast, Florida. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage due to impact forces and a postcrash fire. The flight departed from XFL about 7 minutes earlier. The purpose of the flight was performance of aerobatic and non-aerobatic maneuvers by 4 airplanes of Red Thunder Air Show Team for a fly-in at the XFL Airport called “Wings Over Flagler.” Prior to the accident flight the team had flown 2 routines earlier that day; both earlier routines were flown as briefed and were uneventful. The first routine was performed at about 1115, and the second routine was performed about 1400. After the second routine all team members ate at the VIP tent where plenty of water was available. During the third routine that day, the pilot of the accident airplane and one other pilot of the team were scheduled to perform aerobatic maneuvers while the pilots of the other two airplanes were scheduled to perform non-aerobatic maneuvers during the planned 10 to 15 minute routine. The aerobatic maneuvers scheduled to be performed by the accident pilot in part were a loop, wingover and barrel roll, heart maneuver, t
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to recover from the nose-low descent during an aerobatic maneuver.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
