Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Oct 3, 1973 (1 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on October 3, 1973 near Chicago-Merrill C. Meigs Illinois, United States with 1 fatality. Cause:...
- Date: October 3, 1973
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Chicago-Merrill C. Meigs Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent after improper in-flight decisions, with the pilot continuing under visual rules into deteriorating fog and spatial disorientation.
A Piper Aerostar flown alone on a cargo run from Cleveland to Chicago lost control while approaching Chicago Merrill C. Meigs Airport at night in fog. The aircraft went into Lake Michigan about 1.5 miles northeast of the field and the pilot was killed.