Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Jan 11, 1979 (2 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on January 11, 1979 near Templeton Massachusetts, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: According to...
- Date: January 11, 1979
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Templeton Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: According to the NTSB report NYC79FA017 (as cited by ASN), the pilot failed to see and avoid other traffic while cruising in an uncontrolled area. No anti-collision lights were fitted or used.
On 11 January 1979 the Piper PA-60 Aerostar 600 N8022J, flying from Boston to Syracuse, collided in midair near Templeton, Massachusetts with a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (N33TN). Both aircraft entered a dive and crashed. The pilot and passenger were killed.