Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Mar 14, 1979 (3 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on March 14, 1979 near Columbus-Ohio State University-Don Scott Ohio, United States with 3 fatalities....
- Date: March 14, 1979
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Columbus-Ohio State University-Don Scott Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Stall on final approach following in-flight decisions by the pilot, with airframe ice accumulation from sleet and freezing rain as a contributing factor. The aircraft was not certified for flight in known icing.
A Ted Smith Aerostar 601P (N8061J) flying from Logansport to Columbus stalled on final approach to Columbus-Ohio State University Airport while in cloud and crashed in flames. All three occupants were killed. The NTSB investigated under report CHI79FA031.