Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Mar 22, 1979 (1 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on March 22, 1979 near Sikeston Missouri, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine failure and...
- Date: March 22, 1979
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Sikeston Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure and collision with power cables attributed to improper maintenance, with contributing factors including a collapsed ram air assembly and a collapsed engine air inlet duct.
A Piper PA-60 Aerostar (N90501) of Cape Central Airways suffered an engine failure while in the traffic pattern at Sikeston Airport, Missouri, on 22 March 1979. It lost height, struck power cables and crashed in a field. The pilot was killed and the passenger was injured.