Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Jul 19, 1985 (2 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on July 19, 1985 near Erie, Pennsylvania, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: NTSB listed the cause...
- Date: July 19, 1985
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB listed the cause of the loss of communication as undetermined, citing fatigue of the pilot in command who had been awake about 30 hours.
A Piper PA-61 Aerostar flying from Louisville to Cleveland stopped responding to air traffic control in cruise and kept its altitude and heading for about 40 minutes before disappearing from radar over Lake Erie on 19 July 1985. Both occupants died.