Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Dec 22, 1987 (2 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on December 22, 1987 near Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: No cause was...
- Date: December 22, 1987
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No cause was determined. No mechanical fault was found, and the reason for the low flying and steep pull-up could not be established (ATSB).
A Piper PA-60-600 Aerostar (VH-IGV) on a freight charter crashed about 10 km southeast of Cassilis, New South Wales, on 22 December 1987, killing both occupants. Witnesses reported low flying, a steep pull-up and a spin or spiral dive into the ground. The aircraft was destroyed.