Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Aug 8, 1989 (1 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on August 8, 1989 near Ramona, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: VFR flight into...
- Date: August 8, 1989
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Ramona, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions with spatial disorientation, leading to an uncontrolled descent into terrain.
A Piper PA 61 Aerostar registered N6067Z on a flight from Ramona, California, to Salt Lake City entered instrument conditions in darkness after departing under visual flight rules and flew into terrain. The pilot, the only person aboard, was killed.