Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Dec 21, 1989 (1 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on December 21, 1989 near Frenchtown, New Jersey, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Inadequate...
- Date: December 21, 1989
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Frenchtown, New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Inadequate maintenance and inspection of the turbocharger exhaust tailpipe, which fatigue cracked and separated, allowing exhaust heat to weaken the right wing main spar.
A Piper PA-60 Aerostar (N6894Y) on a flight from Teterboro to Reading lost its right engine after the turbocharger exhaust tailpipe separated, and the sole occupant, the pilot, was killed when the aircraft entered a spin after the right wing main spar failed.