Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Jul 23, 1990 (1 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on July 23, 1990 near Plymouth, Michigan, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The NTSB attributed the...
- Date: July 23, 1990
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Plymouth, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The NTSB attributed the midair collision to inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of the PA-60. Neither crew had obtained ATC or radar assistance, which the NTSB listed as a contributing factor.
On 23 July 1990 a Piper PA-60 Aerostar (N8060J), flying from Detroit to Jackson, Michigan, collided in midair near Plymouth, Michigan, with a Piper PA-28 that had just departed on an instrument training flight. Both aircraft crashed and were destroyed. The sole occupant of the PA-60 was killed.