Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Sep 8, 1992 (1 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on September 8, 1992 near Aurora, Indiana, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The source attributes...
- Date: September 8, 1992
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Aurora, Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The source attributes the accident to the pilot exceeding the airplane's design stress limits. The NTSB report was not located to verify this.
A Piper PA-60 Aerostar (N717BB) on a corporate flight from Vandalia toward Memphis deviated from its cruise altitude after the pilot tried to adjust the autopilot himself. After a course change instruction, radar contact was lost, and witnesses reported an explosion as the aircraft left the clouds nearly vertically. Outboard wing sections were found 1.25 miles from the crash site, and the sole pilot was killed.