Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Jul 12, 1994
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on July 12, 1994 near White Plains-Westchester County, New York, United States with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: July 12, 1994
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: White Plains-Westchester County, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff, with an internally obstructed pitot tube as a contributing factor.
A Piper Aerostar aborted its takeoff at White Plains after the airspeed indicator stuck at about 60 knots. The pilot's late abort led to an overrun down a hill and into a fence. The NTSB found the pitot tube was partly blocked by an insect and mud, and no one was injured.