Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Sep 14, 1994
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on September 14, 1994 near Saint Clair County (Port Huron), Michigan, United States with no fatalities....
- Date: September 14, 1994
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Saint Clair County (Port Huron), Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadequate preflight by the pilot resulting in fuel exhaustion; inadequate maintenance and inspection was a contributing factor.
A Piper Aerostar on a flight from Stratford to Chicago lost both engines within seconds of each other at about 22,000 feet, according to the pilot. It collided with trees during an emergency approach near Port Huron, Michigan, and was destroyed. The NTSB found the fuel system empty, the fuel cap O-rings hardened and the cap tabs opening at too low a force, and no record of the required check.