Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Apr 27, 1997 (1 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on April 27, 1997 near Lake of the Woods, Oregon, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot set a...
- Date: April 27, 1997
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Lake of the Woods, Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot set a failed engine's throttle incorrectly, and an engine surge followed; fuel exhaustion and drug impairment contributed.
After running low on fuel and failing to find Klamath Falls, the Aerostar lost power in one engine and then the other. It descended over Lake of the Woods, Oregon, and one engine surged to high power, rolling the aircraft into a dive. The pilot was killed.