Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Apr 27, 1997 (2 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on April 27, 1997 near Waterford, Virginia, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: April 27, 1997
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Waterford, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain the minimum altitude for that segment of the instrument approach.
On a night instrument approach to Leesburg, the Aerostar descended below the minimum altitude for the segment and struck treetops about half a mile before the final approach fix. The pilot did not respond to a controller's low altitude alert. Both occupants were killed.