Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Apr 10, 1998 (1 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on April 10, 1998 near Presque Isle, Maine, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot's failure to...
- Date: April 10, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Presque Isle, Maine, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff for undetermined reasons.
A Piper PA-60 Aerostar cargo flight took off from Presque Isle, Maine, at dusk. Shortly after takeoff it rolled left, became inverted and dived into the ground nearly vertically, and a post-crash fire consumed the fuselage. Investigators found no mechanical failure, and the pilot was killed.