Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Jun 10, 1998 (3 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on June 10, 1998 near Altoona-Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: June 10, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Altoona-Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain airspeed because of spatial disorientation in low ceiling conditions, causing an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain.
A Piper PA-61 Aerostar on an IFR flight from Altoona-Blair County to Syracuse climbed away in low cloud and drizzle. The pilot lost airspeed through spatial disorientation, the aircraft stalled, and it spun into a field about 3/4 mile from the airport, where it burned. All three people aboard were killed.