Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, May 29, 1999
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on May 29, 1999 near Montgomery, Alabama, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: May 29, 1999
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot inadvertently shut down the wrong engine, causing total loss of power. A left fuel boost pump failure causing fuel starvation was a contributing factor.
A Piper Aerostar was climbing out of Montgomery with five passengers when the left engine lost power at about 150 feet. The pilot feathered the wrong engine, the right engine then lost power, and he made a forced landing on a grassy area. No one was injured.