Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Nov 21, 1999 (1 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on November 21, 1999 near Avalon (Catalina Island), California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause:...
- Date: November 21, 1999
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Avalon (Catalina Island), California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In-flight loss of control after the pilot was incapacitated by sudden cardiac death from an acute myocardial infarction.
A Piper PA-60 Aerostar owned and flown by its pilot was on a post-maintenance check flight about 20 miles off Catalina Island when it slowed and entered a spiral descent into the ocean. The pilot had suffered a fatal heart attack, which caused the loss of control. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot died.