Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Nov 30, 2000 (1 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on November 30, 2000 near Fortingall, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Likely...
- Date: November 30, 2000
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Fortingall, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Likely airframe icing combined with an asymmetric power loss from turbocharger and induction problems, leading to loss of control at low speed in a sharp turn (AAIB, as summarized in secondary sources).
A Piper Aerostar on a delivery flight from Austria to New York climbed slowly and lost performance while flying in icing conditions near Fortingall. The pilot reported that he had no control and the aircraft descended and turned sharply into hills near Loch Tay. The sole occupant was killed.