Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Feb 16, 2002
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on February 16, 2002 near Belle Glade, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: February 16, 2002
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Belle Glade, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot continued flight into known adverse weather, resulting in loss of control and ground impact.
A Piper Aerostar flying from Boca Raton to Marathon continued into a line of thunderstorms after failing to find a gap. It turned back and inadvertently entered a storm cell, lost control and descended steeply. The pilot made a controlled crash landing into a sugar cane field and survived with serious injuries.