Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Jan 27, 2004 (2 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on January 27, 2004 near Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not determined....
- Date: January 27, 2004
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. Without wreckage or detailed data on the final moments, the ATSB could not establish how the accident developed.
A Ted Smith Aerostar 601 on a dual multi-engine training flight from Coolangatta disappeared from radar about 18 km east-south-east of Cape Byron. No radio transmission was received at the time. Only small items such as checklist pages, a blanket and cabin insulation were recovered, and the wreckage was never found, so both occupants were lost.