Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Dec 2, 2006 (1 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on December 2, 2006 near West Dover-Deerfield Valley, Vermont, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss...
- Date: December 2, 2006
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: West Dover-Deerfield Valley, Vermont, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control during the approach for undetermined reasons. Gusty winds, low-level wind shear and turbulence were present at the time. The NTSB docket was not checked.
A Piper Aerostar flying home to West Dover from White Plains with no weather briefing or flight plan was on a straight-in approach to runway 1. It was at roughly 120 knots ground speed and about 150 feet above ground a quarter mile from the threshold when it hit the ground short of the runway. The pilot was killed.