Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Nov 9, 2007 (3 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on November 9, 2007 near McFarland, California, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion,...
- Date: November 9, 2007
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: McFarland, California, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion, caused by inadequate preflight planning and improper fuelling procedures, with the aircraft refuelled while parked on a slope.
A Piper Aerostar on the pilot's first long cross-country flight in the aircraft ran short of fuel during a flight above 13,000 feet. The engines sputtered during the descent, and the aircraft rolled and crashed into a citrus grove near McFarland. All three occupants were killed.