Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Mar 19, 2014 (1 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on March 19, 2014 near Aurora, Colorado, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's...
- Date: March 19, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's operation of the airplane while intoxicated, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
The pilot, flying his recently purchased twin engine Piper Aerostar near Aurora, Colorado, performed low level high speed aerobatic maneuvers over a residential area in view of friends and witnesses. The airplane struck trees and then the ground and the pilot was killed. A toxicology test showed a blood alcohol content of 0.252, and the NTSB attributed the accident to the pilot's operation of the airplane while intoxicated.