Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Sep 10, 2014 (1 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on September 10, 2014 near Austin-Bergstrom, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB...
- Date: September 10, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Austin-Bergstrom, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB (CEN14FA494): the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient clearance from trees during the single engine approach and landing was the probable cause. The loss of left engine power from an improperly installed rubber boot contributed, and investigators could not determine when the boot was installed incorrectly.
A 1975 Piper PA61 Aerostar 601P (N711YM) on a flight from Dallas to Austin crashed on 10 September 2014 while approaching Austin Bergstrom International Airport after its left engine lost power. The pilot, the only person aboard, was killed when the aircraft struck trees and came down in a field about half a mile north of the airport. The NTSB found the probable cause was the pilot's failure to keep sufficient clearance from trees on the single engine approach, even though the right engine remained operable.