Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Oct 17, 2016
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on October 17, 2016 near Karlsruhe-Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: BFU...
- Date: October 17, 2016
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Karlsruhe-Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: BFU report BFU16 1565 CX, as summarized in the BAAA and ASN records: the aircraft stalled on final approach while completing a sharp left turn at insufficient speed and distance from the ground after an unstabilized approach; limited visibility was a contributing factor.
An Aerostar (N20NR) on a VFR flight from Bitburg crashed while turning onto final approach to Karlsruhe Baden Baden on 17 October 2016, at high bank and low altitude. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. The German BFU (BFU16 1565 CX) found the turn was made too tight and too close to the threshold for an unstabilized approach, with reduced visibility very probably contributing.