Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Oct 20, 2016
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on October 20, 2016 near Carrollton, Georgia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB (GAA17CA032),...
- Date: October 20, 2016
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Carrollton, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB (GAA17CA032), as reported: the pilot's failure to verify usable fuel in the tanks, which led to an inaccurate fuel totalizer setting, fuel exhaustion and total loss of engine power.
An Aerostar 601 (N601UK) ran out of fuel en route from Hampton to Carrollton, Georgia, on 20 October 2016. About 12 nm from the destination both engines surged and lost power, and the pilot landed hard in grass beside a highway, collapsing the landing gear. The pilot was uninjured, and the NTSB (GAA17CA032) attributed the accident to the inaccurate fuel totalizer setting that resulted from his failure to verify usable fuel.