Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Jan 28, 2020 (3 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on January 28, 2020 near Springfield-Abraham Lincoln, Illinois, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: January 28, 2020
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Springfield-Abraham Lincoln, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot failure to follow ILS course guidance during the instrument approach
A Piper Aerostar flew an ILS approach to Springfield in instrument conditions after the pilot reported a navigation indicator problem. He declined an offered radar approach and flew the ILS again, then the aircraft descended rapidly into terrain left of the localizer. All three occupants were killed, and the NTSB blamed failure to follow the ILS course guidance.