Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) crash, Feb 20, 2020 (1 killed)
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) accident on February 20, 2020 near Pamplona, Navarre, Spain with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control on final...
- Date: February 20, 2020
- Aircraft: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)
- Location: Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on final approach to runway 33 while flying with asymmetrical power
A Piper PA 60 Aerostar flying from Sabadell to Pamplona on 20 February 2020 reported problems with one engine and then said he had lost an engine. On final approach to runway 33 the airplane lost control, hit a power line and crashed, and the pilot was killed. The Spanish CIAIAC concluded the cause was flying with asymmetrical power.