Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) crash, Apr 13, 2025 (2 killed)
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601) accident on April 13, 2025 near Salzgitter-Drütte, Lower Saxony, Germany with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not yet...
- Date: April 13, 2025
- Aircraft: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
- Location: Salzgitter-Drütte, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not yet determined. Police initially treated the event as an accident.
A Piper Aerostar crashed between buildings at the Salzgitter AG steelworks shortly after taking off from Salzgitter Drütte. Both occupants died.