Aerostar Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P accident near Philadelphia, MS
On January 16, 2012, an Aerostar Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 16, 2012
- Place
- Philadelphia, MS
- Aircraft
- Aerostar Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.794°N, 89.124°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120116X53349
Official records · ERA12FA146
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 16, 2012, about 1242 central standard time, an Aerostar Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P, N700PS, registered to M & H Ventures LLC, experienced a loss of directional control during the initial takeoff and crashed in an open field near Philadelphia Municipal Airport (MPE), Philadelphia, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight from MPE to Key Field Airport, Meridian, Mississippi. The airplane sustained substantial damage due to impact and a postcrash fire. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. A witness in an airplane waiting short of the runway for the accident pilot to depart watched the takeoff roll from runway 18 and reported the accident airplane became airborne just before the intersection of the ramp and runway. After becoming airborne, the witness noted the airplane immediately, “got squirrelly” and went to the left. The witness stated he taxied onto the runway and back taxied to the approach end of runway 18, where he initiated his takeoff roll; the wind at the time was from 160 degrees at 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. After becoming airborne, he noted the airplane had crashed and reported the event on the airport UNICOM frequency. Another witness saw the airplane while it was airborne and noted it rolled left and “it looked like the wind caught the wing.” The witness reported the airplane rolled onto its left side and pitched
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff following loss of power to the left engine due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the loss of control was the pilot’s failure to feather the left propeller following the loss of left engine power.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
