Ted Smith Aerostar 600 accident near La Belle, FL
On May 6, 2021, a Ted Smith Aerostar 600 (airplane) was involved in an accident near La Belle, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 6, 2021
- Place
- La Belle, FL
- Aircraft
- Ted Smith Aerostar 600 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.758°N, 81.410°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210506103044
Official records · ERA21FA212
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 6, 2021, about 1520 eastern daylight time, a Ted Smith Aerostar 600, Canadian registration C-FAAZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near La Belle, Florida. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured, and the pilot-rated passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot-rated passenger reported that he was the proprietor of an aircraft maintenance facility at La Belle Municipal Airport (X14), and that the pilot, who was the owner of the airplane, brought his airplane to the facility for a 100-hour inspection. He said that as they began work on the airplane, they found discrepancies that required more work than originally anticipated. The owner wanted everything corrected and asked that they go ahead and perform a “full annual inspection” on the airplane, which they did. The work was completed almost 1 month before the pilot’s arrival to pick up the airplane on the day of the accident. The passenger said that he flew the airplane a “couple of times” while it was at his shop and that he “turned everything on” and all the systems and components worked as designed. The passenger said that he and the pilot went over some paperwork in his office when the pilot announced that he had not flown the airplane “for a long time” and asked if they could go for a flight. The passenger said that they completed a short flight, returned, serviced the airplane with 130 gallons of fuel, and then departed again. When asked how the pilot performed during
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent shutdown of the left engine following an intentional shutdown of the right engine while practicing one engine inoperative (OEI) procedures. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct OEI training at low altitude.
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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.
