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FAA accident report · Ted Smith PA60 Aerostar 600 · La Belle, FL · May 6, 2021

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Date
May 6, 2021 · 15:20 local
Place
La Belle, FL
Airport
La Belle Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
C-FAAZ
Reported as
Ted Smith PA60 Aerostar 600
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-K1F5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total60 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 6, 2021. At approximately 1520 eastern standard time, a Ted Smith Aerostar 600. Canadian registration c-faaz, privacy data omitted. Was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground 1.73 miles from the end of runway 14 of the La Belle airport (KX14), La Belle, Florida. The private pilot in the left seat was fatally injured, the commercially rated pilot in the right seat was seriously injured, and it is unknown at this time who was piloting the aircraft. The local personal flight was conducted under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 6, 2021. AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A TED SMITH AEROSTAR 600. CANADIAN REGISTRATION C-FAAZ, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND 1.73 MILES FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 14 OF THE LA BELLE AIRPORT (KX14), LA BELLE, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS FATALLY INJURED, THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHO WAS PILOTING THE AIRCRAFT. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.