1 fatal · Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P · 1997-04-27 · KLAMMATH FALLS, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA97FA094
Event ID
20001208X07821
Type
Accident
Date
1997-04-27
Location
KLAMMATH FALLS, OR, USA
Coordinates
42.339942, -121.589439
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Smith, Ted Aerostar
Model
AEROSTAR 601P
Registration
N30LL
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to set the throttle of his second failed engine to 'Cracked-1/2-Open' as called for in the Engine Failure/Restart checklist, followed by a high-power engine surge. Factors include the pilot's delay in landing for refueling, the pilot becoming lost/disoriented, drug impairment, and fuel exhaustion.