# NTSB Accident ERA12FA146
> **Aerostar Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P** · 2012-01-16 · Philadelphia, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA146
- **Event ID:** 20120116X53349
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-01-16
- **Location:** Philadelphia, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.793888, -89.123611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar Aircraft Corporation
- **Model:** PA-60-601P
- **Registration:** N700PS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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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