Sikeston - Sikeston

On March 22, 1979 at 01:25 PM, Sikeston - Sikeston experienced a crash involving Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), operated by Cape Central Airways, with the event recorded near Sikeston Missouri.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in traffic pattern at Sikeston Airport, the twin engine airplane suffered an engine failure. It lost height then struck power cables and crashed in a field. The pilot was killed and the passenger was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N90501, MSN 60-0289-109, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.8767°, -89.5879°.