Presque Isle – Bangor

On April 10, 1998 at 06:37 PM, Presque Isle – Bangor experienced a crash involving Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), operated by Maine Flight Center, with the event recorded near Presque Isle Maine.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The twin-engine Aerostar departed on Runway 1. While on initial climb, after take-off, witnesses observed the airplane roll to the left until it became inverted, after which the nose dropped and the airplane impacted the ground in a near vertical nose down attitude. The fuselage was consumed with a post crash fire. On-site examination revealed the wing flaps and landing gear were retracted. No evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction was found relating to the airplane, engines, or propellers. The investigation revealed that both propellers were rotating and absorbing power at the time of impact. The winds were reported from 360 degrees at 17 knots, with gusts to 25 knots.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7527S, MSN 60-0188-084, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.6812°, -68.0155°.