OY-PYY

On March 23, 2000 at 08:38 AM, OY-PYY experienced a crash involving Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), operated by Cimber Air, with the event recorded near Randers Midtjylland.

The flight was categorized as positioning 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll on runway 25 at Randers Airport, the right engine lost power then failed. The pilot continued the takeoff procedure and completed the rotation. Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, smoke spread from the right engine into the cockpit. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed, collided with trees and came to rest about 500 metres past the runway end. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration OY-PYY, MSN 61-0768-8063382, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.4552°, 10.0456°.