Aerostar Down in Maine

[Moose47]

https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/t ... nd-1000985

[golden hawk]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=213840

Date: 30-JUL-2018
Time: 10:55
Type: Silhouette image of generic AEST model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Piper PA-60-602P Aerostar
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: C-GRRS
C/n / msn: 60-8265026
Fatalities: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Greenville Municipal Airport (3B1), Greenville, ME - United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport: Pembroke (CYTA)
Destination airport: Charlottetown (CYYG)
Narrative:
Subsequent to an inflight emergency, the aircraft impacted airport adjacent field terrain during the landing attempt at Greenville Municipal Airport (3B1), Greenville, Maine. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the three occupants onboard received fatal injuries.
NTSB said, " the twin-engine propeller aircraft reported a loss of power".

[Victory]

Could have made it that far with jet fuel in the tanks?

[ozone]

Says a power loss. Not sure if that means complete or one engine. Witnesses say it banked hard and nosed in. So maybe one engine offline and somehow got below minimum control speed.

Anyone know what the Aerostar is like on one engine?

[anofly]

I think an aerostar has a fuel system that would not let you get that far with jet fuel in a tank or tanks.

[linecrew]

Could have made it that far with jet fuel in the tanks?

1.5 hours into the flight when things started to go wrong, so doubtful.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CGRRS

[anofly]

agreed,has anyone that knows how atc.net works managed to get the actual words that were used about the power loss and diversion request etc, that was no doubt needed from atc for the problem? the words may tell us more..