N7478S (Smith AEROSTAR 600) — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

January 18, 2005AccidentHull loss
On 18 January 2005 at approximately 1340Z, the pilot accompanied by 4 passengers, took off on a private flight from FAWB (Wonderboom Aerodrome) to FAHS (Harrismith aerodrome). However, the pilot advised the FAWB ATC (Wonderboom Air Traffic Controller) that the intended destination was Springs via Delmas.
Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600) · 5 fatalities
The pilot may have lost control of the aircraft due to adverse weather conditions and entered a spiral whilst descending for landing at Harrismith. According to the official weather report, the most likely weather conditions at the place of the accident were partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers. Full accident record