A bit off topic, hope you don't mind.
I've never flown one, I have watched one crash however. I was asked by "flight service" (remember them?) to watch and report when an Aerostar (601P) landed. It had an engine failure and was intending onlanding at the field I was at.
I watched it down final until at about 100feet the pilot decided a go-around was in order.
Initially it climber about 50 feet I guess then a gradual descent until it crashed into a wooded area about 500 metres away.
I suspected some serious njuries or worse, but fortunately, all were fine. The pilot had been knocked unconscious and had a cut on his head however he recovered no problems.
Last edited by RENURPP; 10th Aug 2013 at 08:35.