Date: | Monday 13 August 2018 |
Time: | 02:30 |
Type: | Cessna 525 CitationJet |
Owner/operator: | Vancon Holdings |
Registration: | N526CP |
MSN: | 525-0099 |
Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
Engine model: | Williams International FJ44-1A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Payson, UT -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | Spanish Fork-Springville Airport, UT |
Destination airport: | - |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:A Cessna 525 CitationJet impacted the front yard of a house in Payson, Utah, USA, about 02:30 hours at night. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and fire and the pilot was killed. The woman and a child inside the home were not hurt.
Police say the pilot intentionally flew plane into his own home hours after being booked for domestic assault charges.
The man was an active pilot and took the plane he flew for a construction company. He had a known history of depression, anxiety, and anger management issues.
Probable cause: "The pilot's intentional flight into his residence."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN18FA326 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
good4utah.com gephardtdaily.com kutv.com Location
Images:
photo (c) NTSB; Payson, UT; 13 August 2018; (publicdomain)
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