NTSB Rules Colorado Crash a Suicide

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 08:35 PM ET

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The NTSB has concluded its investigation into a January Piper Turbo Arrow crash in Colorado, ruling it a suicide.
The 41-year-old pilot intentionally crashed his plane after his wife told him she wanted a divorce.
Investigators noted the pilot had previously threatened to kill himself by crashing his aircraft if his wife ever left him.

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The National Transportation Safety Board has closed the case on the crash of a Piper Turbo Arrow in Colorado in January, saying the pilot committed suicide.

Investigators said the 41-year-old pilot who was killed in the crash on January 11 in Brighton, Colorado, intentionally flew his airplane into the ground after his wife told him she wanted a divorce.