FAA, NTSB Investigating Accident That Killed MyGoFlight CEO

Meg Godlewski

Monday, December 20, 2021 at 03:44 PM ET

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Charles Schneider had served as CEO of MyGoFlight since 2010. [Screengrab of MyGoFlight YouTube video]

Key Takeaways:

MyGoFlight CEO Charles Schneider died in a fatal Cirrus SR22 plane crash on December 16 near McGhee-Tyson Airport in Alcoa, Tennessee, also involving one other occupant.
The aircraft, registered to Schneider's company, rapidly lost altitude on approach and deployed its ballistic parachute before impacting near an Amazon warehouse under construction.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the accident, with a preliminary report expected in weeks and the probable cause determination taking a year or more.

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The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a fatal accident involving a Cirrus SR22 in Alcoa, Tennessee that took the life of MyGoFlight CEO Charles Schneider.

The accident happened the morning of December 16. Schneider and one other person were on approach to McGhee-Tyson Airport (KTYS) when, for unknown reasons, the aircraft went out of control and impacted near an Amazon warehouse under construction.