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 was killed in a fatal Cirrus SR22 accident on December 16 in Alcoa, Tennessee, while on approach to McGhee-Tyson Airport (KTYS).
The aircraft reportedly "rapidly lost altitude" and deployed its ballistic parachute before impacting near an Amazon warehouse; another occupant's condition is unknown.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the incident, but the cause is currently unknown, and a full determination could take 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.