Pilot Indicted in Crash of Cessna Twin

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 09:54 PM ET

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New Hampshire pilot Stephen Fay was indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges for the 2011 crash of his Cessna 310, which killed his daughter, Jessica Malin.
The indictment alleges Fay was flying the twin-engine plane without a required multi-engine rating and despite repeated warnings, flying at night with a passenger without an instructor.
Prosecutors characterize Fay's conduct as "wanton or reckless," noting the NTSB found mechanical failure, weather, or operator impairment were not factors in the accident.
Fay's single-engine pilot certificate was suspended in March 2011, and the Cessna 310 he purchased from a salvage yard had been grounded by an FAA inspector prior to the crash.

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A New Hampshire pilot was indicted on Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the New Year’s Day 2011 crash of a Cessna 310 that killed his daughter.

A grand jury indicted Stephen Fay, 57, for the death of Jessica Malin after it was determined that Fay was piloting his twin-engine Cessna without a multiengine rating when it crashed on a nighttime approach to Runway 19 at Orange Municipal Airport in western Massachusetts.