Private Pilot Allegedly Dies by Suicide in an Airplane

The pilot is believed to have intentionally crashed the aircraft in a remote part of Texas.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 05:33 PM ET

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A 2023 Skyhawk like this one was lost in a fatal accident on January 24 in Texas. [Courtesy: ATP]

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On January 24, Logan Timothy James, 23, stole a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP from ATP Flight School, made a final radio transmission stating his intent to ignore air traffic control, and subsequently died in an apparent suicide by airplane crash in East Texas.
Authorities are investigating the incident, confirming James left a suicide note, while ATP Flight School has restricted information and removed its Addison webpage.

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Authorities in East Texas are investigating what appears to be suicide by airplane the night of January 24.

A release from the Texas Department of Public Safety states the airplane—a 2023 Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP (N23107)—was stolen from ATP Flight School at Addison Airport (KADS), located just north of downtown Dallas, by Logan Timothy James, 23, from Stokesdale, North Carolina. James was alone in the airplane.