Two men over the past few days took their own lives by using airplanes as instruments of their own deaths. Last Friday, a Horizon Air employee stole a Bombardier Q400 turboprop from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), and took it on an hour-long joyride that included aerobatics before crashing the airplane on Kentron Island in Puget Sound. Horizon Air is owned by Alaska Airlines. Early Monday morning a man in Utah stole a Citation CJ from Spanish Fork Airport (SPK) and crashed it into his own home located near Payson. While the pilot died, no one on the ground was injured.
Two Suicides by Airplane in Four Days
Key Takeaways:
- Two men recently committed suicide by stealing and crashing airplanes in separate incidents: one near Seattle and another in Utah.
- In Seattle, an unlicensed Horizon Air ground agent stole a Bombardier Q400, performed aerobatics, and crashed it after expressing distress to air traffic control.
- In Utah, an experienced pilot stole a Cessna Citation CJ and crashed it into his own home shortly after being released from jail for domestic violence.
- Psychologists are concerned the second event might be a copycat incident and warn of the potential for more such occurrences.
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