ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353829
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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1998 |
| Time: | 00:23 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N922ER |
| MSN: | 4496009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1724 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1H6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Daytona Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KDAB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot gained unauthorized access to the aircraft and departed the airport followed a short time later by a request to ATC for an ILS approach to runway 7 left. As the flight approached the runway it was observed at a high altitude and when questioned if he could get down and land, the pilot reported 'this will be my final landing.' Witnesses observed the aircraft fly over the end of the runway at about 600 feet and then descend in a nose low attitude until impact with the runway. Engine power was observed to go to full power as the aircraft descended. The pilot was observed to have consumed alcohol beverages prior to the accident and was found to have a alcohol level of .15 g/dl in the liver. The pilot left a note stating 'I do not want to live.' The Medical Examiners Office ruled the manner of death as suicide.
Probable Cause: The pilot's use of the aircraft to commit suicide.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA98FA239
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 1998 | N922ER | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 1 | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB/KDAB), FL | |
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| Pilot or passenger suicide | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 10:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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