Accident · 2021-10-18

NTSB case CEN22FA017 · PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2021-10-18
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181 (N820ND)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
University of North Dakota Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

Probable cause

The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain as an act of suicide.

Source: NTSB case CEN22FA017

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateNone19Class 3 (2019-09-11)123 total · 123 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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