It seems that an ex-skywest pilot on the run for suspected murder attempted to steal a CRJ-200, failed and shot himself.
Sounds utterly insane but the story is here -> http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/07/did-someone-try-to-steal-a-skywest-plane-in-utah-last-night/#.UAcAjfW1CeZ
By: J Boyle - 23rd July 2012 at 06:20
The bloke must have had a serious psycho problem. Fortunately it didn’t manifest itself while he was flying with passengers.
They say he killed his ex-girlfriend.
I’m no shrink, but I’d guess that there are a lot of people out there who are capable of killing a loved one but who would never think if killing strangers.
In other words, they may be jealous, violent, controlling nuts…but not a complete sociopath.
By: cockerhoop - 19th July 2012 at 09:09
well i guess thats one skywest Challenger 200 i wont be on next Friday for my Vegas-LAX hop
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th July 2012 at 22:31
The bloke must have had a serious psycho problem. Fortunately it didn’t manifest itself while he was flying with passengers.
By: tenthije - 18th July 2012 at 22:23
Considering the low value of CRJ-200s these days, I think it’s safe to assume this is a write-off.
By: Garyw - 18th July 2012 at 22:17
a photo of the jet in question:
Another amazing thing is that security didn’t stop him and didn’t even notice the crashed jet! It was staff showing up for work that spotted it.
By: J Boyle - 18th July 2012 at 21:50
Saw photos on TV…
He not only hit another jet, he dragged the left wing along 20 feet of the terminal pushing in the stucco, and hit a car.
Final result: No nose cone, half the left wing gone.
My guess is they’ll scrap it for parts.
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July 18, 2012 at 7:32 pm