Piper PA-28-236 N2889D

Summary

On 18 February 2010 at about 16:22 local time, a Piper PA-28-236 registered N2889D, operated by Stack Joseph A, was involved in an accident near Austin, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 February 2010 at 16:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.3044, -97.7197

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-236

Registration

N2889D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stack Joseph A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN10FA124

1 person died, including 1 on the ground.

The pilot’s intentional flight into a building.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane was destroyed after the pilot intentionally flew it into the side of an office building in Austin, Texas. The private pilot and an employee who worked in the building were killed. As this event was an intentional act, the Federal Bureau of Investigation assumed jurisdiction and control of the investigation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.