USA Today (3/30, Frank) reports according to an NTSB crash report, “at least 44 private pilots in the US have committed suicide in the past 30 years by deliberately crashing their small airplanes.” The NTSB report found that “all of the suicidal pilots were men, and many had recently faced break-ups with wives or girlfriends, or had confronted legal troubles.”
Related Links:
— “Dozens of amateur pilots used airplanes for suicide,” Thomas Frank, USA Today, April 2, 2015.