Piper PA-28-161 N564PU

Summary

On 12 April 2024 at about 00:21 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N564PU was involved in an accident near Montmorenci, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 April 2024 at 00:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Montmorenci, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

40.5000, -87.0333

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N564PU

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Lafayette → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN24LA157

1 person died.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed on a local night flight, conducted four traffic pattern landings, and then climbed to about 4,000 ft mean sea level. About 10 miles from the airport, ADS-B data showed the airplane made numerous turns before data ended. The airplane was located the next day in an agricultural field; it was destroyed by impact forces. Postaccident examination of the wreckage did not identify any anomalies that would have prevented normal operation of the airplane. The pilot left behind two notes suggesting that he was going to commit suicide. Following a death investigation, the county coroner classified the manner of death as a suicide.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.