Two days ago, we brought you the story of Richard Russell, a man who thought that it would be a good idea to steal and then fly a plane.
Russell stayed in the air for a while, and even did a few tricks, before crashing the plane and ending his life.
It’s not something you hear about every day – until now, because just a few days later we had something of a repeat.
Early on Monday morning, Duane Youd, reported to be an experienced pilot, stole a Citation CJ from Spanish Fork Airport (SPK), and crashed it into his own home located near Payson, Utah.
According to FlyingMag:
The crash happened at 2:38 a.m. Just a few hours before, Youd, a man with a previous record of domestic violence incidents, had been released from the Utah County jail following an arrest the night before on charges of assaulting his wife.
News reports indicate Youd had been drinking before the violence broke out between him and his wife.
After he was released from the Payson jail, Youd (in the image below) went back home to retrieve some personal items.
That is the last anyone heard from Youd until local police were informed of the crash an hour and a half later. After parting from the police, Youd apparently proceeded to the Spanish Fork airport where the Citation, owned by Youd’s employer, was parked. Local news reports indicate Youd’s wife and adult son were home at the time of the crash, but escaped unharmed.
Psychologists are concerned that a suicide-by-plane so close to the last one is an indication that this was a copycat event based on Friday’s incident. As such, they are concerned that there may be more events like this in the near future.
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[source:flyingmag]
