Oct 132016
Here’s a weird one:
One Dead, Pilot Hurt In Plane Crash; FBI Investigating Whether It Was Intentional
The story is a bit confusing. Apparently, a Piper Seneca took off with a student and an instructor; the two got into a physical altercation in flight, the plane crashed. The student (Feras M. Freitekh, Jordanian) died, the instructor is in critical condition but apparently has told authorities that the crash wasn’t an accident. Maybe attempted murder, maybe successful suicide on the part of the student. Article points out that there is a big Pratt & Whitney plant in the area, implying that the plant might have been a target. Well, maybe. But if you are going to try to wreck a place, a Piper Seneca doesn’t seem the weapon to use…
I’d put my money on Feras being a nut. But who knows.