YERRINGTON, NV, USA
N739BD
CESSNA 172
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR YERRINGTON, NV. AFTER POLICE FOUND EMPTY BEER CANS & SOME UNIDENTIFIED DRUGS IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE PLT RESISTED ARREST & ASSAULTED THE OFFICERS. WHEN INTERVIEWED AT A HOSPITAL, HE STATED 'IT WAS HIS TIME TO GO' & THAT 'GOD HAD TOLD HIM TO CRASH THE AIRPLANE.' HE ALSO STATED THAT A BRIEFCASE WITH MONEY IN IT FLEW OUT THE REAR WINDOW & THAT HE TAPED THE WINDOW SHUT WHILE IN FLT. THERE WAS TAPE ON THE WINDOW; HOWEVERIT WAS FOUND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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