Here's a strange one...

[Fearless Tower]

Attempted insurance fraud maybe?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/12/florida.plane.crash/index.html

Not sure what he was actually flying....this morning they were reporting it as a PA-46.....now it is a PA-36....big diff between a malibu and a Pawnee!

I'm thinking the guy was trying to fake his death and maybe collect some insurance money?

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Interesting...

 

[WMUchickenhawk]

They found him, still wearing skydiving gear, at a hotel. He was wet up to the knees and tried to explain it as a canoe accident.
He should have made sure he had enough fuel to reach the gulf, then the missing body could have been explained away as floating free from the wreckage.

 

[Fearless Tower]

They found him, still wearing skydiving gear, at a hotel. He was wet up to the knees and tried to explain it as a canoe accident.
He should have made sure he had enough fuel to reach the gulf, then the missing body could have been explained away as floating free from the wreckage.

Guilt by reason of stupidity?

 

[Princedietrich]

Can you imagine the looks on their faces when THIS call came in to the FSDO??

The type confused me a bit too. Latest revision of the story describes it as a 6 seat PA-36. Last time I checked, ag planes only have 1 seat and it's not all that luxurious. I'm sure it's just a typo where the author meant PA-46, but it's still rather amusing.

 

[KigAir]

Now it looks like the guy was being investigated for securities fraud.

 

[embpic1]

My guess is that he calculated his fuel poorly. I am sure he intended it to crash in the Gulf. He would be pretty sure that he would be presumed dead and no one would salvage the plane.

 

[avbug]

A PA25 is a pawnee. A PA36 is a brave.

 

[CRJDispatchKid]

Found this on flightaware.com

http://flightaware.com/photos/view/...4a0db70acf95418a0b8008cf8f6ea;tail=N428DC;o=0

 

[crxpilot]

Or this:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N428DC

 

[Amish RakeFight]

LOL. That photo is too much...

 

[WMUchickenhawk]

Found this on flightaware.com

http://flightaware.com/photos/view/...4a0db70acf95418a0b8008cf8f6ea;tail=N428DC;o=0

He sure looks like a d-bag.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Video of Staged Pilot?

Take it for what its worth, but one site claims that this is him in the video. The pilots name is Marcus Schrenker and the user name is mschrenker10. Odd thing is, he joined and posted his video 2 weeks before his staged crash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ_5JM6bxis&feature=channel_page

 

[Fearless Tower]

A PA25 is a pawnee. A PA36 is a brave.

While you are probably correct avbug, having never flown one, my quick search of the internet revealed its designation as a 'Pawnee Brave'

 

[BoxFlyr]

Found this on flightaware.com

http://flightaware.com/photos/view/...4a0db70acf95418a0b8008cf8f6ea;tail=N428DC;o=0

His 3 favorite rides!

 

[svcta]

The plot thickens. Look for the red motorbike.....

http://wsbradio.com/common/ap/2009/01/13/D95MCT6O0.html

 

[WMUchickenhawk]

His 3 favorite rides!

I only see a car and an aircraft.....Ohhhhhhhh I see what you did there. I'd hit it.

 

[embpic1]

The truly sad thing is when I first saw that picture I thought "What a waste of such a nice plane". Then I came to my senses and came to the realization that I would also hit that.

 

[asa rat]

U.S. Marshals got their man

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/plane_crash_mystery

In custody now... can't wait to watch a judge sentence him for the a/c stunt.

"Schrenker’s plane crashed Sunday about 9:20 p.m. in an East Milton wetland, about 75 yards from a house. The plane traveled more than 200 miles on autopilot before crashing."

 

[milky]

That MotherFuc|<er's plane landed less than 3 miles from where my wife and daughter are living. I might have to find out where I can accidentally let a Mk-84 stage its own death.