Probable cause
The pilot’s intentional flight into a building.
NTSB analysis
The airplane was destroyed after the pilot intentionally flew it into the side of an office building in Austin, Texas. The private pilot and an employee who worked in the building were killed. As this event was an intentional act, the Federal Bureau of Investigation assumed jurisdiction and control of the investigation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10FA124 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 18, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Austin, Texas
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatal injuries
- 1
Piper PA-28-236
- N-number
- N2889D
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.