Plane crash here in Austin

[lillian13]

The site of the crash is about a mile or two away as the crow flies. We didn't hear anything, but saw the smoke from the fire.

From what I understand, the pilot was having real money problems (~$40,000) due to screwups on his side of taxes and was dealing with the typical IRS "we could care less" mindset.

So what does he do? He writes a manifesto (since taken down by request of the FBI), sets fire to his house with his wife and child inside (they got out OK), takes a plane, and flies it into the nearest big IRS office.

I'm sorry, but reading his screed made me just not care.  Rational people do not solve their problems by attempting mass murder, and oh, yeah, trying to kill your family.

Timeline here. Plus bonus pdf of the screed.

People suck.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering, what happens to his wife and child? Are they going to inherit his IRS burden? Will insurance help them out on the house, or are they screwed because he set it on fire? Those poor people. I can't even imagine.