Posted on 07/18/2011 11:30:17 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Suicidal Swiss man crashes plane into mother's house
A Swiss man rang his mother from the cockpit of a rented plane to say he was about to 'drop in' – then crashed the aircraft into her house.
6:16PM BST 18 Jul 2011
Suicidal Konrad Schmidt, 47, launched the kamikaze attack on estranged mother Rosemary after terrifying neighbours with three low-altitude fly-pasts.
He then flew the twin-engined light aircraft directly through her first floor bedroom window.
Mrs Schmidt, 69, miraculously survived because she was in the basement of her home in the village of Oberhallau at the time on Sunday afternoon.
She later told police how her son, who was suffering from depression, had called her from the cockpit to say: "Are you home mum? I'm just about to drop in."
She is now being treated for shock while her devastated two-storey house will have to be demolished.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
You just can’t make this stuff up:)
>>> “Are you home mum? I’m just about to drop in.”
Bonus points for style.
Heeeere’s Johnny!
Wonder if he bought trip insurance?
There obviously needs to be a law requiring a 10 day waiting period before renting a plane.
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