Incident Details
A missing airplane was discovered in a state forest 10 days after it had departed. The aircraft had crashed at an unspecified location within the forest. Upon discovery, the pilot was found dead lying next to the airplane, while a passenger, identified as the pilot's wife, was found deceased in the right front seat.
Investigation and Autopsy Findings
The medical examiner's office conducted autopsies on both occupants. The pilot's autopsy report stated that the cause of death was "due to acute ethanol intoxication" and that the manner of death was suicide. The passenger's autopsy report revealed that the cause of death was "gunshot wounds of head" and that the manner of death was homicide. No other details regarding the circumstances of the crash or the presence of a firearm were provided in the source material.
The investigation into the accident remains based solely on the autopsy findings, with no additional information released about the aircraft's condition, the flight's origin or destination, or any potential communication before the crash.