What happened
The pilot transmitted a distress call reporting that the airplane was experiencing fuel pressure problems. At the time of the transmission, the aircraft was squawking transponder code 7700, indicating an emergency situation. Shortly after this communication, the airplane disappeared from radar coverage.
Prior to the incident, the pilot had left a message on a telephone answering machine for his wife stating that he did not want to live anymore. Ground witnesses in the area observed a man parachuting from an airplane at approximately the same time as the accident occurred.
The pilot's body was eventually located and recovered on December 21, 1994.