Background
Law enforcement officials issued a restraining order to a pilot at his residence in Amherst, New Hampshire. The pilot was escorted off the property.
Flight
The following morning, the pilot arrived at the airport and requested that his airplane be pulled from the hangar. Before an employee could comply, the pilot pulled the airplane out himself, preflighted it, and departed. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot asked air traffic control if Amherst was "over by the green water tower."
Collision
A neighbor heard an airplane flying low over the area and watched it descend in a steep angle of bank. The neighbor lost sight of the airplane, then heard the sound of three impacts. The airplane had collided with the pilot's house. The pilot sustained fatal injuries.
Investigation
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New Hampshire ruled the pilot's death a suicide.