Daily Mail
A Utah man flew a small plane into his own house early Monday just hours after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife in a nearby canyon where the couple went to talk over their problems, authorities said.
Duane Youd, 47, was killed in the crash after he piloted the Cessna Citation Jet 525 from a nearby airport.
His estranged wife, Sandy, and her son who were in the home got out and survived despite the front part the two-story house being engulfed in flames, Payson police Sgt Noemi Sandoval said.
The crash occurred around 2.30am on Monday in Payson, a city of about 20,000 residents 60 miles south of Salt Lake City.
Investigators believe the plane belonged to Youd's employer and that he intentionally flew into his own house, Sandoval said.
Authorities said Youd was an experienced pilot. It wasn't immediately clear who employed Youd, but according to his Facebook page, he worked as a MedEvac pilot.
Youd was arrested about 7.30pm Sunday after witnesses called police to report that he was assaulting his wife, Utah County Sheriff's Sgt Spencer Cannon said.
The couple had been drinking and went to American Fork Canyon to talk about problems they were having.
Youd was booked into jail on suspicion of domestic violence and then bailed out, Cannon said.
He requested an officer escort to go to his home so he could get his truck and some belongings around midnight. That occurred without incident, Sandoval said.
