US EditionNTSB Rules Race Car Driver Scott Bloomquist's Plane Crash a Suicide, How to Look Out for the Warning Signs
- Scott Bloomquist died in a fatal plane crash on the morning of August 16, 2024, near his family farm in Mooresburg, Tennessee.
- The National Transportation Safety Board ruled the crash as a suicide after investigating the single-engine Piper J3C-65 Cub hitting a barn adjacent to the private airstrip he used.
- Bloomquist, a 60-year-old racing legend and Hall of Fame inductee, had been struggling with health issues including prostate cancer, back surgery, and prior lower-body injuries from a 2019 motorcycle accident.
- The forensic examination conducted in Johnson City, Tennessee, determined that blunt force trauma caused Bloomquist’s death and ruled the incident a suicide, supporting eyewitness accounts that he had shared his intentions prior to the crash.
- Bloomquist's death shocked the racing community, prompting his family to request privacy as they navigate the difficult period following the loss of a champion driver with over 90 Lucas Oil Late Model wins.
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NTSB: Motorsport Legend's Plane Crash Wasn't an Accident
The plane crash that killed Scott Bloomquist, considered one of the greatest dirt track racers the sport has ever produced, was not an accident, the National Transportation Safety Board has determined. The 60-year-old's death last year has been ruled a suicide, TMZ reports. Bloomquist flew his vintage Piper J3C-65 Cub...
NTSB rules race car driver Scott Bloomquist's plane crash a suicide, how to look out for the warning signs
HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WTRF) - Last August, award-winning dirt track race car driver Scott Bloomquist died when his single-engine jet crashed into a barn in Mooresburg, Tennessee. The National Transportation Safety Board has just released their report on the crash, and they concluded it was the result of an intentional suicide. We spoke to Sheila Moran with First Choice Services about how to help family or friends that may be struggling with men…
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