A Utah man is dead after flying a plane into his own home. Duane Youd sent the plane careening into the home he shared with his family on Monday evening (local time) after being arrested for assaulting his wife in a nearby canyon, the Associated Press reports. Youd's wife and child managed to escape the house, located in an upmarket part of Payton city, unharmed. The front part of the house has been destroyed and photos from the accident show burnt wreckage strewn across the front lawn. Investigators believe Youd deliberately flew into the house following arguments with his wife earlier in the day.<doc-sep>A Utah man flew a small aircraft into his own house, kamikaze-style, hours after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife during an argument, police say. Duane Youd, 47, died in the crash, as the light-skinned Cessna disintegrated on impact and burst into flames. Youd’s wife and a child, both inside the house, survived and the house remained intact. Youd had been arrested by police in Payson, Utah, earlier on Sunday, after witnesses reported seeing him assault his wife. The troubled couple had been drinking and had gone to a scenic local spot to talk their problems through, Sgt. Spencer Cannon of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office said. BREAKING: Dispatch says around 2:30AM a plane crashed into a house in Payson, KSL viewer Brent Christensen sent us these photos. Gathering more information now, we have a crew headed to the scene. #utah#planecrash#payson#breaking@KSL5TVpic.twitter.com/OeP95p6Ssm — Shara Park (@KSLSharaPark) August 13, 2018 After being booked on suspicion of domestic violence and released on bail, Youd was escorted home by an officer. From there, he set off for nearby Spanish Fork-Springville Airport, commandeered a plane and took off for home. Dodging power lines and other houses, Youd plowed the plane into the front of his house at 2.30 am. Photos taken at the scene showed Youd’s front yard strewn with smoldering wreckage and the house charred and damaged from the fireball. Another look from @KSLChopper5 above the scene where a small plane crashed into a house in Payson, UT. Pilot was killed, 2 people inside the home escaped the fire. #Utah#breaking#kslam#nbc#planecrash@KSL5TVpic.twitter.com/M44pVvPwFT — Shara Park (@KSLSharaPark) August 13, 2018 Investigators said that Youd was a skilled pilot and that the twin-engine Cessna 525 belonged to his employer. They don't know if Youd was allowed to access the plane. The 47-year-old had a turbulent marriage, and was charged with disorderly conduct after a domestic violence incident in April. Youd and his wife had agreed to attend six months of marriage counselling as part of a plea agreement. Police: Utah man Duane Youd, 47, flew a plane into his own home hours after a domestic violence-related arrest. The early images from the deadly scene were not good: https://t.co/ZTllZNrMoKpic.twitter.com/Ek1mzysJmo — Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) August 13, 2018 Youd’s suicidal deathcharge was the second such incident in recent days. An airport employee who described himself as a “broken guy with a few screws loose,”stole a turboprop airplane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday night, casually chatted to ground control staff as he performed aerobatic stunts, and eventually slammed the aircraft into woodland near Seattle. Before plunging to his death, 29-year-old Richard Russell told controllers that that he’d learned to fly by playing video games, but added that he “wasn’t really planning on landing it.” Like this story? Share it with a friend!<doc-sep>Hours after domestic violence arrest, husband crashes stolen plane into his own home where wife was staying originally appeared on abcnews.go.com Just hours after being arrested and released on bail for allegedly assaulting his wife, a Utah man stole a plane and crashed it into his own home where his wife was staying, police said. The man, 47-year-old Duane Youd, did not survive the crash Monday, officials stated. Flames engulfed the house in the city of Payson after the crash and ensuing fire at 2:30 a.m. Youd's wife as well as a boy were inside the house at the time of the crash. They were lucky they escaped and the plane did not hit other buildings or any power lines, police said. Youd's biological children were not in the home at the time of the crash. Before stealing the plane, Youd called his biological children who were staying in the home where he later crashed and told them to "go stay at their mother's house" that night, which they did, police said. PHOTO: The scene of a plane crash is blocked off as Federal Aviation Administration officials investigate the area in Payson, Utah, Aug. 13, 2018. (Scott G Winterton /The Deseret News via AP) Youd was an experienced pilot who had access to the twin engine Cessna 525 jet because he flew for the company that owned it, authorities said. He was the only one in the aircraft when it crashed and killed him. Video taken by a neighbor showed flames coming out of the house and people watching from a distance. The neighbor said his mother heard the plane pass by twice before hearing the crash. PHOTO: This photo provided by the Utah County Sheriff's Office shows Duane Youd. (Utah County Sheriff's Office via AP) In another video taken after the crash, the engines of the jet can be heard continuing to whine and actually seemed to be revving up, even as the house goes up in flames. (MORE: Data recorder recovered from plane stolen and crashed near Seattle) The crash was the third incident with Youd that required authorities within a 12-hour period. At 7:30 p.m., the night before, Youd had been arrested for assaulting his wife and was released on bail, police said. PHOTO: In this frame from video, emergency personnel work at the scene of a small plane that crashed into a house in Payson, Utah, Aug 13, 2018. (John Wilson/KSL-TV/Deseret News via AP) Hours later, at 12:30 a.m., Youd called and asked a patrol officer be present at his house to "keep the peace" as he picked up belongings and his truck, officials said. There was no argument during this incident. Story continues The plane crash took place just two hours later. Police said Youd had also been arrested for domestic violence at the house in a previous incident within the past year. PHOTO: Federal Aviation Administration officials investigate the scene of a plane crash in Payson, Utah, Aug. 13, 2018. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP) The National Transportation Safety Board will be at the scene later today to investigate, officials said.<doc-sep>
Advertisement Man flies plane into his home after fight with wife, police say Share Shares Copy Link Copy 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 had gone to talk over their problems, authorities said.The pilot, Duane Youd, died. His wife and a child who were in the home survived despite the front part the two-story house being engulfed in flames, Payson police Sgt. Noemi Sandoval said.The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. in Payson, a city located about 20,000 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.Investigators believe the twin-engine Cessna 525 belonged to Youd's employer and that he intentionally flew into his own house. Sandoval said he was an experienced pilot. It wasn't immediately clear who employed Youd or whether he was authorized to take the plane.It's unknown if the child in the house is related to Youd, Sandoval said.Youd, 47, was arrested about 7:30 p.m. 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 had gone to American Fork Canyon to talk about problems they were having, authorities said.Youd was booked on suspicion of domestic violence and posted bail, Cannon said. Around midnight, he requested an officer escort him to his home so he could get his truck and some belongings. That occurred without incident, Sandoval said.Within hours, Youd was taking off in the plane from the Spanish Fork-Springville Airport about 15 miles, or 25 kilometers, north of his house. He flew directly to his neighborhood and smashed into his house, Sandoval said.Photos of the wreckage showed the white plane charred and in pieces in the front yard nearby an overturned and crushed car. Most of the upscale house was still intact, but heavily burned in the front. Youd and his wife bought the 2,700 square-foot house valued at nearly $400,000, in 2016 in a quiet subdivision of new homes near the foothills, county property records show.The plane barely missed power lines and other homes, Sandoval said. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.Online court records show that Youd agreed last month to attend marriage and family counseling sessions for six months as part of a plea agreement following an April 8 domestic violence incident in which he was charged with disorderly conduct.It is the second bizarre airplane incident in recent days. On Friday an employee stole a turboprop plane from Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle and flew it for more than an hour before dying in a crash on an island southwest of Tacoma.___This story has been corrected to say the crash happened about 2:30 a.m., not 2:30 p.m.