Galilee plane attack

A Cuban 800 at LSIA, similar to the one used in the Galilee plane attack.

On November 1, 2008, a disgruntled worker stole a Cuban 800 from Los Santos International Airport and crashed into his former office building in Galilee.

## Background

Declan Carson (born September 15, 1975) was born in Sandy Shores, San Andreas. In 2002, he would take flight classes and fail before getting a license. In 2003, Carson started working at Millar's Fishery Co. in Galilee. He would become a coordinator in 2007.

### Job issues

At the start of 2008, Carson began coming into work drunk, and requiring to sit in a chair most of the day. He would also need to have a secondary person with him to give instructions, effectively making him redundant. Carson would be fired in October 2008 after starting a fight with a co-worker.

## Events

On October 31, 2008, Carson mailed a suicide note to his former boss, asking to retain his position and threatening to "blow the whole place up" if he wasn't. His boss didn't read the letter until November 3, two days after the crash.

At 6:33a.m., Carson arrived at Los Santos International Airport and parked in the parking garage located in the center of the terminal. At 6:35, while still in his car, Carson would phone his wife, leaving a voicemail.

Hey ----, I just wanted to let you know that I love you. You might be sad at the news but you have to understand I did this for a purpose. I love you, goodbye.
At 6:41, Carson bypassed the gate and walked into the airport ground. A starter pilot and his instructor were fueling their Cuban 800 up for a trip to McKenzie Field in Grapeseed. Carson would sneak past the two and board the plane. The pilots tried to enter the aircraft, but due to the lock, were unable to. Carson would start and taxi the Cuban 800 to runway 12. Air traffic control (ATC) would attempt to contact Carson, but received no response. Carson took off at 6:52. A Shamal on final for the opposing side of runway 12 had to abort their landing after seeing the Cuban 800 takeoff.

Controllers in the ATC tower would phone Fort Zancudo and state there was a rogue aircraft taking off and heading for Los Santos. Fort Zancudo would deploy two P-996 jets to intercept the Cuban 800 at 7:02, one minute before Carson hit Millar's.

Carson flew low above the Vinewood Hills, leading some people on the ground to believe the aircraft would crash into a residential building. At 7:02, Carson would reach the Alamo Sea and turn towards Millar's Fishery Co.

Carson crashed into Millar's at 7:03:31, killing himself and a fisherman leaving after night duty. The building would collapse and burn for two days before being put out. Flights bound from Los Santos International Airport to Sandy Shores Airfield were stopped until November 9 and all flights to McKenzie Field were shut down until November 12. The two P-996 jets deployed to intercept the Cuban 800 continued to circle over Sandy Shores and Galilee until 9:12.

## Aftermath

    Millar's Fishery Co. would pay out $45,000 to the family of the victim who died in the crash. Millar's would file for bankruptcy in 2011, and most sources claim that the plane attack was a direct contributor to the bankruptcy.

Cuban 800 aircraft now come with a feature requiring a key to open all doors.