A Canadian pilot who died when he tried to land a small plane at the Nashville International Airport during dense fog was not qualified, was legally drunk and obsessed with a Nashville celebrity.
That's according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation of the October 29, 2013, crash.
The report does not name the celebrity, but 45-year-old Michael Callan's flying club membership lists Taylor Swift as his emergency contact.
The investigation also notes Callan had repeated criminal convictions in Canada, although NTSB investigators have declined to specify what crimes Callan committed.
"The pilot's prior criminal actions and impulsive behaviour are consistent with anti-social personality disorder, which likely led to his impetuous decision to fly to Nashville," the report states.
It goes on to say Callan likely was unaware until he arrived at the Nashville airport that it was under a dense fog, and his attempt to land in that fog without proper training was the principal cause of the accident.
Contributing factors were Callan's mental state, his alcohol consumption and his decision to fly to Nashville without the plane owner's permission or proper flight clearances.
