Charles J. Bishop (1987 - January 5, 2002) was an American teenager who committed suicide by crashing a Cessna 172 into the 28th floor of the Bank of America tower in Tampa, Florida on January 5, 2002. A note written by Bishop was found in the wreckage and expressed his support for Osama bin Laden and the September 11, 2001 attacks.^[1]

Bishop attended East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Bishop had been taking flying lessons for 2 years but never on a solo flight. He stole a Cessna 172 aircraft and took off without authorization from a Clearwater, Florida flying school, flying over the restricted airspace of MacDill Air Force Base before crashing into the Bank of America tower in Tampa.^[2]

Accutane lawsuit

Bishop's family filed a $70 million lawsuit against Roche, makers of the acne medication Accutane which Bishop was taking, claiming he was "poisoned" by it.^[3] On June 26, 2007 the lawsuit was dismissed at the request of Julia Bishop, Charles' mother, saying she was physically and emotionally unable to continue the case.^[4]

Suicide note

The text of the suicide note Bishop left in the aircraft:^[2]

References

External links

• The Smoking Gun - Image and transcription of Bishop's suicide note