Pilot Walter Scott Panchison
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Friday, October 23, 1998

Biographical Info
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 21 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Friday, October 23, 1998
Incident Location: Washington
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Pilot Panchison was killed when the Cessna 182 airplane he was piloting crashed in a rugged area on Sumas Mountain in Washington state, approximately 17 miles south of the Canadian border. Pilot Panchison, the only person on board the plane, was checking on a embedded motion sensor that had been tripped when the crash occurred. The canyon he was checking is a known drug and alien smuggling area.

Pilot Panchison had been with the border patrol for 21 years and was a former Marine fighter pilot.