Pilot Walter Scott Panchison

Pilot Walter Scott Panchison

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government

End of Watch Friday, October 23, 1998

Walter Scott Panchison

Pilot Walter 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 an 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 served with the U.S. Border Patrol for 21 years. He was a former United States Marine fighter pilot who served in Vietnam.

Bio

Age 53
Tour 21 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Aircraft accident
Location Washington

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Scott was my U.S. Border Patrol Instructor pilot in 1984, Tucson Sector. Scott was an outstanding bush pilot, friend and instructor. Both of us had served during the Nam era, aviation carrier operations.

Special Agent John Slaglde
U.S.B.P. (ret) U.S. Navy ABH P.O.

May 16, 2015