American Airlines Flight 77 Pilot was an Embry-Riddle Alumnus
Daytona Beach, Fla., Sept. 13, 2001 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University announced today that this week's terrorism attack has resulted in the death of at least one alumnus.
School records show that David M. Charlebois, listed by American Airlines as the first officer on Flight 77, graduated from Embry-Riddles Daytona Beach, Fla., campus in August 1983 with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical science.
American Airlines Flight 77, en route from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, crashed into the Pentagon after being hijacked. There were no survivors among the 64 people on board.
"Words cannot express the pain we feel," said Dr. George H. Ebbs, university president. "Unfortunately, we may have other alumni in the airline industry and military who died in this madness. At this point, we just don't know the extent of our losses. We grieve along with the rest of the nation over the toll of this terrible tragedy."
Embry-Riddle, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 24,000 students annually through the master's level at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., at more than 100 teaching sites in the United States and Europe, and through distance learning.
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