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.

Bishop attended East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Bishop had been taking flying lessons for two years but never on a solo flight. Bishop was an active member of the online aviation community at airliners.net, contributing to discussions under the screenname Tropical_Flyer.
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.

Accutane lawsuit

Bishop's family filed a $70 million lawsuit against Roche, makers of the acne medication Accutane which Bishop was taking, claiming it caused him psychosis. The acne medication had side effects of psychosis, suicidal thoughts, depression, and attempted suicide, confirmed by the FDA. 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.

Suicide note

The text of the suicide note Bishop left in the aircraft: