DL's Endeavor Air F/O Dave Fiji, age 25
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~ IN MEMORY ~
DL’s regional carrier/Endeavor Air F/O Dave Fiji
December 14, 2000 - May 29, 2026
https://www.wagesfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dave-Fiji?obId=48573108
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Dave Fiji, age 25 of Snellville, Georgia, passed away Friday, May 29, 2026.
A going home wake service will be held at Praise Community Church in Lawrenceville from 5pm – 10pm on Friday, June 5, 2026. The going home service will be held the following day, on Saturday, June 6th from 9:30am until 12:30pm at the church. Burial will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park in Lawrenceville, GA.
Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, A Heritage Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-979-3200) has been entrusted with the arrangements.
PCN memorial site https://pcnflightwest.blogspot.com/2026/06/dls-endeavor-air-fo-dave-fiji.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8XTFj8BZ1A
Dave Fiji and a helicopter pilot died Friday night when a Robinson R66 crashed near the Dawsonville wedding venue where Fiji had just married his wife, Jesni.
According to his father, Dave Fiji, a first officer for Delta Air Lines, had concerns about the weather before the takeoff.
https://x.com/aviationbrk/status/2061460318346199115
NEW: A Delta Air Lines regional pilot has been killed on his wedding day after the helicopter taking him and his wife to their honeymoon crashed in bad weather.
Dave Fiji, 25, was tragically killed on his wedding day after the Robinson R66 carrying the groom and his wife, Jesni, ar Dawsonville, Georgia.
Endeavour Air, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, said in a statement: 'The loss of a colleague and friend is deeply felt, and we know this news may be especially difficult for those who knew and worked alongside him.'
According to the airline, First Officer Fiji had joined Endeavour in March 2025.
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the crash. The helicopter belonged to Prestige Helicopters, which operates out of Peachtree-DeKalb airport.