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17yr old girl steals King Air, hits building

Old 12-18-2019 | 07:17 PM
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King Air 200 @ KFAT, she started one engine and lost control, hit a Mx building and sheared the engine off. The Great TSA wizard has the curtain pulled back again.....

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...rport-n1104236

By Minyvonne Burke
A 17-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday and accused of stealing a plane and crashing it at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in California, authorities said.

The girl climbed a fence at an airport maintenance building at around 7:30 a.m. and gained access to a King Air 200 propeller-driven aircraft and started one engine, Fresno Police Chief Drew Bessinger said at a brief news conference.

The plane began to move and pivot but did not become airborne, he said. It crashed through a fence and into a nearby building, causing substantial damage to the plane.

No one was injured.
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Old 12-18-2019 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by AirBear
King Air 200 @ KFAT, she started one engine and lost control, hit a Mx building and sheared the engine off. The Great TSA wizard has the curtain pulled back again.....

Some video on the website:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...rport-n1104236

By Minyvonne Burke
A 17-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday and accused of stealing a plane and crashing it at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in California, authorities said.

The girl climbed a fence at an airport maintenance building at around 7:30 a.m. and gained access to a King Air 200 propeller-driven aircraft and started one engine, Fresno Police Chief Drew Bessinger said at a brief news conference.

The plane began to move and pivot but did not become airborne, he said. It crashed through a fence and into a nearby building, causing substantial damage to the plane.

No one was injured.
I’m surprised she was able to start it.
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Old 12-18-2019 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxpilot
I’m surprised she was able to start it.
Maybe she's played MS Flight Simulator
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