What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft was stolen from gxy airport on or about 12/14/96. The aircraft was flown to itr (Burlington co) airport. Aircraft was an experimental aircraft. The aircraft probably experienced a prop strike on landing, which caused minor damage. No injuries known. A fixed base operator at the airport loaned a car to go to town to who the operator thinks was the pilot. The individual stole the car and was picked up after running a toll booth in leavenworth, KS. Mr. Speas, the suspect, was never positively identified as the pilot. Mr. Speas is currently incarcerated and has multiple felony charges pending. He holds only a student pilot certificate. Several attempts were made to interview him, with negative results. After consulting with regional legal counsel and supervisor, there was a decision not to pursue the incident further.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN FROM GXY AIRPORT ON OR ABOUT 12/14/96. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO ITR (BURLINGTON CO) AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PROBABLY EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE ON LANDING, WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES KNOWN. A FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT THE AIRPORT LOANED A CAR TO GO TO TOWN TO WHO THE OPERATOR THINKS WAS THE PILOT. THE INDIVIDUAL STOLE THE CAR AND WAS PICKED UP AFTER RUNNING A TOLL BOOTH IN LEAVENWORTH, KS. MR. SPEAS, THE SUSPECT, WAS NEVER POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE PILOT. MR. SPEAS IS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED AND HAS MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES PENDING. HE HOLDS ONLY A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO INTERVIEW HIM, WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AFTER CONSULTING WITH REGIONAL LEGAL COUNSEL AND SUPERVISOR, THERE WAS A DECISION NOT TO PURSUE THE INCIDENT FURTHER.
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