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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Ellsinore, MO · April 6, 2009

Date
April 6, 2009 · 20:49 local
Place
Ellsinore, MO
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CGFJH
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total78 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted stole the aircraft from the confederation college flight school, thunder bay, ontario Canada. He flew a southerly course and crossed the us-canadian border. After crossing into the united states he was intercepted by F-16'S. The pilot did not respond to the F-16'S attempts at communication. He flew a course which took him through the airspace of Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri. The pilot eventually landed in southeast Missouri on route ff approximately 8 miles west of Ellsinore, Missouri at approximamtely 1949 CDT. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the leading edge of the left wing tip fairing. The iic contacted the assistant U.S. Attorney in st. louis to request an interview with the pilot. The assistant U.S. Attorney stated he would pass on the request to the pilot's defense attorney when he was assigned legal counsel. The pilot is in custody of U.S. Officials.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STOLE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE CONFEDERATION COLLEGE FLIGHT SCHOOL, THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO CANADA. HE FLEW A SOUTHERLY COURSE AND CROSSED THE US-CANADIAN BORDER. AFTER CROSSING INTO THE UNITED STATES HE WAS INTERCEPTED BY F-16'S. THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE F-16'S ATTEMPTS AT COMMUNICATION. HE FLEW A COURSE WHICH TOOK HIM THROUGH THE AIRSPACE OF WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI. THE PILOT EVENTUALLY LANDED IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ON ROUTE FF APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES WEST OF ELLSINORE, MISSOURI AT APPROXIMAMTELY 1949 CDT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING TIP FAIRING. THE IIC CONTACTED THE ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY IN ST. LOUIS TO REQUEST AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT. THE ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY STATED HE WOULD PASS ON THE REQUEST TO THE PILOT'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED LEGAL COUNSEL. THE PILOT IS IN CUSTODY OF U.S. OFFICIALS.