What happened
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Subject is an employee of privacy data omittedin Tupelo, MS. Took without authorization privacy data omitted from the airport (somervill TN.). Just after taking off, he called 911 to report that he intended to crash the aircraft in to the local privacy data omitted store in Tupelo, MS. Pilot did not,pilot instead, flew the aircraft around northern Mississippi for the next 5.3 hours with only an asel student pilot's certification. Pilot eventually landed the aircraft in a soy bean field 4 miles west of the ripley, MS airport and was immediately arrested by the local benton co sheriff. State criminal charges have been made by the lee county district attorney and privacy data omitted is under investigation for further federal criminal charges by the fbi. Those investigations continue. A referral is also being submitted to FAA medical for their consideration in the status of pilots current medical authorization. Medical third private
As the FAA filed it
SUBJECT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IN TUPELO, MS. TOOK WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE AIRPORT (SOMERVILL TN.). JUST AFTER TAKING OFF, HE CALLED 911 TO REPORT THAT HE INTENDED TO CRASH THE AIRCRAFT IN TO THE LOCAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STORE IN TUPELO, MS. PILOT DID NOT,PILOT INSTEAD, FLEW THE AIRCRAFT AROUND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI FOR THE NEXT 5.3 HOURS WITH ONLY AN ASEL STUDENT PILOT'S CERTIFICATION. PILOT EVENTUALLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOY BEAN FIELD 4 MILES WEST OF THE RIPLEY, MS AIRPORT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED BY THE LOCAL BENTON CO SHERIFF. STATE CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE LEE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR FURTHER FEDERAL CRIMINAL CHARGES BY THE FBI. THOSE INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE. A REFERRAL IS ALSO BEING SUBMITTED TO FAA MEDICAL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION IN THE STATUS OF PILOTS CURRENT MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION.MEDICAL THIRD PRIVATE
NTSB investigation
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