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Utah teens steal propeller plane and fly it low over highway
Source: Reuters
U.S. NOVEMBER 23, 2018 / 2:29 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Utah teens steal propeller plane and fly it low over highway
(Reuters) - Two teenagers stole a small plane in a rural area of eastern Utah on Thursday, flying it at low altitude over a highway and landing at a regional airport before being arrested, officials said.
The teens, ages 14 and 15, took the single-engine, propeller aircraft from a private airstrip in the small town of Jensen in the northeastern corner of Utah, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The theft of the plane follows an incident in August when an airline worker stole an empty Bombardier Q400 commercial turboprop from a Seattle airport and crashed the empty plane after flying for around an hour, raising concerns about the security of parked aircraft.
In the latest incident, which involved a far smaller plane, the teens flew at low altitude over Highway 40 and were seen in the air above the area of Gusher, which is about 30 miles (50 km) west of where they took off, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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Utah teens steal propeller plane and fly it low over highway
(Reuters) - Two teenagers stole a small plane in a rural area of eastern Utah on Thursday, flying it at low altitude over a highway and landing at a regional airport before being arrested, officials said.
The teens, ages 14 and 15, took the single-engine, propeller aircraft from a private airstrip in the small town of Jensen in the northeastern corner of Utah, the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The theft of the plane follows an incident in August when an airline worker stole an empty Bombardier Q400 commercial turboprop from a Seattle airport and crashed the empty plane after flying for around an hour, raising concerns about the security of parked aircraft.
In the latest incident, which involved a far smaller plane, the teens flew at low altitude over Highway 40 and were seen in the air above the area of Gusher, which is about 30 miles (50 km) west of where they took off, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-utah-airplane/utah-teens-steal-propeller-plane-and-fly-it-low-over-highway-idUSKCN1NS27R
