By Trend News Line 2024-02-10 21:18:49.
Florida Man Arrested for Stealing Airplane in Palo Alto
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A Florida man was arrested on Thursday after making an emergency landing at a Half Moon Bay beach in California. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a small aircraft landing near or on the beach around 5 p.m. Deputies quickly arrived at the scene and discovered a single-engine airplane nose-down on the sand. Remarkably, the plane was unoccupied and intact.
Shortly after, deputies detained a 50-year-old man from Miami who matched the description of a person seen walking away from the aircraft. The man, identified as Luiz Gustavo Aires, was taken into custody without incident. No injuries were reported during the incident.
Further investigation revealed that the airplane had been stolen from the Palo Alto Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the stolen aircraft was an American Champion Citabria 150. The pilot, who happened to be the only person aboard, is a flight instructor based in Palo Alto. The aircraft is registered to a San Mateo resident.
Aires was subsequently booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City on suspicion of airplane theft. The authorities have not yet disclosed how Aires gained access to the plane, and officials from Palo Alto Airport have not provided any immediate response to inquiries.
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Working in collaboration with the Palo Alto police Department, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the theft and subsequent recovery of the stolen airplane. This incident comes just a month after a tragic plane crash near Half Moon Bay, which claimed the lives of four people. The remains of three victims, including the pilot, have been recovered and identified. The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to release its preliminary findings on the crash soon.
As this case unfolds, authorities are determined to uncover the full details surrounding the theft and its subsequent recovery. The community remains shocked by the audacity of the crime and eagerly awaits further developments in the investigation.
Staff writer Robert Salonga contributed to this report..
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