Girl, 17, Steals Plane And Crashes It At Fresno Airport: Police

Fresno CA

18 December, 2019

4:21 PM

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FRESNO, CA — A 17-year-old girl was arrested after entering an empty plane and crashing it into a building and fence at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, according to multiple reports. The incident took place around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday just off an airport runway. The girl had run away from home Tuesday night, her mother told KMPH. Police said she entered a King Air 200 propeller-driven plane and managed to start one engine before driving it into a building and fence. The aircraft never left the ground but it was substantially damaged, KMPH reported. The girl was wearing a headset and sitting in the pilot's seat as she was being taken into custody, and seemed disoriented, the Fresno Bee reported. She will be booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of theft of an aircraft, the Bee reported.