Narrative:
The aircraft, a 1979 Beechcraft 200 King Air, registration N72MM, impacted airport fencing and building structure during an apparent theft attempt at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT/KFAT), Fresno, California.
The airplane sustained substantial damage and the subsequently apprehended adolescent non-pilot rated sole occupant onboard was not injured during the incident.
» kmjnow.com
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Wednesday 18 December 2019 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | WL Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N72MM |
| MSN: | BB-497 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9838 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fresno Yosemite International Airport, CA (FAT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Fresno Yosemite International Airport, CA (FAT/KFAT), United States of America |
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The aircraft, a 1979 Beechcraft 200 King Air, registration N72MM, impacted airport fencing and building structure during an apparent theft attempt at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT/KFAT), Fresno, California.
The airplane sustained substantial damage and the subsequently apprehended adolescent non-pilot rated sole occupant onboard was not injured during the incident.
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