14 yr old Pilot fr/Rainsville

[Belle]

Hi all!
Does anybody out there know the 14 yr old boy or his parents from
Rainsville Ala who managed to get a small plane up into the air last
night? I would really like to interview him or his parents. Please
help if you can.
Thanks for everything.
Linda

[Larry Dighera]

On 16 Jun 2005 21:08:38 -0700, "Belle" > wrote in
. com>::

>Hi all!
>Does anybody out there know the 14 yr old boy or his parents from
>Rainsville Ala who managed to get a small plane up into the air last
>night? I would really like to interview him or his parents. Please
>help if you can.
>Thanks for everything.
>Linda


I don't see any mention of the incident here:
http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/iirform.htm

Have you got any more information like the aircraft registration
number?

[Belle]

Larry,
The plane was out of Ft Payne Alabama local airport, a Cessna #N5527M
is most likely the reigistration number. Not on the plane which is
strange, but on the key tag to the plane. I would appreciate any help
you might be able to give me.
Thanks,
Linda

[Belle]

Here is the incident report from FAA --
** Report created 6/16/2005 Record 4
**
************************************************** ******************************

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 5527M Make/Model: C152 Description: 152, A152,
Aerobat
Date: 06/16/2005 Time:

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N
Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: FORT PAYNE State: AL Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, CRASHED, FORT PAYNE, AL

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:

WEATHER: 160400Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2989

OTHER DATA

Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx
Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: BIRMINGHAM, AL (SO09) Entry date:
06/16/2005

[Larry Dighera]

On 16 Jun 2005 21:32:14 -0700, "Belle" > wrote in
. com>::

>Larry,
>The plane was out of Ft Payne Alabama local airport, a Cessna #N5527M
>is most likely the reigistration number. Not on the plane which is
>strange, but on the key tag to the plane. I would appreciate any help
>you might be able to give me.
>Thanks,
>Linda

There's information about the airport here:
http://www.airnav.com/airport/4A9

Here's a phone number for the apparent aircraft owner:
Valley Aviation 256-845-9129

The aircraft registration data is available here:
http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=73653309&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_nnr&var=0&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_nnr.html&nnumber=5527m
>N-number : N5527M
>Aircraft Serial Number : 15284603
>Aircraft Manufacturer : CESSNA
> Model : 152
>Engine Manufacturer : LYCOMING
> Model : 0-235 SERIES
>Aircraft Year : 1980
>Owner Name : VALLEY AVIATION INC
>Owner Address : 2200 TERMINAL DR
> FORT PAYNE, AL, 35967
>Type of Owner : Corporation
>Registration Date : 10-Feb-1994
>Airworthiness Certificate Type : Standard
>Approved Operations : Utility

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disproportionate number of inaccuracies.

[Ross Richardson]

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


Larry Dighera wrote:
> On 16 Jun 2005 21:08:38 -0700, "Belle" > wrote in
> . com>::
>
>
>>Hi all!
>>Does anybody out there know the 14 yr old boy or his parents from
>>Rainsville Ala who managed to get a small plane up into the air last
>>night? I would really like to interview him or his parents. Please
>>help if you can.
>>Thanks for everything.
>>Linda
>
>
>
> I don't see any mention of the incident here:
> http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/iirform.htm
>
> Have you got any more information like the aircraft registration
> number?
>
>

[Belle]

Larry,
Many thanks. Spoke to him last night. A lovely man who was very
concerned for the boy. But I would like to speak with the boy and his
family. Will keep trying. Thanks!
Linda

[Larry Dighera]

On 17 Jun 2005 09:28:20 -0700, "Belle" > wrote in
. com>::

>Larry,
>Many thanks. Spoke to him last night. A lovely man who was very
>concerned for the boy. But I would like to speak with the boy and his
>family. Will keep trying. Thanks!
>Linda

You're welcome.

From your comment, I infer you were unable to learn the boy's name;
how about the licence plate number on his mother's van?

[Belle]

Larry,
No pix or reports of that. Still trying.
Linda

[Casey Wilson]

"Belle" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Larry,
> No pix or reports of that. Still trying.
> Linda
>

Hmmmm, try hoofing it into the police station and request to see the logs.
Yes, he's a juvie but in most states the logs are open to public scrutiny.
You already know your rag's policy of publishing names, right?

[Av8trxx]

Boy, 14, Steals Cessna for Joy Ride
Thursday, June 16, 2005

FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A 14-year-old boy stole a Cessna (search) and went on a
late-night joy ride, taking off and landing twice before being arrested,
police said.

The teen suffered minor cuts and bruises on the second landing because the
plane came down hard, causing the landing gear to collapse and the
propeller to dig into a road beside the airport, police said.

The teen allegedly took his mother's van from their home Wednesday night
and drove to the airport in Fort Payne (search) about five miles away. He
said he then found the key in the unlocked plane, removed the Cessna's
tie-downs, started the engine, and began driving around.

"The next thing he knew he was in the air," Police Chief David Walker
said.

The teen, who police said had never before flown a plane, was in the air
for nearly 30 minutes.

Police charged him with theft and took him to a juvenile lockup. The teen
was not identified because of his age.

Authorities said the theft raised questions about security.

"We've never had a problem before with planes being stolen, so I guess we
have been a little lax in our security," said Larry Noble Cowart, who owns
Valley Aviation (search), which runs the airport and owns the plane.

Cowart said the teen could have entered through the typically unlocked
airport gate or climbed a fence.

[Larry Dighera]

Whether it is appropriate to call the teenager a pilot or not given
Webster's definition of the word 'pilot' seems moot. Note 'c' in that
reference: "one who flies ... an aircraft."


Main Entry:1pilot
Pronunciation:*p*-l*t
Function:noun
Etymology:Middle French pilote, from Italian pilota, alteration of
pedota, from (assumed) Middle Greek p*d*t*s, from Greek p*da
steering oars, plural of p*don oar; probably akin to Greek pod-,
pous foot more at FOOT
Date:1530

1 a : one employed to steer a ship : HELMSMAN b : a person who is
qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a
port or in specified waters c : a person who flies or is
qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
2 : GUIDE, LEADER
3 : COWCATCHER
4 : a piece that guides a tool or machine part
5 : a television show produced and filmed or taped as a sample of
a proposed series
6 : PILOT LIGHT 2
–pilotless \-l*s\ adjective

[Belle]

Hmm, good idea but it would be a "hoof" of about 1500 miles.