Strange one???

Yesterday, 29 Feb, Brazoria County Airport just south of Houston.

Perp cut locks on 16 hangers .
Only thing taken was a C-172 and two 6 pacs (Texas staff of life).
T/O was about 06:30.
Wx was a band of heavy haze and fog
Airplane ran into high tension lines 3 miles from airport.
Knocked power out for 11,000 customers.
A/C crashed after hitting wires, on penitentiary property.
Totaled
No evidence of an attempted jail break.
No blood in cockpit.
Pilot got out and left his two passengers (6 pacs) in bird.
Foot prints show he took off in a southerly direction.
Still not apprehended
Owner says no one was authorized to fly bird.
If anyone sees a wayward pilot, please report to proper authorities
)

Only data released so far has been via local TV and morning paper.

Big John

Big John wrote in
:

Yesterday, 29 Feb, Brazoria County Airport just south of Houston.

Perp cut locks on 16 hangers .
Only thing taken was a C-172 and two 6 pacs (Texas staff of life).
T/O was about 06:30.
Airplane ran into high tension lines 3 miles from airport.
If anyone sees a wayward pilot, please report to proper authorities
)

I saw an earlier article on the crash, with no pilot anywhere near the
plane. At that time they hadn't found out about the breakin, and didn't
know where the plane came from. Sigh... another failed Darwin Award
candidate!

-----------------------------------------------
James M. Knox
TriSoft ph 512-385-0316
1109-A Shady Lane fax 512-366-4331
Austin, Tx 78721
-----------------------------------------------

"James M. Knox" wrote in
:

Big John wrote in
:

Yesterday, 29 Feb, Brazoria County Airport just south of Houston.

Perp cut locks on 16 hangers .
Only thing taken was a C-172 and two 6 pacs (Texas staff of life).
T/O was about 06:30.
Airplane ran into high tension lines 3 miles from airport.
If anyone sees a wayward pilot, please report to proper authorities
)

I saw an earlier article on the crash, with no pilot anywhere near the
plane. At that time they hadn't found out about the breakin, and
didn't know where the plane came from. Sigh... another failed Darwin
Award candidate!

-----------------------------------------------
James M. Knox

Insurance scam??? fire it up and let it go??? would the plane just take
off on it's own if left to it's own devices with no crosswind???

..... just wild - uniformed speculation....

--
ET


Future student pilot and future Sonex builder


"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

It couldn't have been an insurance scam. The owner lives in Texas, and
no red-blooded Texan would leave two six-packs behind. Must have been a
teetotaler from Missouri or somewhere. duck

No, it was a Baptist. They drink all right but wouldn't get caught
dead with the booze G

This is double duck. Am sure some good Baptists will get in the queue.

This mornings paper said that some people driving along the road saw a
man coming from the wreck. He said that two others (if there were) had
gone back to the airport.

They published an artist rendition of the perp . If caught those who
saw him can identify in line up.

Big John


On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 12:30:28 -0800, lid wrote:

It couldn't have been an insurance scam. The owner lives in Texas, and
no red-blooded Texan would leave two six-packs behind. Must have been a
teetotaler from Missouri or somewhere. duck

Insurance scam??? fire it up and let it go??? would the plane just take
off on it's own if left to it's own devices with no crosswind???

.... just wild - uniformed speculation....

That wouldn't explain the footprints leading away from the wreck site.

" They published an artist rendition of the perp . If caught those who
saw him can identify in line up.

Big John


Once the police have told them who the suspect is of course.

Caught him... He wrecked the second one. The first one he just taxied
around the field for a while.

Special Ed

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stori....4903cfac.html


"Big John" wrote in message
...
Yesterday, 29 Feb, Brazoria County Airport just south of Houston.

Perp cut locks on 16 hangers .
Only thing taken was a C-172 and two 6 pacs (Texas staff of life).
T/O was about 06:30.
Wx was a band of heavy haze and fog
Airplane ran into high tension lines 3 miles from airport.
Knocked power out for 11,000 customers.
A/C crashed after hitting wires, on penitentiary property.
Totaled
No evidence of an attempted jail break.
No blood in cockpit.
Pilot got out and left his two passengers (6 pacs) in bird.
Foot prints show he took off in a southerly direction.
Still not apprehended
Owner says no one was authorized to fly bird.
If anyone sees a wayward pilot, please report to proper authorities
)

Only data released so far has been via local TV and morning paper.

Big John

"eddie" wrote in message
m...
Caught him... He wrecked the second one. The first one he just taxied
around the field for a while.

Special Ed


Got any sites that covered the story, that have no registration? I DON'T
do registrations.
--
Jim in NC


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.600 / Virus Database: 381 - Release Date: 2/28/2004

"Morgans" wrote in message
...

"eddie" wrote in message
m...
Caught him... He wrecked the second one. The first one he just taxied
around the field for a while.

Special Ed


Got any sites that covered the story, that have no registration? I DON'T
do registrations.

Try http://www.chron.com/ and
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...olitan/2430358