At approximately 0630, a Cessna 172K struck power lines and crashed near Brazoria County Airport. The airplane had been stolen by an unlicensed person who later admitted to authorities that he had been drinking heavily since the previous evening. An FAA inspector said 16 hangars were broken into and the accident airplane contained miscellaneous equipment from the hangars as well as several beer cans. Law enforcement authorities said the man had taxied another airplane around the airport for a while before parking it and getting into the 172. He said he taxied the 172 around for a while and then decided to go for it and took off.
February 29, Angleton, Texas / Cessna 172
At approximately 0630, a Cessna 172K struck power lines and crashed near Brazoria County Airport. The airplane had been stolen by an unlicensed person who later admitted to authorities that he had been drinking heavily since the previous evening. An FAA inspector said 16 hangars were broken into and the accident airplane contained miscellaneous equipment from the hangars as well as several beer cans. Law enforcement authorities said the man had taxied another airplane around the airport for a while before parking it and getting into the 172. He said he taxied the 172 around for a while and then decided to go for it and took off....
Key Takeaways:
- An unlicensed, intoxicated individual stole a Cessna 172K after breaking into multiple hangars and previously taxiing another aircraft.
- The stolen Cessna 172K crashed near Brazoria County Airport around 0630 after striking power lines.
- The individual admitted to heavy drinking since the previous evening and decided to take off despite being unlicensed and impaired.
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