It was a dark and stormy night; my electrical system had failed, and the battery was dead. Descending lower and lower in the murk, looking for familiar landmarks, I saw—dead ahead—the magnificent Jeremiah Morrow Bridge spanning the Little Miami River on Ohio’s Interstate 71. My only option was to fly beneath that high-and-wide span and make my way back home to Lunken Airport.
Flying Under a Bridge Too Far
Key Takeaways:
- Pilot Martha Lunken admitted to deliberately flying her plane under Ohio's Jeremiah Morrow Bridge in March 2020, an illegal act captured by a highway drone.
- More than a year later, the FAA issued an "Emergency Order of Revocation," stripping her of all pilot certificates for disregarding safety regulations and an intermittently working transponder.
- After legal appeal, the revocation period was reduced, allowing her to begin the process of regaining her certificates by reapplying for a student pilot certificate after December 2nd.
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