Stolen King Air still flying as of 8:38am on Sat (9-3-22)

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  1. EricVKX

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    Weather may get him
     
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    Did he just end it?
     
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    Wondering same thing....
     
    FPK1, Sep 3, 2022
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  4. MacFlier

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    No updates anymore on fr24
     
    MacFlier, Sep 3, 2022
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  5. Kenny Phillips

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    Yeah, no more returns on any of my apps. Should be over.
     
    Kenny Phillips, Sep 3, 2022
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    *off radar
     
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  7. Pilawt

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    Looks like Game Over. Last hit on Flightaware was 900' MSL -- about 450' AGL -- and 163 mph. Appears to be sparsely-populated, wooded country.
     
    Pilawt, Sep 3, 2022
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  8. Jdm

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    Wow. Appears that he’s very close to my location now! That’s a Tupelo based King Air.
     
    Jdm, Sep 3, 2022
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  9. FPK1

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    Interesting no law enforcement or fire helicopters in the area... At least not on ADS-B.
     
    FPK1, Sep 3, 2022
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  10. N444MD

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    Man's mind and spirit grow with the space in which they are allowed to operate. — Krafft A. Ehricke
    How do you receive a report when a plane goes supersonic other than when someone on the ground is witnessing ?
     
    N444MD, Sep 3, 2022
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  11. Pi1otguy

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    Did he go down or just discover his transponder was on?
     
    Pi1otguy, Sep 3, 2022
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  12. FPK1

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    Still not seeing any emergency aircraft over the area where he was last pinged so perhaps he turned it off or the FAA turned it off...
     
    FPK1, Sep 3, 2022
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  13. Jdm

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    This is Mississippi we’re talking about! :)
     
    Jdm, Sep 3, 2022
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  14. Pi1otguy

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    Are there no news helos out there? In SoCal about 7 would have swarmed the area by now.
     
    Pi1otguy, Sep 3, 2022
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  15. RyanB

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    Yeah looks like he ended it.
     
    RyanB, Sep 3, 2022
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  16. Grum.Man

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    Reports are in that he crashed. I am sure the FAA grounded all traffic in the area so it will take a minute for first responders.
     
    Grum.Man, Sep 3, 2022
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  17. RingLaserGyroSandwich

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    Is that a model of King Air that requires a type rating?
     
    RingLaserGyroSandwich, Sep 3, 2022
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    FlightAware seems to have stopped updating, last altitude no higher than 900'. Said to be over a national forest: What's the terrain altitude?
     
    Hunter Handsfield, Sep 3, 2022
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  19. RyanB

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    No.
     
    RyanB, Sep 3, 2022
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    Get ready for the "we have to do something" political **** storm that is sure to follow.
     
    Country Flier, Sep 3, 2022
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    No TFR, so planes not "grounded."
     
    kkoran, Sep 3, 2022
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  23. Jdm

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    Holly Springs National Forest I’m guessing. Hard to say but his last location seems to be just a bit east of that. I fly this area a lot. Mix of heavy woods but also a lot of farm land. Parts of the forest are kinda rugged but nothing major. There’s a lot 4 wheeler trails and fire access roads through the forest.
     
    Jdm, Sep 3, 2022
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    Piperonca, Sep 3, 2022
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  25. ktup-flyer

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    He’s fine. Union County police have him
     
    ktup-flyer, Sep 3, 2022
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    Did it kill him?
     
    RyanB, Sep 3, 2022
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  27. RyanB

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    Oh wow!
     
    RyanB, Sep 3, 2022
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  28. Kenny Phillips

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    I assumed suicide by plane. Perhaps he had a change of heart; otherwise, this joyride will cost him years of freedom.
     
    Kenny Phillips, Sep 3, 2022
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  29. Deelee

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    Unreal...
     
    Deelee, Sep 3, 2022
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  30. tiger

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    Per video on social media it might even be a re-usable airplane.
     
    tiger, Sep 3, 2022
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    Gotta do what you gotta do for that turbine PIC!
     
    kayoh190, Sep 3, 2022
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  32. Pi1otguy

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    Federal time too.

    Is this just theft or is it terrorism?
     
    Pi1otguy, Sep 3, 2022
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  33. Dave Theisen

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    “we’ll give you a class date, but you need three more hours of multi before it starts”. :)
     
    Dave Theisen, Sep 3, 2022
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    we’ve got fences around the airports… :rolleyes:
     
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  35. schmookeeg

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    Too bad the cops on-scene couldn't finish the job he started and failed at.
     
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  36. Pi1otguy

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    It was an inside job though
     
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  37. Let'sgoflying!

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    edit per ktup, none of these.

    Im seeing “Patterson, (Cory or Corey)”
    (There are 17 Pattersons in MS. There is one Cory in Shannon, MS, student pilot years ago)
     
    Let'sgoflying!, Sep 3, 2022
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    Walmart shoppers can return now.
     
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  39. FancyG

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    You believe the police should murder this guy?
     
    FancyG, Sep 3, 2022
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  40. Todd82

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    To deadstick a king air in a "good landing" this wasn't just a run of the mill suicidal plane thief. Dude evidently knew his way around king airs, how to feather, etc.
     
    Todd82, Sep 3, 2022
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