A 23-year-old man is useless after stealing a aircraft from a Dallas-area flight college and crashing it in a rural area of Northeast Texas.
Authorities recognized the pilot as Logan Timothy James from Stokesdale, North Carolina. He was pronounced useless on the scene.
The crash occurred round 8:30 p.m. Wednesday about nine miles northeast of Telephone, Texas, close to the Purple River in Fannin County, based on a information launch from the Texas Division of Public Security (DPS) obtained by Fox 4 Dallas.
DPS said {that a} preliminary investigation reveals a Cessna 172 was stolen from ATP Flight Faculty in Addison on Wednesday night time. From there, the aircraft was flown greater than 80 miles northeast towards Paris.
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FILE- A pilot is useless after stealing a Cessna 172 and crashing it right into a area in rural Northeast Texas, authorities mentioned. (Getty Photos)
James was the one individual within the plane and no different accidents had been reported, based on investigators.
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The Nationwide Transportation Security Board brand and signage are seen at a information convention at NTSB headquarters in Washington, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Picture/Andrew Harnik, File)
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DPS instructed Fox Information Digital that the Nationwide Transportation Security Board is now main the investigation into the crash and is being assisted by the Federal Aviation Administration.
