FRESNO, CA. (THECOUNT) — A 17-year-old California girl was arrested after she boarded a Beechcraft King Air 200 twin-propeller, and crashed it into a fence at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, according to reports.
The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday after the girl gained access to the aircraft and was able to fire it up. The girl’s mother later said her daughter “didn’t even know how to drive a car.”
The teen was able to get the aircraft moving and headed for a FAT runway before pivoting and crashing into a fence.
The bird never went airborne.
According to the girl’s mother, her daughter, who has not been identified, ran away from home Tuesday night.
The mother says her daughter has never run away before.
The aircraft reportedly sustained substantial damage, airport officials say.
Airport officials say the 17-year-old was disoriented and uncooperative when she was taken into custody for theft of an aircraft, reports KMPH.
Fresno Yosemite International Airport is currently working with the Federal Aviation Administration and other authorities investigating this incident.
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Geo quick facts: Fresno is a city in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Created in the early 1900s, Forestiere Underground Gardens consists of Roman-catacombs-inspired subterranean passages and courtyards. Fresno Chaffee Zoo has sea lions and a stingray touch pool. Sprawling, trail-lined Woodward Park is home to the Shinzen Japanese Garden. The city is a base for Yosemite National Park, with its waterfalls and giant rock formations – wikipedia.
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I don't think the steering wheel works on a King Air. She probably hit the left rudder trying thinking it was the brake and veered it into a building.