Unlicensed pilot crashes potentially stolen plane on west coast, tries fleeing

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  Unlicensed pilot crashes potentially stolen plane in western Newfoundland, tries fleeing scene [/left] Operator, 32, was later found by police while passenger, 59, was taken to hospital for minor injuries  By Katie Breen, [url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/cbc-news-online- ... -1.1294364]CBC News[/url] Posted: Aug 05, 2016 9:25 AM NT Last Updated: Aug 05, 2016 6:08 PM NT

A man, 32, has been charged with flying without a licence, dangerous operation of an aircraft and obstructing a police officer after taking a float plane for a joy flight and crashing it near Mitchell's Pond in Jeffrey's, in western Newfoundland Thursday night.
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre was alerted to the incident around 7:00 p.m. after the plane flipped upside down, sending an automatic beacon distress message.
RCMP and the Bay St. George South Fire Department responded to the scene where they found the passenger, 59, walking away from the crash with minor injuries. He was taken to hospital while police tried tracking down the plane's operator, 32.
The wannabe pilot was located in a pickup truck trying to flee the scene. He's since been arrested and charged under the Criminal Code and the Aeronautics Act. He also sustained minor injuries from the incident.
The Cessna 180 plane was found inverted, nose-down in a forested area near Mitchell's Pond. Police found the crashed aircraft about 500 metres from the pond.
Police don't believe the pair involved were in flight for long based on how far the crash was from the aircraft's hangar.
The plane's owner is related to both men involved. His Cessna 180 was taken without his consent. A charge of theft over $5,000 is still being investigated.
The plane's operator will appear before court at a later date.

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On the [b]west coast[/b] .... of Newfoundland; ok ...makes sense now

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[size=2.6em][font=din pro]Canadian takes plane on joyride, survives crash & attempts to flee police
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A 32-year-old man is facing a smorgasbord of charges after he crashed a plane which he had been operating without a license, almost immediately after takeoff near a popular cabin site in Newfoundland, Canada.
[font=segoe ui][size=1.5em]Bay St. George police has announced that a Cessna 180 float plane crashed near Mitchell’s Pond near Jeffrey on Thursday evening. [/size][/font]

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The pilot, a 32-year-old male, took the aircraft on a joyride without asking the permission of the owner and without having a pilot’s license. Immediately after take off, the plane crash-landed over a tree line about half a kilometer away.

While the initial report indicated that the pilot stole the plane, the police later announced that the aircraft had belonged to a family member. “He is directly related to the owner of the plane, who does not want him charged with theft,” said Cpl. John Butler, adding that a 59-year-old relative of the owner was also on the plane. “He’s just happy that the two people ... are not seriously injured. It could have been a heck of a lot worse for sure.”
Butler said the pilot was charged with flying without a license, dangerous operation of an aircraft and obstructing a police officer.
Bay St. George South Fire Department and Jeffrey’s Ambulance provided assistance at the time of the crash rushing the 59-year-old man from Jeffrey's to hospital. The 32-year-old male resident of St. Fintan’s, was detained by police as he tried to flee the scene of the crash.
The crash happened on the opposite side of the pond, across from 10 cabins.

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