Fact Check: Someone stole a Plane

Air traffic control provided traffic advisories to both pilots, and each reported the other in sight. The required separation was maintained. The event occurred around 5:15 p.m. local time on Monday, May 4. ... A Lancair IV landed with its gear up at Pegasus Airpark in Queen Creek, Arizona, around 11 a.m. local time on Tuesday, May 5. Only the pilot was on board. The FAA will investigate. ... General Aviation / Long Beach, California The landing gear of a Mooney M20F collapsed when the plane landed at Long Beach Airport in Southern California around 11:20 a.m.

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Owners need to step up preventive ... for aircraft theft crimes. ... Airplanes are relatively easy to steal as long as the thief knows how to fly and is familiar with airport procedures. If the owner does not leave the keys in the aircraft, the plane can be hotwi...

A social media account shared footage of a plane trailing fire and smoke above a city before it crash-landed onto a beach, claiming it showed a disaster in Brazil. But the claim is false: the footage is from the popular video game Grand Theft Auto.

The NTSB is investigating after a seaplane crashed into Washington's Puget Sound. All aboard the plane survived the fiery crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating after a small plane crashed in Winona County, Minnesota, Thursday evening.

Greg Feith, a former NTSB air safety investigator, joins CBS News to discuss the NTSB report that found a series of "systemic failures" led to the deadly midair collision of a plane and helicopter above Washington, D.C., in January 2025.

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