Accidents
17-Year-Old Girl Crashes King Air After Joyride
A King Air 200 was substantially damaged after an unlicensed minor tried to take it for a spin and ended up crashing it into a Fresno Airport builiding.
The 1979 Beechcraft King Air 200 was substantially damaged after a girl gained access to the general aviation area at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, somehow managed to start one of the turboprop's engines, and propel it into a fence and a building. (Photo: Jim Guy/The Fresno Bee)
The 1979 Beechcraft King Air 200 was substantially damaged after a girl gained access to the general aviation area at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, somehow managed to start one of the turboprop's engines, and propel it into a fence and a building. (Photo: Jim Guy/The Fresno Bee)

Police and aviation authorities in Fresno, California are investigating how a 17-year-old girl gained access to a Beechcraft King Air 200 and crashed it into an airport building early Wednesday morning at Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The unidentified minor was able to enter the aircraft, which was parked on the TechnicAir ramp, start one of the turboprop twin's engines, and move it.