Accidents
Mississippi FBO Worker Steals, Crashes King Air
Authorities in Mississippi are continuing the investigation into an incident this weekend when an FBO worker at Tupelo Regional Airport stole a King Air.
This King Air C90, N342ER was stolen by an FBO staffer, who circled over Tupelo, Mississippi for five hours before crash-landing it in a farm field. (Photo: FlightAware)
This King Air C90, N342ER was stolen by an FBO staffer, who circled over Tupelo, Mississippi for five hours before crash-landing it in a farm field. (Photo: FlightAware)

Authorities in Mississippi are continuing the investigation into an incident that occurred this weekend when an FBO worker at Tupelo Regional Airport stole a Beechcraft King Air C90. According to Tupelo Police, Cory Wayne Patterson, a line service technician at Tupelo Aviation for the past 10 years, took the fully-fueled twin turboprop around 5 a.m. Saturday morning. FAA records show Patterson has held a student pilot certificate since 2013.