FBOs
String of Airport Courtesy-car Thefts Baffles Authorities
The suspect is moving from airport to airport leaving a trail of misplaced crew vehicles in his wake.
Supplied by the Ottawa, Kansas police department, this screen shot from a video surveillance camera shows the man believed to be responsible for a series of crew car thefts in three states.
Supplied by the Ottawa, Kansas police department, this screen shot from a video surveillance camera shows the man believed to be responsible for a series of crew car thefts in three states.

For most pilots, having a car at an FBO dedicated to their use is a true convenience, but according to authorities in several Central U.S. states, someone is taking the courtesy in “courtesy car” a little too far, stealing the vehicles and swapping them for other courtesy cars at other airports. Targeting only small general aviation airports, the individual is believed to be either a pilot or someone with intimate knowledge of how an FBO works, as he was able to convince workers at Missouri’s Cameron Memorial Airport to leave the crew vehicle for his use after hours. The car, a 2000 Crown Victoria, was found several days later at Ottawa Municipal Airport in Kansas, where it had been swapped for the crew car at the airport-operated FBO there. 


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