Rotorcraft
Helicopter Thief Convicted for Flying without a License
A Massachusetts man who had his license revoked in 2000 following a conviction for helicopter theft has now been found guilty of flying without a license.
Antonio Santonastaso has been convicted of operating this Robinson R22 without an FAA pilot certificate and from his backyard, which was not an approved landing zone. (Screenshot: YouTube channel mysons mom)
Antonio Santonastaso has been convicted of operating this Robinson R22 without an FAA pilot certificate and from his backyard, which was not an approved landing zone. (Screenshot: YouTube channel mysons mom)

A man with a previous conviction for helicopter theft in 2000 has again been found guilty on charges of flying a Robinson R22 out of his backyard without an FAA pilot certificate. Antonio Santonastaso, 62, of East Brookfield, Massachusetts, was convicted earlier this month by a federal jury of one count of serving as an airman without an airman certificate, one count of making false statements to federal agents, and one count of attempted witness tampering.


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