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Former Student Pilot Sentenced for Stealing Airplane

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A former student pilot was sentenced to more than a year in a federal prison on September 17, after flying a stolen airplane from Perry-Houston County Airport in Perry, Georgia. The former student pilot flew the aircraft, a Beechcraft Bonanza A-36, across multiple states.  Rufus Crane pleaded guilty in June to one count of interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, which could have carried up to a 10 year sentence and a maximum fine of $250…
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Former Student Pilot Sentenced for Stealing Airplane

A former student pilot was sentenced to more than a year in a federal prison on September 17, after flying a stolen airplane from Perry-Houston County Airport in Perry, Georgia. The former student pilot flew the aircraft, a Beechcraft Bonanza A-36, across multiple states.  Rufus Crane pleaded guilty in June to one count of interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, which could have carried up to a 10 year sentence and a maximum fine of $250…

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AVweb broke the news in on Monday, September 22, 2025.
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