US EditionTeen Pilot Who Raised $100k for St. Jude Arrested in Antarctica
- Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old self-taught aviator from Memphis, was detained by Chilean authorities after landing unauthorized in Antarctica on a Cessna 182 aircraft.
- Guo filed a flight plan indicating he would fly over Punta Arenas, but during the flight, he diverted toward Antarctica without notifying authorities or obtaining approval.
- Chilean prosecutors charged Guo with violating national and international aviation regulations and endangering air traffic safety, while his lawyer said he experienced complications during flight.
- In September 2023, Guo set out on a mission to fly solo around the world in a light aircraft, aiming to set a record as the youngest male pilot to complete such a journey and to raise $1 million for childhood cancer research.
- A Chilean court imposed a 90-day investigation requiring Guo to remain in the country, reflecting serious legal consequences for his unauthorized Antarctic landing.
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19-year-old Ethan Guo is trying to raise $1 million for cancer research by becoming the first pilot in history to fly solo to all seven continents. Now he's in trouble. Guo took off from Punta Arenas, near the southern tip of Chile, and was just going to "take a ride around town." But he deviated from his route without permission and instead landed on...
Teen pilot who raised $100k for St. Jude arrested in Antarctica
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A teenager attempting to set a world flight record and raise dollars for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis has been arrested in Antarctica. Ethan Guo, 19, has been accused by Chile of submitting a false flight plan and landing in Antarctica without permission. According to a post on X by the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Prosecutor's Office, Guo landed without authorization in Antarctic territory and was charg…
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