A 23-year-old man was killed when he stole a plane from a Dallas-area flight school and crashed it in rural northeast Texas.
Authorities identified the pilot as Logan Timothy James of Stokesdale, North Carolina. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday near the Red River in Fannin County, about nine miles northeast of Telefon, Texas, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) news release obtained by Fox 4 Dallas.
DPS said a preliminary investigation revealed a Cessna 172 was stolen from the ATP flight school in Addison on Wednesday night. From there, the plane flew more than 130 miles northeast toward Paris.
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FILE – The pilot who stole a Cessna 172 and crashed it into a rural field in northeast Texas has died, authorities said. (Getty Images)
Investigators said James was the only person on the plane and no one else was injured.
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The National Transportation Safety Board logo and signage are seen during a press conference at NTSB headquarters in Washington, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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DPS told FOX News Digital that the National Transportation Safety Board is currently leading the investigation into the crash, with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration.
