frequently between 1000 feet and 2000 feet of the ground. and then tracking to the north. and then towards ripley, where it finally landed in a soybean field. so, circling the skies for hours like it was clearly done, how dangerous is that, jeff? what kind of a threat does that pose for other aircrafts in the area? it depends, alex, normally if the airplane circles like that, it should be done in a non congested airspace. and a time when the pilot is communicating with other pilots in the area to maintain separation. so, given the fact that most of the circling was done in a remote area north of tupelo at an altitude that was below where commercial airlines was flying, there probably wasn t too much danger as long as there were no other airplanes
the planes. he stole wione of those aircraf, went up in the air. was circling tupelo, mississippi. told authorities he was going to crash into a walmart. they evacuated that walmart. negotiators were able to get on the line with him and convince him not to crash into that store or anywhere else. they were trying to convince him to land in tupelo. he went past that flight plan and decided to land somewhere else in a soybean field not far from tupelo. witnesses there tell us they heard the thud. when they went outside, they saw him with his hands up surrendering himself to police without injuring anyone else. i want you to hear from the mayor of tupelo saying that this was the best case scenario for this situation. so we, like i said, i think this is probably the best case scenario, you know, when i get a phone call at 6:00 in the morning from the police and fire chief, that s never a good
police negotiator were able to get in touch with him then brought in another pilot to attempt to talk him down and have him land at the airport. police say he came within 100 feet of a successful landing but then took off again and flew away to the northwest. that s when police think patterson did run out of fuel. they thought the plane was refuel refueled completely the night before. they were able to reestablish contact with him by a phone again after he crashed into the soybean field. local eyewitnesses in graves town, mississippi, where the field is, said the pilot came out with his hands up and he was immediately detained. a harrowing story to tell that he ll have to tell in a courtroom now. he s charged with terroristic threats and grand larceny. for the second time in a week, technical issues have forced nasa to cancel the launch
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture's proposed administrative rules for the use of Dicamba on soybeans were published in the Secretary of