Disaster (Update: pilot in custody) Pilot threatens to crash small plane into Mississippi Walmart

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pilot-threatens-crash-small-plane-into-mississippi-walmart-2022-09-03/

Sept 3 (Reuters) - The pilot of a small plane has threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart in Mississippi, local police said on Saturday, leading to an evacuation of the store.

The police department in Tupelo, Mississippi said they were notified about the situation earlier on Saturday and had been talking directly to the pilot.

"With the mobility of an airplane of that type the danger zone is much larger than even Tupelo," the police said in a statement on Facebook.


They added that Walmart (WMT.N) and a gas station had been evacuated and people had been dispersed.

Social media videos, which Reuters could not immediately verify, appeared to show a small plane flying in circles at a low altitude.

The Daily Journal said the pilot worked at the Tupelo regional airport and the plane was currently flying near a Toyota (7203.T) plant.

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The guy is doing circles above it right now, at least Sky King just did his thing in the middle of nowhere.

 

[The Luigi Player]

This is going to go well

 

[JustSomeDong]

Before the inevitable SKYKING comparison spergery starts, I'd like to point out that SKYKING was a broken guy that just wanted to fly and do barrel rolls, and did not explicitly threaten innocent people in such a manner. He certainly endangered people himself, but not in nearly the same manner.

 

[XYZpdq]

I'm no plane-ologist but wouldn't your average light aircraft just bounce off the roof of a sturdy building?

 

[Hack for crack]

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N342ER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1puzPgC0FYQ

 

[TurdFondler]

Yeah he'd damage some HVAC units and a few roof joists but I doubt there'd even be a single fatality outside the retard pilot.

A guy once tried killing his wife by crashing a plane into their mcmansion and didn't really do too much damage.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

He must really hate Elvis or something.

 

[Swingletonthesimpleton]

I never understand why its always "this person threatens to do something bad" If you wanna do something bad, why tell people you're gonna do it, and not just do it. Thats like showing up to a gunfight and saying IM GONNA SHOOT YOU. IM GONNA DO IT. Either do it or shut up.

 

[DiggieSmalls]

Sky King would shit on this guy

 

[No. 7 cat]

Perhaps he was disgruntled at their showy looking but normally low quality bicycles.

 

[Lone MacReady]

I never understand why its always "this person threatens to do something bad" If you wanna do something bad, why tell people you're gonna do it, and not just do it. Thats like showing up to a gunfight and saying IM GONNA SHOOT YOU. IM GONNA DO IT. Either do it or shut up.

Probably because they don't actually want to do it, and want to be arrested/paid attention to for some other reason. Think of it like a batshit cry for help.

 

[inception_state]

Looks like he is flying off northeast now at around 200 mph.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N342ER

I'm no plane-ologist but wouldn't your average light aircraft just bounce off the roof of a sturdy building?

Something like 4,000 kg at 200+ mph is a lot of kinetic energy. Certainly enough to put a big hole in a store.

 

[Ratboy Genius]

Wild to wake up and hear that someone might crash a plane into a walmart in my state... With this and the water fiasco, MS has been in the news lately More attention than we've gotten in ages lol

 

[Screw Danlon]

I never understand why its always "this person threatens to do something bad" If you wanna do something bad, why tell people you're gonna do it, and not just do it. Thats like showing up to a gunfight and saying IM GONNA SHOOT YOU. IM GONNA DO IT. Either do it or shut up.

My theory is it’s usually people who are so messed up they want to commit suicide but are too scared, so they’re trying to get someone to do it for them.

 

[TurdFondler]

Looks like he is flying off northeast now at around 200 mph.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N342ER

Something like 4,000 kg at 200+ mph is a lot of kinetic energy. Certainly enough to put a big hole in a store.

Oh shit it's a twin engine multi passenger plane.

A section of Walmart might be closed for a few days lmao

 

[Swingletonthesimpleton]

My theory is it’s usually people who are so messed up they want to commit suicide but are too scared, so they’re trying to get someone to do it for them.

Well if that's his wish he should have threatened to fly towards the white house or some other government place. Fighter jets would have ended that real quick.

 

[inception_state]

Oh shit it's a twin engine multi passenger plane.

A section of Walmart might be closed for a few days lmao

Yeah, now that the people are out, there really isn't much damage he can do. He appears to be flying off somewhere else now, which could be good if he is going to land, or bad if he is now planning to crash into something else.

Edit; nvm, still circling in the same general area...

 

[Sparkletor 2.0]

Walmart gonna have to change the signs from "watch for falling prices"...

 

[Billy Butcher]

Shootings, Stabbings, Bombings and now flying planes into stores, We came a long way in life haven't we?

This is also the supposed footage going around about the plane

Someone also posted the Tupelo Police statement and plane trajectory.

 

[heathercho]

I'm no plane-ologist but wouldn't your average light aircraft just bounce off the roof of a sturdy building?

A Beechcraft Air King 90 isn't too flimsy of a plane, if it had enough fuel on board, it could do some damage...especially if some sperg torpedoed it in.