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FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A 17-year-old girl is in custody after she got into an empty plane and crashed it into a building and fence, according to Fresno Yosemite International Airport officials.
It happened around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday off the runway at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.
According to the girl's mother, her daughter ran away from home Tuesday night and hadn't been seen since then. The mother says her daughter has never run away before.
Police at Fresno Yosemite International Airport say the 17-year-old got into a King Air 200 propeller-driven aircraft and was able to start one engine.
The 17-year-old then began to move and pivot the aircraft and crashed into a building and a fence on airport property, airport officials say.
The girl's mother says her daughter doesn't even know how to drive a car.
The aircraft never became airborne and the aircraft sustained substantial damage, airport officials say.
Airport officials say the 17-year-old was disoriented and uncooperative when she was taken into custody for theft of an aircraft.
Fresno Yosemite International Airport is currently working with the Federal Aviation Administration and other authorities investigating this incident.
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