Quicksilver LSA Damaged In Crash Landing

Police in Killeen, TX say they have in custody two men responsible for an early morning plane crash earlier this week.

News-8 Austin reports two 18-year-old soldiers from nearby Fort Hood have been charged with unauthorizred use of a motor vehicle... which is a fancy legal term for "stealing."

As ANN reported, police asked the public for CrimeStoppers tips after someone commandered a Quicksilver MX-II from Skylark Field (ILE) early Monday morning, then proceeded to crash it into some mailboxes in a nearby residential area.

Witnesses told officers they saw two men running from the scene. The plane will need several thousand dollars in repairs.

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 9045Z        Make/Model: EXP       Description: QUICKSILVER MX II SPRINT
  Date: 09/22/2008     Time: 0555

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: KILLEEN   State: TX   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT LANDED ONTO A STREET AND CRASHED INTO MAILBOXES, KILLEEN, TX

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   1
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Landing      Operation: OTHER

  FAA FSDO: SAN ANTONIO, TX  (SW17)               Entry date: 09/23/2008

FMI: www.faa.gov