"Authorities say a would-be aircraft thief saw his plans end abruptly after he slammed a stolen plane into a hangar at a Southern California airport. Ceffareno Michael Logan, 37, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of trying to steal a Cessna 172, a small aircraft, which was being used to train flight students at Van Nuys Airport. According to the Los Angeles Airport Police, Logan entered the grounds of the L.A. Flying Academy along Balboa Boulevard around 5 a.m."
"He was able to access the plane, turn it on and attempt an escape, authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether Logan was a flight student at the academy. Before the craft could take off, Logan allegedly slammed the plane head-on into a hangar wall. The owner of the flight school told ABC7 that the aircraft's nose and wing were damaged in the incident."
Ceffareno Michael Logan, 37, entered the L.A. Flying Academy grounds at Van Nuys Airport around 5 a.m. and accessed a Cessna 172 used for flight training. He started the plane and attempted to flee but slammed the aircraft head-on into a hangar wall before takeoff. The crash damaged the plane's nose and wing. Logan was arrested, booked on suspicion of felony burglary, and held with bail set at $150,000. FBI agents assisted airport police with the investigation. It remained unclear whether anyone was injured or whether Logan was a flight student, and the flight school did not comment.
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