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Teen Pilot Raising Money to Fight Cancer Arrested After Antarctica Landing
ANTARCTICA, JUL 6 – Ethan Guo faces a 90-day investigation after unauthorized landing in Chilean-claimed Antarctic territory during his solo flight fundraising for cancer research.
- Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old pilot who taught himself to fly and hails from Memphis, was detained on King George Island in Antarctica after he landed there without permission during his attempt to complete a solo flight covering all seven continents.
- Guo filed an inaccurate flight itinerary before departing from Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Airport in Punta Arenas and altered his course toward Antarctica without notifying the authorities.
- Chilean officials say Guo's unauthorized landing violated multiple national and international regulations and endangered air traffic safety in the Antarctic and Magallanes region.
- Guo's lawyer told CNN on June 29 that the pilot began experiencing complications during the flight while Guo claimed he was conducting an exploratory route test.
- A Chilean court ordered Guo to remain in the country during a 90-day investigation into violations of the aeronautical code, with one charge possibly leading to short-term imprisonment.
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With the aim of raising funds to fund research programs to raise awareness about cancer, the 19-year-old pilot Ethan Guo had the goal of traveling the seven continents in his Cessna 182 Q plane. The young American began his journey motivated, according to him, by the diagnosis of cancer in the blood received by a relative. “In 2021, my cousin was diagnosed with cancer. It inspired me to take my life more seriously and join the fight against canc…
US pilot must pay for departure from Antarctica after unauthorized landing
The Chilean government has ruled out covering the transportation costs of 19-year-old American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo, who remains under a travel ban in Antarctica after landing without authorization. Defense Minister Adriana Delpiano explained that while “there is no impediment” for him to leave the white continent on a private flight, Guo himself must cover the cost through a private aviation company.
His flight to all seven continents should bring donations. Now a young US pilot is in legal turbulence after landing in Antarctica.
Teen pilot raising money to fight cancer arrested after Antarctica landing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – A teenager attempting to set a world flight record and raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis has been arrested after landing in Antarctica. Ethan Guo, 19, has been accused by Chile of submitting a false flight plan and landing in Antarctica without permission. According to a post on X by the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Prosecutor's Office, Guo landed without authorization in Antarctic terri…
19-year-old Ethan Guo is trying to raise $1 million for cancer research by becoming the first pilot in history to fly solo to all seven continents. Now he's in trouble. Guo took off from Punta Arenas, near the southern tip of Chile, and was just going to "take a ride around town." But he deviated from his route without permission and instead landed on...
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