Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians Seizes Minnesota Man’s Plane, Claims to Own Airspace, After He Made Emergency Landing on Reservation

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians seizes Minnesota man’s plane, claims to own airspace, after he made emergency landing on reservation

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Tribal nation seizes pilot's plane after emergency landing, says airspace belongs to reservation

Share This StoryA Minnesota pilot whose single-engine plane lost power midair and made an emergency landing on the Red Lake Reservation says tribal police seized his aircraft shortly afterward — and that he’s now being forced to stand trial in tribal court to get it back. According to an interview with Aviation International News (AIN), pilot Darrin Smedsmo of Roseau was flying to Bemidji on Oct. 15 when his 1946 Stinson aircraft “suddenly stopp…

Roseau Pilot's Plane Remains Impounded by Red Lake Nation

The fate of a Roseau pilot's airplane which was impounded by Red Lake Nation authorities remains uncertain at this time. Darrin Smedsmo landed his plane on a road on Red Lake Nation land on Oct. 15 after the engine on the plane failed. The plane was impounded because Red Lake…