The ‘drunk’ pilot is arrested after flying his light plane from Florida to Missouri before making an emergency landing on the freeway after running out of fuel
- John T. Seesing, 35, of Prairie Valley, Kansas, made an emergency landing in his light aircraft Friday morning
- The drunk pilot was flying from Florida to the airport in downtown Kansas City when he ran out of fuel around 2:45 a.m
- He reported before landing, where he crashed into a guardrail and sustained minor injuries
- Seesing was arrested on suspicion of DWI and for possession of a controlled substance, a firearm and drug paraphernalia
- The 35-year-old only had a student pilot’s license
A ‘drunk’ pilot has been arrested after flying out in his light plane Florida to Missouri before landing on the freeway.
John T. Seesing, 35, of Prairie Village, KansasA small plane landed on I-70 near Grain Valley around 2:45 a.m. Friday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) said they believe Seesing was en route to Kansas City’s Wheeler Downtown Airport when he ran out of fuel and had to make an emergency landing on the freeway.
Seesing was the only passenger on the plane and suffered minor injuries.
The Kansan reported before landing and had a minor collision with a guard rail, but no cars were hit.
A “drunk” pilot landed a small plane on a Missouri freeway after running out of fuel. John T. Seesing, 35, of Prairie Valley, flew in from Florida and was en route to an airport in Kansas City
The 35-year-old had a student pilot license issued in January 2020, but was not allowed to take any passengers with him
MSHP found the man “intoxicated” and arrested him at the scene. He was arrested on suspicion of a DWI, acts of negligence, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia Kansas City Star.
Seesing has since been taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The 35-year-old had a student pilot license issued in January 2020, but was not allowed to take any passengers with him.
It took road crews approximately three hours to clear the collision and tow the aircraft off the freeway.
According to public records, Seesing had a few run-ins with the law for traffic violations, including speeding and driving without a valid driver’s license in 2017.
EMTs said they found Seesing “intoxicated” and he was arrested on suspicion of DWI, negligence, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia
The plane was towed off the freeway at 5:30 a.m. and did not disrupt morning traffic
