Johnnieappleseed Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 My bro-in-law and I were on a guided whitetail hunt in IL when a 4-seater helicopter landed in the small food plot we were hunting. A passenger exited, urinated, re-entered and they took off. We weren’t very happy as we had just spotted a nice deer in the area a few minutes earlier. It is private property and the land owner has no idea who owns the aircraft. I captured the entire event on camera. The N number comes back to a multi-engine jet out of California unless I’m doing the look-up wrong. Is this legal? How do I find out who owns the aircraft? Thanks in advance. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 No, not legal. You cannot land on private property without prior permission. Check the N number on the side of the aircraft again. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choppaguy84 Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 If this was just a one time incident and most likely to never happen again…you probably have better things to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 No doubt it will happen to somebody else, though. It's trespassing and the FSDO should have a talk with the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedude Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 Sometimes you just really, really have to pee. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 So go to the bathroom when you fly by an airport instead of making yourself so uncomfortable you think you can justify trespassing. How, in 7,000 hours, have I managed to not land on private property just because I had to take a leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnieappleseed Posted November 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 Thank you for the info everyone. I’ve looked back at the video and the N# is crystal clear. But when I do the inquiry it comes back to a jet. No such thing as a duplicate number or a different number for helicopters? Excuse the ignorance please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedude Posted November 24, 2021 Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 What's the number? Sometimes numbers are recycled after previous aircraft are no longer registered. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberInquiry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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