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gravestown, mississippi. around 10:00 a.m. local time. int not all that far from where it took off around 5:00 a.m. this morning. you could see a beechcraft, a twin engine commuter, seats about six or eight people and we know from authorities in tupelo that this plane was stolen by what appears to be an airport employee. police received a call around 5:00 a.m. central daylight time where the pilot of that plane, actually we dont know if it is way pilot. but the person flying that airpl...

Was on board the airplane. we know it was only one person on board. were still trying to confirm exactly who this person is. what their motives were. and whether or not they had any previous flying experience. based on what i could tell you as a pilot and a flight administrator, this person may have had some previous flight experience that they knew where to go. they knew how to get into a king air like this and they knew how to start the engines or at least have the presence of mind or the inte...

Hollywood, isnt he? >> yeah. and as you mentioned a few of the crashes hed been involved in, hes also been involved in rescue missions. he rescued a missing boy scout back in like 2000 or 2001. there was a mountain climber he rescued in wyoming. hes been involved in other search and rescue missions. so hes really put his flying ability out there to really help people. and he is respected in hollywood. of course we know him from "star wars." hes currently filming the latest "star wars" movie. he ...

Probably a difficult one, right? >> very. when you do a 360 view around that golf course where he crash landed theres houses just yards away like a couple hundred feet. so he really had his act together. you can see how calm and cool he sounded on the radio. i think he really did an outstanding job. and something that could have been a catastrophe not just for him but people that lived in that neighborhood. very impressive bit of piloting. >> were all glad he survived this. very difficult. very ...