Joseph Balzer News Today

Three airline pilots were arrested and made national headlines after drinking heavily at the Moorhead restaurant in 1990

When we think about alcohol and vehicles, we typically think of drunk driving and the dangers that it poses. We rarely think of flying. That’s probably because flying while drunk is a much less common problem. Professional pilots also have a very strong program to help them address alcohol addiction. But in 1990, the nation’s first drunken pilot scandal involved a flight from North Dakota.