Posted on 01/25/2005 6:59:02 AM PST by mimmson
Four immigrants and a pilot were detained after a Homeland Security Department division helped surround their plane at Stinson Municipal Airport on Monday night.
The five are being investigated in connection with a smuggling operation involving Chinese nationals, said Capt. Jeff Humphrey, San Antonio police special operations commander.
The five had been flying in a single-engine Cessna 172P south of San Antonio.
Online records of the Federal Aviation Administration show that the 20-year-old plane is co-owned by Afzal Hameed of Dover, Del. The other co-owner is listed as Alyce S. Taylor, but no address is given for her.
The FAA records state that the plane's last three-year registration was filed in 1999, and that the agency received no response in 2002 after mailing new registration forms to Hameed.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement requested help from the San Antonio Police Department, which provided a Chinese linguist to translate for the two male and two female passengers.
(Excerpt) Read more at mysanantonio.com ...
Afzal Hameed? Sounds swarthy.
Neat trick. That's a four seat aircraft.
Yes, Quilla. I'm with you on that.
FAA Registry N-Number Inquiry Results |
Assigned/Registered Aircraft
Serial Number | 17276369 | Type Registration | Co-Owner | |||
Manufacturer Name | CESSNA | Certificate Issue Date | 02/19/1999 | |||
Model | 172P | Status | Undeliverable Triennial | |||
Type Aircraft | Fixed Wing Single-Engine | Type Engine | Reciprocating | |||
Pending Number Change | None | Dealer | No | |||
Date Change Authorized | None | Mode S Code | 53346105 | |||
MFR Year | 1985 | Fractional Owner | NO |
Name | AFZAL HAMEED | ||||||
Street | 30 OLD RUDNICK LN | ||||||
City | DOVER | State | DELAWARE | Zip Code | 19901-4912 | ||
County | KENT | ||||||
Country | UNITED STATES |
Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer | LYCOMING | Classification | Standard | ||
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Engine Model | 0-320 SERIES | Category | Normal | ||
Utility | |||||
A/W Date | 04/02/1985 |
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TAYLOR ALYCE S |
Temporary CertificateNone
Fuel ModificationsNone
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Afzal Hameed. Any with Lexis-Nexis out there? Aviation databases?
Oops. That'll teach me to read the thread, first. Thanks. Can this be retrieved on any pilot and plane? I'm presently having trouble with a nuisance of an eggbeater...
FAA Registry Name Inquiry Results |
ALYCE STUART TAYLORAddress
Certificates
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ALYCE STUART TAYLORAddress
Certificates
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No record showing he/she's a licensed pilot. Don't need to be to own an aircraft.
He is actually swiss I think!
Lot's of aircraft registered in DE.
More info here-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327840/posts
Dover--I was thinking the same thing--veils of incorporation. Already did a google on his name--nada.
Even 4 adults is pushing the weight limits of a 172 and you better not be very tall in the rear 2 seats.
Is that so? Three whole years, doesn't he care about his expensive little toy?
Apparently, he and Taylor are married:
145953 AFZAL HAMEED 23 TAYLOR ALYCE S 45 13-Oct-1980
Source: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/atascosa/vitals/marriages/1980/atascm80.txt
Tiny terrorists?
And she's old enough to be his mother -- not that there's anything wrong with that. /seinfeld
"ATTENTION. Paging ALYCE STUART TAYLOR, Paging ALYCE STUART TAYLOR. Please report to the front desk. The Authorities would like to ask you a few questions. Paging ALYCE STUART TAYLOR."
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