Small Plane Forced To Land In Texas

My San Antonio ^ | 01/25/2005 | Vincent T. Davis

[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.

[Quilla]

Afzal Hameed? Sounds swarthy.

[billorites]

"The five had been flying in a single-engine Cessna 172P south of San Antonio."

Neat trick. That's a four seat aircraft.

[Miss Behave]

Yes, Quilla. I'm with you on that.

[billorites]

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FAA Registry
N-Number Inquiry Results

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N98873 is Assigned

Assigned/Registered Aircraft

Aircraft Description

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

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Registered Owner

Name		AFZAL HAMEED
Street		30 OLD RUDNICK LN
City		DOVER	State	DELAWARE		Zip Code	19901-4912
County		KENT
Country		UNITED STATES

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Airworthiness

Engine Manufacturer		LYCOMING		Classification	Standard
Engine Model		0-320 SERIES		Category	Normal
					Utility
				A/W Date	04/02/1985

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Other Owner Names
TAYLOR ALYCE S

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Temporary CertificateNone

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Fuel ModificationsNone

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[Mamzelle]

Afzal Hameed. Any with Lexis-Nexis out there? Aviation databases?

[Mamzelle]

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...

[billorites]

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FAA Registry
Name Inquiry Results

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ALYCE STUART TAYLOR

Address

Street	6822 LAGUNA VERDE
City	SAN ANTONIO	State	TEXAS
County	BEXAR	Zip Code	78239-3628
Country	UNITED STATES

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Medical

Medical Class :

Second

Medical Date:

06/1996

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Certificates

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2

DOI :	08/12/1977
Certificate:	COMMERCIAL PILOT

Rating(s):
COMMERCIAL PILOT           AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND
AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE

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ALYCE STUART TAYLOR

Address

Street	6822 LAGUNA VERDE
City	SAN ANTONIO	State	TEXAS
County	BEXAR	Zip Code	78239-3628
Country	UNITED STATES

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Medical

Medical Class :

Second

Medical Date:

06/1996

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Certificates

2 of   2

1

2

DOI :	05/30/2003
Certificate:	FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

Rating(s):
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR           AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE

Limits

VALID ONLY WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. EXPIRES: 31 May 2005.

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[billorites]

"Afzal Hameed? Sounds swarthy."

No record showing he/she's a licensed pilot. Don't need to be to own an aircraft.

[Holicheese]

He is actually swiss I think!

[billorites]

The Dover, Delaware registration suggests some corporate entity.

Lot's of aircraft registered in DE.

[ElephantinTexas]

More info here-

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327840/posts

[Mamzelle]

Dover--I was thinking the same thing--veils of incorporation. Already did a google on his name--nada.

[dalereed]

Even 4 adults is pushing the weight limits of a 172 and you better not be very tall in the rear 2 seats.

[Mamzelle]

re: the agency received no response in 2002 after mailing new registration forms to Hameed.)))

Is that so? Three whole years, doesn't he care about his expensive little toy?

[Quilla]

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

[billorites]

Tiny terrorists?

[Quilla]

And she's old enough to be his mother -- not that there's anything wrong with that. /seinfeld

[DoctorMichael]

"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."