Pilot buzzes beach goers and houses, ditches plane at coast guard base, flees

Yeah the guy's a loony, but that looks like it was fun as hell from his perspective.

He probably thought that flying a real airplane was the same as what he did on Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Registration: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3703M

This guy whoever he is did know how to fly. His only problem besides stealing the plane was landing. As the saying goes any landing you walk away from is a good landing since he did walk away even after crashing the plane it was a good landing.

Guess again, folks. This guy is a 51 year old alcoholic whose father owns Paramount Banner towing. And, he did not "land": he more or less (unintentionally I suppose) crashed. Alcohol does screw up one's ability to judge height after all. He turned himself in on Thursday, I think it was. He has no private pilot license, just a few hours under a student cert. And yes the CG has a beach....so what.
There is an R&R camp on that base for all branches of the military, and they have access to that beach.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

The pay for the banner plane pilots over here on the Eastern Shore is about the same as working in a fast food place. My guess is that the kid is an ex employee who did it because he could. Sorry I missed the show!

I don't think they ever caught the guy. But as they say "Anything can happen in New Jersey"

They did, he is (sorta):
Name : DAHLEN JR, JAMES PETER
Airman's Address : 317 ROUTE 47 S
CAPE MAY CH, NJ, 08210-2532
FAA Region : Eastern
Date of Medical : Apr, 2018
Class of Medical : 3
Expiration of Class 3 : Apr, 2020
Airman Certificates : Student Pilot
Mechanic
Airframe and Powerplant

He was trying to copy Kyle Franklin! https://youtu.be/DrUR4VVy1B0?t=8s

Why does the CG get a private beach, Also what were those little girs doing in that surf?