Coverage dated July 9, 2023 to July 11, 2023

Pilot charged for illegal Grand Teton National Park landing blames bad weather

Headline from East Idaho News, on the newest of 2 developments

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) – A helicopter pilot faces up to $10,000 in fines and a year in jail for making an illegal lakeside landing in Grand Teton National Park. But whether he was justified by a weather emergency or set down just to have a picnic is in dispute. Peter Smith, owner …

East Idaho News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Colorado pilot facing charges after illegally landing helicopter inside Grand Teton National Park

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Pilot charged for illegal Grand Teton National Park landing blames bad weather

    Headline from East Idaho News ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. KDVR Denver

    Colorado man illegally lands helicopter in Grand Teton for a lakeside picnic (opens KDVR Denver)

    Published

    KDVR Denver's feed description

    A Colorado man landed his helicopter in Grand Teton National Park for a lakeside picnic, and now he’s accused of federal crimes.

  2. Local News 8

    Man cited for illegally landing helicopter on west shore of Jackson Lake in Grand Teton (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    A man has been cited for illegally landing helicopter on west shore of Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park.

  3. KRDO

    Colorado man charged after illegally landing helicopter inside Grand Teton National Park (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    MOOSE, Wy. (KRDO)-- A Colorado man has been charged and is scheduled to appear in court after he illegally landed a helicopter inside the Grand Teton National Park. According to the National Park Service, on Saturday, June 24, at around 3 p.m.

  4. East Idaho News

    Man cited for reportedly illegally landing helicopter in Grand Teton National Park (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYO. — A Colorado man was cited after he reportedly illegally landed a helicopter inside Grand Teton National Park. On Saturday around 3 p.m., Grand Teton National Park law enforcement rangers received a report that a helicopter had illegally landed at Moran Bay on the wes…

  5. WGN Chicago

    Pilot in illegal Grand Teton National Park landing: ‘We were not having a picnic’ (opens WGN Chicago)

    Published

    WGN Chicago's feed description

    A Colorado man landed his helicopter in Grand Teton National Park for a lakeside picnic, and now he’s accused of federal crimes.

  6. East Idaho News

    Pilot charged for illegal Grand Teton National Park landing blames bad weather (opens East Idaho News)

    Published

    East Idaho News's feed description

    GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) – A helicopter pilot faces up to $10,000 in fines and a year in jail for making an illegal lakeside landing in Grand Teton National Park. But whether he was justified by a weather emergency or set down just to have a picnic is in dispute. Peter Smith, owner …

  7. CBS News

    Colorado pilot facing charges after illegally landing helicopter inside Grand Teton National Park (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A pilot from Colorado is facing charges after illegally landing his helicopter inside Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

  8. Deseret News

    Colorado man illegally landed helicopter by Grand Teton lake for picnic, rangers say (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Grand Teton National Park officials are pleading with visitors not to land helicopters in the park unless they have proper authorization.

  9. Casper Star-Tribune

    Pilot found 'eating a snack' next to illegally landed helicopter in Grand Teton faces charges (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

    Published

    Casper Star-Tribune's feed description

    Four months ago a Colorado man was cited for flying his plane too low, now he's facing charges for landing in Grand Teton National Park.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.