Man Arrested After Laser Beam Injures Pilots

  • 9 years ago
Lasers can pose a danger to helicopter or plane pilots, as they can be blinded by the seemingly small beam. A man in New York City landed in trouble after allegedly aiming a laser in the direction of aircrafts.

Seemingly harmless laser pointers pose a significant threat to airline or helicopter pilots.
 A man in New York City landed in trouble after allegedly aiming a laser at two aircraft around LaGuardia Airport on Monday night.


36-year-old Frank Egan is now in police custody. 

Two police officers in a chopper and an Air Canada flight pilot suffered eye injuries after the beams lit up their cockpits. The Federal Aviation Adminis

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