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1969 Cessna airplane
Coverage of 1969 Cessna airplane in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court to decide if Alaska can seize pilot's plane over 6-pack of beer
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving an Alaskan pilot whose 1969 Cessna airplane was seized by the state over a passenger attempting to transport a six-pack of Budweiser into a dry village. The pilot is challenging Alaska's authority to confiscate the plane under these circumstances.