{"id":2455492,"date":"2025-07-03T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-teen-detained-after-landing-plane-in-antarctica-accused-of-violating-multiple-national-and-international-regulations\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T19:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T23:59:24","slug":"us-teen-detained-after-landing-plane-in-antarctica-accused-of-violating-multiple-national-and-international-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-teen-detained-after-landing-plane-in-antarctica-accused-of-violating-multiple-national-and-international-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"US Teen Detained After Landing Plane in Antarctica, Accused of Violating &#8216;Multiple National and International Regulations&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-teen-detained-after-landing-plane-in-antarctica-accused-of-violating-multiple-national-and-international-regulations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2455492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Chilean authorities arrested Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old American pilot and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> personality, after he executed a false flight plan to fly to Antarctica. Departing from Punta Arenas, Guo indicated a flight over the city but diverted towards Antarctica without authorization, landing at the Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Base. This action endangered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">air traffic<\/a> safety, prompting his arrest. Guo is facing charges for violations of both national and international aviation regulations and must remain in Chile during an ongoing examination. His attorney noted that Guo encountered difficulties during the flight and was trying an exploratory route as part of his goal to become the frist person to fly solo to all seven continents, raising funds for cancer research. Guo had previously visited six continents and documented his journey for a significant following on social media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chilean authorities arrested a 19-year-old American pilot and social media personality after he filed a false flight plan and piloted a plane to Antarctica on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Departing from the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas, Ethan Guo took a major detour in his Cessna 182Q, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/02\/americas\/us-teen-ethan-guo-solo-flight-antarctica-chile-detained-intl-latam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >accused provided false information<\/a> to the aeronautical authority. He submitted a flight plan indicating that he was going to fly over the city of Punta Arenas,&rdquo; said Cristian Crisosto Rifo, the regional prosecutor of Magallanes and Chilean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flat-earthers-come-devastating-realization-finally-reaching-antarctica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antarctica<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flat-earthers-come-devastating-realization-finally-reaching-antarctica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;However, he continued toward Antarctica without informing anyone and without any authorization, landing at the airfield of Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Base in Chilean Antarctic territory. With this behavior, the accused seriously endangered the safety of air traffic to Antarctica and the Magallanes region,&rdquo; Rifo said.<\/p>\n<p>Guo was detained and charged as soon as he landed.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The accused not only violated the Aeronautical Code but also multiple national and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-regime-demands-biden-restore-failed-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Ayatollah regime demands Biden restore failed nuclear deal\">international regulations<\/a> regarding routes to Antarctica and access to the white continent,&rdquo; Crisosto said.<\/p>\n<p>Chilean prosecutors said Guo must remain detained in Antarctica until allowed to return to Punta Arenas, CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>During the ongoing investigation, Guo must remain in Chile, CNN reported<\/p>\n<p>Guo&rsquo;s lawyer,&nbsp;Karina Ulloa, told CNN that the pilot experienced some trouble during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-jury-convicts-man-exploited-system-book-120-free-flights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While already in the air, he began to experience a series of complications,&rdquo; Karina Ulloa said, adding &ldquo;that he was conducting an exploratory flight to see if he could follow this route or not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s no secret, however, that Guo had a goal of becoming &ldquo;the first person in history to fly solo to all seven continents in a small aircraft.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethansflightagainstcancer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, Guo was making the flights to raise $1 million for cancer research at St. Jude Children&rsquo;s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2021 my cousin was diagnosed with cancer. I admire him. He inspired me to take life more seriously and join the fight against cancer. I want to use every opportunity to raise awareness of childhood cancer and the necessity to increase research efforts to find prevention and treatment methods,&rdquo; Guo wrote on his website.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/03\/world-news\/us-teen-ethan-guo-detained-in-antarctica-by-chilean-authorities-during-7-continent-flight-to-raise-cancer-research-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, the Memphis, Tennessee, resident began his trip in May.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At 19, Asian-American pilot Ethan Guo flies a Cessna 182 Skylane around the world&mdash;not for the &lsquo;gram, but to become the youngest solo flier to cross all seven continents and raise $1M for cancer research.<\/p>\n<p>After landing in Manila from Davao on Thursday, he&rsquo;s set to fly to Japan. |&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5HlWXVqXEM\">pic.twitter.com\/5HlWXVqXEM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABSCBNNews\/status\/1847404723806359634?\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Guo had documented more than 100 days of his journey around the world on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ethanguo.rtw\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, where he has more than 1 million followers.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his Antarctic flight, Guo had already visited six of seven continents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/american-teen-detained-antarctica-attempting-solo-flight-7-continents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My passion for aviation began at the age of 13,&rdquo; Guo&rsquo;s states on his website. &ldquo;I earned my private pilot license at 17. I am IFR-rated, which means that I can fly using instruments alone, without visual ground reference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have flown to all 48 contiguous US states and crossed the Atlantic three times, amassing over 700 hours of flight time,&rdquo; Guo wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Ethan Guo, departing from Punta Arenas in southern Chile, significantly altered his course in a Cessna 182Q, as reported by CNN. Cristian Crisosto Rifo, the regional prosecutor for Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, stated that Guo misled the aeronautical authority by indicating he would fly over Punta Arenas but instead headed to Antarctica without notifying anyone or obtaining permission. He landed at Lieutenant Rodolfo Marsh Base in Chilean Antarctic territory, which posed serious risks to air traffic safety in both Antarctica and the Magallanes region. Guo was arrested upon landing.<\/p>\n<p>Crisosto noted that Guo not only breached the Aeronautical Code but also violated several national and international regulations concerning routes to Antarctica. Prosecutors indicated that he must remain detained until permitted to return to Punta Arenas. During an ongoing investigation, it was reported that Guo faced difficulties during his flight; his lawyer mentioned he intended an exploratory trip to assess this route. Despite this incident, it is known that Guo aimed to become &#8220;the first person ever&#8221; to fly solo across all seven continents in a small aircraft while raising $1 million for cancer research at St. Jude Children&#8217;s Hospital following his cousin&#8217;s cancer diagnosis in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Guo has been documenting his journey on Instagram with over one million followers and had already visited six continents before attempting the Antarctic flight. He began flying at age 13 and earned his private pilot license by 17 with extensive flying experience across various regions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2455493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ethan-guo-for-july-3-2025.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47111,8518,58409],"class_list":["post-2455492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-antarctica","tag-detained","tag-us-teen"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ethan-guo-for-july-3-2025.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455496,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455492\/revisions\/2455496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}