Alaska pilot seeks SCOTUS relief in case in which three beer cases led to forfeiture of $95K plane

Pilot Kenneth Jouppi, 82, is challenging an Alaska Supreme Court ruling that upheld the forfeiture of his Cessna over three ...
Yahoo

An Alaska Man's $95,000 Plane Was Seized Over a 6-Pack of Beer. Now He's Taking His Case to the Supreme Court.

An Alaska man is petitioning the Supreme Court to consider whether the government's seizure of his $95,000 plane for transporting an illicit six-pack of beer is an excessive fine under the Eighth ...

For Cases of Beer, the Plane Was Seized

In April 2012, Mr. Jouppi agreed to fly a passenger from Fairbanks, where she had bought a load of groceries, to her home in ...
Reason

Alaska has been trying to seize Ken Jouppi's Cessna for 13 years over a misdemeanor crime.

An Alaska man is petitioning the Supreme Court to consider whether the government's seizure of his $95,000 plane for transporting an illicit six-pack of beer is an excessive fine under the Eighth ...
Alaska Public Media

Heavy tailwind likely caused crash that killed famed bush pilot Jim Tweto, NTSB says

Jim Tweto, known for his appearances on the Discovery TV series "Flying Wild Alaska," and passenger Shane Reynolds were killed in a Friday, June 16, 2023 plane crash near Shaktoolik. (Courtesy ...
The New York Times

Beer Aboard a Flight to a Dry Alaska Town Risks a Pilot’s $95,000 Plane

In 2012, a state trooper in Fairbanks, Alaska, said that Kenneth J. Jouppi knowingly tried to fly into a dry community with a six-pack on board. Now, he may lose his plane. By Hank Sanders A six-pack ...
Outdoor Life

Alaska Bush Pilot Community Rallies to Find, Rescue Family Whose Plane Crash-Landed on Frozen Lake

Alaska’s tight-knit community of bush pilots came together in a big way this week to help save one of their own. Thanks to their coordination and efforts, the Alaska National Guard was able to rescue ...