Name: Red Lake Nation Returns Detained Stinson Airplane to Darrin Smedsmo
Uploaded: 2026-08-10T14:34:18.000Z
Description: Airplane was detained after he made an emergency landing on tribal land.

After a catastrophic failure of the engine in his 1948 Stinson, Darrin Smedsmo landed safely on a road. Unfortunately, he was on Red Lake Nation sovereign territory, and the tribe elected to confiscate his airplane because of a resolution banning unpermitted flights below 20,000 feet. So began a seven-month battle to get his airplane back. <a href="https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2026-07-24/darrin-smedsmos-freed-stinson-display-oshkosh">Click here to read more about this story.</a>

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