Feds say pilot tried to bring gun on plane in NY
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An airline pilot is accused of trying to board a flight at Buffalo for New York City with a loaded revolver in his bag, and authorities believe he'd been flying with it for two days.
The U.S. Attorney's Office charged 52-year-old Brett Dieter of Barbersville, Va., with possessing a concealed firearm. A screener spotted the .357 Magnum before Dieter boarded Friday at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
The Piedmont Airlines employee was to pilot a US Airways-contracted flight to LaGuardia International Airport.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Investigators believe Dieter had been flying with the gun since Wednesday, when he flew from Charlottesville, Va., to New York City without having his bag X-rayed. He'd made seven flights since.
Dieter appeared without a lawyer in court. He's due back May 23. He couldn't be reached by phone.