{"id":475983,"date":"2026-07-13T01:58:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T15:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/delta-air-lines-flight-buffalo-laser-attack-18-months\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T15:58:56","slug":"man-jailed-for-18-months-after-90-second-laser-attack-on-delta-flight-landing-in-buffalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=475983","title":{"rendered":"Man Jailed For 18 Months After 90-Second Laser Attack On Delta Flight Landing In Buffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man who aimed a green laser pointer at a Delta Air Lines<\/a><\/span> flight on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport<\/a><\/span> (BUF) has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. During the March 2024 incident, Joseph L. Crapsi, 31, of Cheektowaga, repeatedly aimed the laser at the aircraft during the critical phase of flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The judge deemed the incident a dangerous crime that could have brought the plane down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476,20659,565,11522,43,423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-475983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-buffalo-niagara-international-airport","category-delta-air-lines","category-lasers","category-safety","category-united-states"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t