Case Insights
- American influencer Ethan Guo, 19, detained by Chilean authorities for violating multiple aviation regulations and Antarctic Treaty provisions
- Guo allegedly submitted false flight plans and landed unauthorized at Chilean Antarctic territory raising speculation that he was pursuing conspiracy theories about hidden civilizations
- Case highlights intersection of social media influence, aviation law, and international Antarctic governance under 1959 Treaty framework
By Samuel Lopez – USA Herald
A teenage social media influencer’s quest to become the youngest pilot to fly solo across all seven continents has landed him in serious legal trouble after Chilean prosecutors charged him with multiple violations of national and international aviation regulations following an unauthorized landing in Antarctica.
The case against Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old American citizen with over one million Instagram followers, has exposed a complex web of aviation law violations, international treaty breaches, and what sources suggest may have been an attempt to investigate Antarctic conspiracy theories popularized in fringe online communities.
