After Emergency Landing Authorities say Patrick Swayze, shown in this May 1992 file photo, got three construction workers to help him hide alcohol bottles after his small plane made an emergency landing. The three are charged with lying to police.
Authorities say the men knew more than they initially let on about the incident.
Swayze and police didn't hook up until 12 hours after the crash. He told them he had not been drinking or using drugs. The actor's publicist denies there was any alcohol on the plane. Federal Aviation Administration monitors lost sight of Swayze's plane on radar at 13,000 feet around noon and couldn't contact him by radio. The FAA notified local authorities, and Prescott Valley police found the plane on a dirt road with only minor damage.