Original: Kent Couch , a 47-year-old gas station owner from Bend , Oregon , reportedly flew 240 m in his lawn chair on Saturday , July 7 , 2007 , landing in a field about 3 Â 1\/2 miles NNW of North Powder , Oregon , about 30 m from the Idaho border .
Simplified: He flew 240 miles in his lawn chair on Saturday , 7 July 2007 . He landed in a field about 3 Â 1\/2 miles NNW of North Powder , Oregon near Idaho .