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Michigan State Recorded $9,352.85 in Donated Men's Basketball Travel

N4QN flew KPTK–KLAN–KPPO–KLAN–KPTK on January 9, 2026.

Estimated route, no live track
Complete outing
  1. 1Pontiac, MILansing, MIKPTKKLANJan 9, 20263:57 PM4:18 PMEST20mStats selected23m on ground
  2. 2Lansing, MILa Porte, INKLANKPPOJan 9, 20264:41 PM5:10 PMEST29m3h 6m on ground
  3. 3La Porte, INLansing, MIKPPOKLANJan 9, 20268:16 PM8:42 PMEST25m16m on ground
  4. 4Lansing, MIPontiac, MIKLANKPTKJan 9, 20268:57 PM9:16 PMEST18m

Michigan State recorded a donated aviation gift valued at $9,352.85 for Men's Basketball. The Board of Trustees reports name Mike McNamara as the donor and Intercollegiate Athletics or the Spartan Fund as the recipient.

N4QN flew KPTK–KLAN–KPPO–KLAN–KPTK on January 9, 2026. The aircraft movement is the high-confidence outing associated with the Board record.

The Board record establishes the donor, recipient, stated purpose and value, but it generally does not identify the flight date, aircraft, route or passenger list. No passenger manifest has been released.

Source documents

Michigan State Board Gift, Grant and Contract Report — 2026-02-06Michigan State University · Primary flight record · Page 26view

Primary records supporting this journey. Routes, passengers, costs, and purposes are shown only where the documents state them.

Part of Michigan State flight log
Selected flight record
Leg 1 of 4
Route
KPTK → KLAN
Departure
Jan 9, 2026, 3:57 PM ET
Arrival
Jan 9, 2026, 4:18 PM ET
Airborne
20m
Track
Samples
2,076
Sources & methodology

Source: Michigan State University Board of Trustees Gift, Grant and Contract Report dated 2026-02-06.

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N4QN
FAA type
C650 · Cessna Citation III/VI/VII family
Group
Big Ten
Registry
United States
Attribution
Registered owner
Labutte LLC
Program tie
LABUTTE LLC — documented booster giftevidence predates this flight
foia gift in kind forms · MSU Consignment/Non-Cash Gift Forms released under MIFOIA request MSUF058526 (response 2026-06-05, 18 pp., sha256 c89e51b1351e85ad66786343377c212b9d14
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ADS-B data is a public aircraft-movement record. This page separates observed movement from cited context and avoids passenger claims unless a source document supports them.