Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE: Suicidal airport mechanic who stole a 76-seat plane and performed stunts before crashing into an island in a ball of flames is a married 29-year-old from Alaska who dreamed of joining the military
* Horizon Air Q400 stolen from Seattle-Tacoma Airport by a suicidal ex-employee who flew in loop-the-loops
* F-15 fighters scrambled 'within minutes' and directed the plane from populated areas towards the coast
* Plunged into a heavily wooded area on the sparsely-populated Ketron Island and was engulfed by flames
* Police described the pilot as a 29-year-old employee who lived in Pierce County but did not name him
* His main role at the airport was to unload bags, and seems to have had no flying experience
* Extraordinary audio from the airport traffic control tower sees officials addressing the pilot as 'Rich'
* 'I'm not ready to bring it down yet,' Rich says, before joking about how he will have to do 'jail time for life'
* Friday's incident caused travel chaos with planes stranded on the runway and several flights delayed
The man who hijacked an Alaska Airlines plane in Seattle on Friday night taking it for a joyride before crashing on an island in a ball of flames is a married 29-year-old Horizon Air employee who dreamed of joining the military.
The mechanic, referred to as 'Rich' and 'Richard' by air traffic controllers, was born in Key West, Florida and moved to Alaska as a child.
He met his wife in Oregon in 2010 while they were in school and married one year later. The newlyweds then opened a bakery together, which is now closed. They moved to Seattle in 2015.
While living in Seattle, Rich started working for Horizon Airlines with the hopes of working in a management position. He also had dreams of becoming an officer in the military.
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WNU Editor: I am impressed by the quick reaction of the F-15s. Still, this could have ended in a massive disaster.
More News On Today's Hijacking And Crash Of An Empty Plane In Seattle
Plane crashes after 'unauthorized take-off' from SeaTac airport, officials say -- FOX News
Plane stolen by 'suicidal' employee crashes after unauthorized takeoff at Seattle airport -- ABC News
Airline employee steals plane from Seattle airport, crashes and dies -- CNN
'Suicidal' man steals and crashes empty plane from Seattle airport -- AFP
'Airline Employee' Steals Plane From SeaTac Airport, Performs Stunts Before Crashing It -- IBTimes
Seattle plane crash: Audio emerges of extraordinary conversation between hijacker and air traffic control -- The Independent
Oregon F-15s Scramble To Seattle To Intercept Possibly Stolen Q400 Airliner (Updated) -- The Drive
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ReplyDeleteToo bad he went out that way. .he did sound like a decent guy and even apologized for throwing up during the exchange with the flight control people. .. I would have thrown up for sure as well in that situation. And big thanks to him for crashing where no other people were and not going out like a complete ashole. That dude was solid and clearly talented to fly like that on his first go. RIP +sending a beer to Valhala
ReplyDeleteHe did go out quite awesomely.
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Stop.
You're both intelligent grown men.. you're acting like dogs going at each other for months. In case you continue, please ask yourself: why
You certainly won't win an argument over the Internet. You won't impress anyone. But you'll waste precious time.
How about this.
As a truce....
Why don't both of you say something nice about each other? :) and if that's too much of an ask, tell us an interesting fact about yourself. Like last book you read, last movie you liked (but be honest.. it's pathetic to lie just to look grand) by sharing about yourself you're not these twisted images you created of each other.
I'll start...
Last movie: edge of forever (the one with Tom Cruise)
Last book: I am legend - really a fun read if you liked the movie (with Will Smith)
Last meal: Mexican :)
Favorite plane: SR-71
Favourite old-school babe (Fred you might appreciate this): cindy Crawford :)
Who goes next?