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Airline employee steals plane in Seattle, crashes it
Varun HK, DH Web Desk, AUG 11 2018, 10:50AM IST UPDATED: AUG 11 2018, 11:51AM IST
The Q400 was stolen by a lone suicidal male who took it to do stunts and crashed on Kreton Island not long after. Reuters
High drama unfolded just earlier today when reports of an unidentified person stealing an entire airplane from the Seattle-Tacoma international airport hit the internet. The plane, an Alaska Airlines Bombardier Dash 8, better known as a Q400, was stolen by an unidentified employee of an unknown airline, who took apparently took it for a joyride before crashing it in Ketron island.
The airline tweeted that it was aware of the situation of the theft, adding that the plane was not carrying any passengers.
The plane was apparently chased by two F-15s before crashing on the island (). The Pierce County Sheriff said the pilot was a lone 29-year-old suicidal male who was doing stunts and confirmed it was not a terrorist act.
An eyewitness of the incident, Ben Schaechter, shared his experience on Twitter after the plane he was on was stopped due to the theft and the passengers were forced to disembark.
Varun HK, DH Web Desk, AUG 11 2018, 10:50AM IST UPDATED: AUG 11 2018, 11:51AM IST
The Q400 was stolen by a lone suicidal male who took it to do stunts and crashed on Kreton Island not long after. Reuters
High drama unfolded just earlier today when reports of an unidentified person stealing an entire airplane from the Seattle-Tacoma international airport hit the internet. The plane, an Alaska Airlines Bombardier Dash 8, better known as a Q400, was stolen by an unidentified employee of an unknown airline, who took apparently took it for a joyride before crashing it in Ketron island.
The airline tweeted that it was aware of the situation of the theft, adding that the plane was not carrying any passengers.
The plane was apparently chased by two F-15s before crashing on the island (). The Pierce County Sheriff said the pilot was a lone 29-year-old suicidal male who was doing stunts and confirmed it was not a terrorist act.
An eyewitness of the incident, Ben Schaechter, shared his experience on Twitter after the plane he was on was stopped due to the theft and the passengers were forced to disembark.