Alaska airlines off-duty pilot tries to crash plane and kill 83. Lands safely at Pdx Sunday night.

[ilikegunspdx]

Not sure if this has been posted yet.

Off-duty pilot accused of trying crash airline jet

Joseph Emerson faces 83 counts of attempted murder allegedly trying to turn off plane's jet's engine.

www.bbc.com

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[Aero Denezol]

I miss the old days when crazy people were locked up.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Looking at the flight data it looks like it would have crashed around Corvallis or south of there from what I can tell.

 

[teflon6string]

Landed at PDX. The DA should have him out on bail by suppertime.

 

[Tony617]

Hopefully we be able find out why he wanted disable the engines.

 

[Alexx1401]

Heard this on the news coming home from work and had to shake my head. You know someone is already looking for a lawyer to sue and no doubt the airline will end up having to pay out. They got DAMN lucky they were able to stop the kook. He needs to be locked up for a LONG damn time.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

More details in this article. The way he talked makes me think he was on drugs.

Off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash Alaska Airlines jet cites breakdown

Joseph Emerson tried to shut off fuel to the jet's engine after suffering a breakdown, court documents say.

www.bbc.com

 

[Hop Sing]

On the noon news today they said he was on shrooms.

 

[mpmax]

Good thing we legalized those things! What's the worst that could happen?

 

[Alexx1401]

On the noon news today they said he was on shrooms.

Hope he enjoys his next career since he is all done with flying now. Wonder if he still thinks that was a good idea?

 

[ma96782]

Legalize it......

After off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot is accused of crash attempt, an air safety expert weighs in on how airlines screen their pilots

Sean Pruchnicki, an air safety expert and former pilot, spoke to CBS News about how airlines monitor pilots' mental health.

www.cbsnews.com

Alaska Airlines off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson said he took "magic mushrooms" 48 hours before trying to shut off engines, prosecutors say

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson caused a San Francisco-bound flight to make an emergency diversion to Oregon, authorities said.

www.cbsnews.com

Because......it's about FREEDOM!

Aloha, Mark

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Blancolirio video on it fyi. I watched enough to see lots of detail on the airplane cockpit.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Delta pilot threatened to shoot his captain during flight last year:

US pilot charged for allegedly threatening captain

The man is accused of telling a colleague he would shoot them if the flight they were on was diverted.

www.bbc.com

 

[Alexx1401]

Delta pilot threatened to shoot his captain during flight last year:

US pilot charged for allegedly threatening captain

The man is accused of telling a colleague he would shoot them if the flight they were on was diverted.

www.bbc.com

What the hell meds are they pushing on these guys?