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Off-Duty Pilot Who Tried to Stop Plane's Engine Mid-Air

Former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to disable engines mid-flight avoids prison time

A former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to disable the engines of a 2023 passenger flight while riding off duty in the cockpit after taking psychedelic mushrooms will not serve any prison time af...

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No prison time for off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair, judge rules

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Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot avoids additional jail time for mid-flight sabotage attempt

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Pilot who tried to switch engine off mid-flight avoids jail

A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to switch off a plane’s engine mid-flight will serve no time in prison, a judge has ruled.

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Off-duty US pilot who tried to crash plane midair to avoid new prison time

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Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut off plane's engine mid-flight and kill 83 people WALKS FREE from prison

Why won’t the ex-Alaska Air pilot who almost crashed a plane serve time?

Joseph Emerson upended his life when he tried to cut fuel to a plane’s engine while riding home in a cockpit jump seat on a Horizon Air flight from Everett to San Francisco.

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Off-Duty Pilot Who Tried to Stop Plane's Engine Mid-Air After Ingesting Psychedelic Mushrooms Avoids Jail

Former pilot Joseph David Emerson, who attempted to take down a flight mid-air, will not spend time in prison. The incident occurred when Emerson was sleep-deprived and after he ingested psychedelic mushrooms,

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Cockpit Crisis: Former Alaska Airlines Pilot Avoids Further Jail Time

A former Alaska Airlines pilot, Joseph David Emerson, avoided further prison time after attempting to disable a plane's engines mid-flight. The incident intensified calls for strengthened mental health support and revised cockpit access rules.