Plane stolen by ‘suicidal’ airline worker crashed as fighter jets pursued it outside Seattle

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Not much to say really, sadly shouldn't have happened and listening to the guy speaking to ATC and a pilot on the ground he clearly was having a bad day and life finally got to him. Happy to see he did the right thing in the end and didn't hurt innocent people on the ground. If you can call it the right thing really, more like the best outcome if he was wanting to commit suicide.

Watch both videos as you will hear different parts of the conversation that was had.

Stolen plane closes Seattle-Tacoma airport before crashing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45153535


Plane stolen by ‘suicidal’ airline worker crashed as fighter jets pursued it outside Seattle

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...rsuit-outside-seattle/?utm_term=.95f48ece8ba7

 

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How did he get on it and take off? It’s not like a car, you don’t just switch on, stick it in first and put your foot down.

The airlines mechanic. Guessing upset at his company (the airline the plane was taken from) or could be just something else in his life. Just shocking these events are even allowed to happen these days, especially after 9/11.

 

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Includes audio with the "pilot"

Thanks for that, it explains everything really.

 

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How is it possible to get in a plane and get it flying without proper authority. Simple as it sounds, do these things not have an ignition key equivalent?

Planes continually shock me how for something so full of technology can miss the simple stuff. All the radar and gps tech yet we can lose one without a trace.

 

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