Episode 2660
2018 Horizon Air Q400 incident
Wed, 2024-Aug-14 03:04 UTC
Length - 1:27
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With 145,547 views on Tuesday, 13 August 2024 our article of the day is 2018 Horizon Air Q400 incident.
On August 10, 2018, a Horizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 was stolen from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (Sea–Tac) by 28-year-old Richard Russell, a Horizon Air ground service agent with no piloting experience. After Russell performed an unauthorized takeoff, two McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighters were scrambled to intercept the aircraft. Sea–Tac air traffic control made radio contact with Russell, the sole occupant, who described himself as a "broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess." About 1 hour and 15 minutes after takeoff, Russell crashed the aircraft on lightly populated Ketron Island in Puget Sound, killing himself.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:04 UTC on Wednesday, 14 August 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see 2018 Horizon Air Q400 incident on Wikipedia.
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