The off-duty pilot, 44, was charged in court Tuesday and also faces 83 counts of attempted murder, to which he pleaded not guilty. He attempted to open the emergency exit after being cuffed.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and
An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the crew, a pilot flying the plane told air traffic controllers.
Joseph Emerson, 44, was off-duty and sitting in the jump seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air plane from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco when he allegedly tried to shut off the engines fuel supply.
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot faces 83 attempted murder charges. This follows Joseph Emerson allegedly trying to shut off the engines of a plane mid-flight