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A California man who intentionally crashed his airplane as an internet stunt and lied about it to investigators now faces up to 20 years in prison.

Pilots reckless youtube stunt leads to prison time

YouTuber Admits He Intentionally Crashed His Plane To Get Views (VIDEO)

YouTuber Admits He Intentionally Crashed His Plane To Get Views (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON — The pilot of a small private plane who posted a video of himself intentionally crashing his airplane in California and then destroyed the wreckage has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge, the US Justice Department said on Thursday (May 11). Trevor Daniel Jacob, a 29-year-old "YouTuber pilot" from Lompoc, California, agreed to plead guilty to obstructing...

A 29-year-old YouTuber will plead guilty to a federal charge after he destroyed the wreckage of a plane he purposefully crashed to gain views, Justice Department officials announced Thursday.

(CNN) — A 29-year-old YouTuber will plead guilty to a federal charge after he destroyed the wreckage of a plane he purposefully crashed to gain views, Justice Department officials announced Thursday. Trevor Daniel Jacob admitted to authorities he planned to crash his plane in a video he made to promote a wallet. He later collected […]

Trevor Jacob jumped out of a light aircraft in California which subsequently crashed and put the footage up on the video-sharing platform.

A YouTuber who deliberately crashed a plane in a desperate bid to go viral online has pleaded guilty to obstructing an accident investigation. Trevor Daniel Jacob, 29, filmed himself parachuting from the plane before it crashed into a forested area in California and uploaded it to YouTube under the

Trevor Daniel Jacob, 29, pled guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, prosecutors said.