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Dramatic footage shows the pilot ejecting from the single-engine plane – selfie stick in hand.

YouTuber Trevor Jacob has signed a plea agreement admitting he crashed his plane for views and a sponsorship deal.

The Justice Department says Jacob lied about knowing where the crash site was and later recovered the wreckage and cut it into pieces and threw it out.

So much for faking it 'til you make it. California YouTuber Trevor Jacob could be facing serious jail time after revealing that he orchestrated a plane crash in an alleged attempt to garner views for his channel.

A YouTube user pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal investigation into a staged plane crash he performed in 2021 to draw attention to himself and a sponsor's product.

Trevor Jacob, who repeatedly lied to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, could spend up to 20 years in prison for the stunt.

Prosecutors say he cut up and destroyed the wreckage, putting it into trash bins at the airport over the course of a few days.

Trevor Jacob admitted that he masterminded the November 2021 crash for a video he intended to monetize, according to federal prosecutors.

The former Olympian, who faces up to 20 years in prison, also admitted to destroying the wreckage of his plane to obstruct the federal investigation.

The maximum sentence for YouTuber's admitted crimes is 20 years.