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29-year-old richard russell, a horizon air groundworker who stole the plane without a pilots license. >> hey, pilot guy, can you do a backflip? >> after about an hour in the air, russell makes clear he is not landing. >> just a broken guy. got a few screws loose, i guess. never really knew it until now. >> reporter: the plane crashed on a small island, exploding in dense woods, killing russell. the rogue takeoff raises the stakes for concerns about so-called insider attacks that criminals workin...

Holding on runway one-six center. >> reporter: new audio from the moments they realized theres big problem rolling down the taxiway. tries and fails to make contact with the rogue horizon airline rogue. >> im not talking to him. >> flying out of the cargo area. scrambled now. >> reporter: thats the moment officials call for military fighter jets to intercept richard russell who stole the plane without a pilots license. >> pilot guy, can this thing do a back flip? im going to play video games. >>...

Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, i guess. never really knew it till now. >> hey, you think about landing this successfully theyll give you a job as pilot? >> i think they would give you a job doing anything if you could pull this off. >> yeah, right. hey, pilot guy, can this thing to do a back flippy thing? think i might dry a barrel roll and if that goes good im just going to nose down and call it a night. >> lets try to land that airplane safely and not hurt anybody on the ground. >>...

From seattles international airport. >> what the [ bleep ] is he doing here. >> reporter: flying for an hour in daring fetes. scrambling fighter jets in response before going down in a fiery crash. >> all righty. hey, pilot guy, can this thing do a back flip, you think? >> what the hell. >> reporter: those familiar say the man piloting was 29-year-old robert russell. >> i have lifted a lot of bags, like a lot of bags. >> reporter: the approach to his routine in rainy days. >> ooh, a purple one. ...

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