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Flight. and, an entire weekend off just before the 17 hours. the judge found the pilot not guilty of interfering with the flight crew by reason of insanity. with us now is forensic psychologist. this has to an very rare diagnosis, doctor? guest: it is rare. more common in developing countries than it is here in the united states, but it is not impossible. trace: this guy ran through the ayes saying al qaeda is coming and bring down the plane and we are supposed to believe he did not get enough sleep. guest: interesting point because if he were in a chronic state of sleep deprivation, sleeping in the crash pads and not following airline rules he could have had a bad night sleep away from losing it. trace: if i can, doctor, i will bring in our legal team on this, randy, my question to you, we talked about this flight, it was 3407 that killed 50 people ....
So i say, you know what i will show you what iraq and iran is. i took him in a choke hold. reporter: but the captain beat charges of interfering with a flight crew. and court transcripts obtained by abc news reveal the key testimony that freed him. a psychologist testified that all of this was caused by a brief psychotic disorder caused by sleep deprivation. there was no trial. the u.s. attorney s office did not dispute the diagnosis and the captain was found not guilty by reason of insanity by the judge. and sent to a mental health facility in fort, texas, for more treatment and perhaps some sleep. it is possible for sleep deprivation in combination with jet lag to cause psychosis, but usually in people who have a previous diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder. reporter: the abc news investigative unit has reported on pilot fatigue, pilots sleeping in crash pads or bedding down in crew lounges in airports in philadelphia and new york. ....
In case it goes to court, you can see the airline already saying, you weren t following regulations. our sue-happy society. it does happen. they said on that night venus would have looked exceedingly bright. almost like the headlight on a plane. what do you expect him to do? we always wake up. you re groggy when you first wake up. hey, what s your name? it s crazy. i m paula. i m rob. nice to meet you. a kentucky man is being called a cereal bandit after making himself at home in a family s kitchen. a family that he didn t even know. the thief was caught red-handed. after breaking into that home, he had a bowl full of kellogg s cocoa krispies and his head was in the fridge looking for some milk. i put him on the couch and we called the cops and they hauled him away. the cereal bandit didn t take anything else from the home. he s now facing several charges, ....
Buffalo in which 50 people died. neither the pilot nor the first officer had slept in a bed the night before. they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state. yawns could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. reporter: the rules would also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot. but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. i m very distressed over these rules because they don t go anywhere near far enough. reporter: and some say the new rules fall substantially short of dealing with the problems of pilots who commute to their base, fly in from distant cities to begin their duty. younger, less well-paid pilots end up sleeping in so-called crash pads like this one abc news found near laguardia airport in new york. with stacks of bunk beds, 24 to ....