Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 incident, Plane Crash SeaTac, Washington, U.S. - August 10, 2018
On August 10, 2018, a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 was stolen from Seattle Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Washington. The perpetrator, 29 year old Richard Russell, was a Horizon Air ground service agent with no piloting experience. He performed an unauthorized takeoff and two McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighters were subsequently scrambled to intercept the aircraft. SeaTac air traffic control made radio contact with Russell, the sole occupant, who described himself as a "broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess." Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes after takeoff, Russell committed suicide by intentionally crashing the aircraft on the lightly-populated Ketron Island in Puget Sound.
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