Ex-pilot pleads guilty after attempting to shut down plane engines post-mushroom use
TL;DR
Former Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson pleaded no contest to endangering an aircraft and reckless endangerment after attempting to activate fire suppression handles mid-flight, leading to a courtroom where passengers expressed lasting trauma and concern over his sentencing, highlighting ongoing issues of airline safety and mental health.
- Passengers on flight diverted to Portland have mixed reactions on ex-pilot's plea KATU
- Former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down engines midflight pleads guilty ABC News
- Off-duty pilot pleads guilty to trying to crash Alaska Airlines jet BBC
- Pilot who tried to cut engines after taking mushrooms pleads guilty The Washington Post
- Former pilot who tried to cut off engines during flight after taking magic mushrooms pleads guilty NBC News
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