Barrel Roll Ends in Tragedy: New Documentary Reexamines Seattle Plane Theft
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ABC News Studios' '#SKYKING' reexamines the 2018 Seattle Horizon Air plane theft by Richard Russell, who stole a Bombardier Q400, performed a barrel roll, and crashed on Ketron Island; the documentary uses air traffic control audio and family interviews to explore his life, economic pressures, and the personal factors leading to the incident, with authorities concluding he acted alone and died by suicide.
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