All posts tagged "Airplane"

An off-duty pilot who tried to turn off plane engines mid-air Sunday might have taken psychedelic mushrooms, according to multiple reports.

Joseph Emerson, 44, faces a federal investigation in Oregon after an outburst in the cockpit of a Horizon Airlines flight headed toward San Francisco from Seattle, the L.A. Times reported. Horizon is owned by the parent company Alaska Airlines.

A criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday reveals Emerson told investigators about his use of psychedelic mushrooms, the L.A. Times reports. ...

A video circulating the internet shows a bolt of lightning striking an airliner.

According to reports, the incident took place at the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the American Eagle plane was taxiing after landing.

The plane took the passengers safely to the gate where it was checked by crew for any damage....

Shocking video footage has emerged of an airplane crashing into the ground at a Nevada air show on Friday evening, killing three people and injuring more than 50.

WASHINGTON — A man who attempted to light an explosive aboard a US airplane as it landed in Detroit on a flight from Amsterdam told investigators he was affiliated with Al-Qaeda, US media reported Friday.