Airline employee crashes stolen plane near Seattle after wild ride
An Alaska Air Group employee stole a turboprop airliner from Seattle-Tacoma International Friday night before crashing it on a nearby island, authorities and the company said. The carrier said it believed a ground-service agent employed by Alaska affiliate Horizon Air took the plane and that no passengers or crew were on board other than that person. The plane was taken from a maintenance area at around 8 pm PDT and wasn’t scheduled for a passenger flight, according to the company. Controllers tried to reassure, persuade and instruct the single pilot, at various times, to avoid populated areas and try to land the aircraft, according to unofficial air-traffic control audio. At one point, the pilot worried about how quickly the turboprop was burning fuel. <br/>
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Airline employee crashes stolen plane near Seattle after wild ride
An Alaska Air Group employee stole a turboprop airliner from Seattle-Tacoma International Friday night before crashing it on a nearby island, authorities and the company said. The carrier said it believed a ground-service agent employed by Alaska affiliate Horizon Air took the plane and that no passengers or crew were on board other than that person. The plane was taken from a maintenance area at around 8 pm PDT and wasn’t scheduled for a passenger flight, according to the company. Controllers tried to reassure, persuade and instruct the single pilot, at various times, to avoid populated areas and try to land the aircraft, according to unofficial air-traffic control audio. At one point, the pilot worried about how quickly the turboprop was burning fuel. <br/>
