Reports say that this was not a terrorist incident, but an act from a 29-year-old suicidal male. “An airline employee conducted an unauthorized…
Reports say that this was not a terrorist incident, but an act from a 29-year-old suicidal male.
“An airline employee conducted an unauthorized takeoff without permission at Sea-Tac; aircraft has crashed is South Puget Sound. Normal operations at Sea-Tac Airport have resumed.”
As ABC News reported, the FBI released a statement.
“The FBI is communicating with local, state, and federal partners but is too early for us to put out details on the rapidly evolving situation. We frequently get involved with matters related to aircraft so we are poised to act if information develops to suggest a federal criminal nexus”
Told F 15s made it within a few minutes of theft of plane. Pilots kept plane out of harms way and people on ground safe. Yay air force. They may not admit for a few days. But is true..
— Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) August 11,2018
Confirming sonic boom was Air Force and not explosion as originally reported.
— Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) August 11,2018
@KING5Seattle here’s a video of the hijacked plane and fighter escort from Steilacoom in the ferry line for anderson Island pic.twitter.com/8fgAUe05xv
— Kai Simpson (@Kai_AHS) August 11,2018
Just so everyone’s clear, from news sources so far, no one else was on board. The plane was stolen (not hijacked) sorry for any confusion
— Kai Simpson (@Kai_AHS) August 11,2018
“I don’t know man. I don’t wanna, I don’t know.”
Journalist Jimmy Thomson posted several tweets of the radio exchange between Rich and Captain Bill. One Tweet revealed the audio of a powerful statement from the mechanic.
I’m listening through the archive of the radio chatter on the #seatac hijacking. Below are some of the clips. pic.twitter.com/ziBAYv7cgn
— Jimmy Thomson (@jwsthomson) August 11,2018
Other audio clips tragically revealed that Rich was not planning on landing the plane.
« I wasn’t really planning on landing it. » @jackhauen pic.twitter.com/badyklQkob
— Jimmy Thomson (@jwsthomson) August 11,2018
« I hope this doesn’t ruin your day. » @jackhauen pic.twitter.com/ImYG1xoeXx
— Jimmy Thomson (@jwsthomson) August 11,2018
Two F-15 fighter jets were dispatched to intercept the plane outside Seattle, but they were not involved in the crash. As of the time of this report, it’s unclear if Rich survived.
