2018 Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 incident
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2018 aircraft theft and fatal crash in Puget Sound
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2018 Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 incident
- Aviation Accidents and Incidents
On August 10, 2018, Horizon Air ground service agent Richard Russell stole a Bombardier Q400 from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Russell, who had no piloting experience, made an unauthorized takeoff and was intercepted by two F-15 fighters. While in contact with air traffic control, he described himself as a “broken guy.” About 1 hour and 15 minutes later, he deliberately crashed the aircraft on Ketron Island, intending to die by suicide. No other people were injured.
- Date
- August 10, 2018
- Location
- Ketron Island, Puget Sound
- Fatalities
- Richard Russell was the sole fatality
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- 2018 Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 incident (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q56050557
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By William Musculus. CC BY-SA 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsWilliam Musculus, https://www.flickr.com/photos/williammusculus/43974956671/Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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