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Off-duty pilot says he was on mushrooms when trying to cut engines mid-flight
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An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight told investigators he had taken psychedelic mushrooms before trying to cut the engines midflight.
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By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the engines midflight and later told police he had recently taken psychedelic mushrooms as his mental h…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the
Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson initially gave no indication anything was wrong, but then told the on-duty pilots "I'm not okay" before trying to stop the engines.
Pilot Joseph Emerson told police after his arrest that he believed he was having a nervous breakdown and hadn't slept in 40 hours, according to a federal affidavit.
An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight told investigators he had taken psychedelic mushrooms before trying to cut the engines midflight.
An off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut a plane's engines mid-flight said he was struggling with depression and took psychedelic mushrooms for the first time before the Horizon Air flight, according to police.
The off-duty US pilot who tried to shut down the engines of a plane mid-flight over the weekend had taken magic mushrooms and thought he was having a nervous breakdown, court documents showed Tuesday.
By Pete Muntean, Cheri Mossburg, Josh Campbell and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to disable a plane’s engines mid-flight told investigators he believed he was dreaming and had taken “magic mushrooms” 48 hours before the incident, according t…
An off-duty pilot who allegedly tried to shut down an airplane's engines in mid-flight admitted to taking psychedelic mushrooms 48 hours before the flight
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