An Off-Duty Pilot Attempted To Cut Off Fuel To Plane Engines Mid-Flight
The suspect faces 83 felony counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft.
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot is facing charges after an incident occurred on Sunday. 44-year-old Joseph Emerson was riding in the cockpit of a flight en route from Washington state to San Francisco. He allegedly attempted to cut off fuel to the engines, but the quick action of the aircraft’s captain and first officer kept the engines from failing completely….