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VIDEOS: An airline employee hijacked an empty Alaskan Airlines plane from Seattle’s Sea-Tac Airport for a joyride

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According to King-5 NBC in Seattle, a 29-year old mechanic at SeaTac International Airport hijacked a reportedly empty Q400 commercial plane and performed an unauthorized take off at around 8:30 PM PST. Here’s video taken from the ground by a resident near the airport.

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Here’s reported audio of a bizarre exchange between the hijacker and air traffic controller as they attempt to get him to land. The hijacker responds, “Yeah, I’m not ready to bring it down just yet.” He also asks if he’s looking at life in prison.

This tweet has the full 25-minute exchange.

The hijacker proceeded to fly the plane toward Puget Sound as it was tailed by military F-15 fighter jets. An individual at a party by the Chambers Bay Golf Club caught video of the low flying plane buzzing their location as the jets followed. It doesn’t appear on the video, but you can hear the guy say that the plane just did a loop de loop.

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After the plane circled the water for a time, it reportedly crashed into Ketron Island on the Sound. This is video reportedly taken immediately after the alleged crash. The statis of the pilot is currently unknown, but based on the video it doesn’t look promising. We’ll update this as we find more video and information.