'Suicidal' airline mechanic steals plane at Seattle-Tacoma Airport and crashes near Puget Sound

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• A "suicidal" airplane mechanic took off in a plane without permission at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport in Seattle, Washington and later crashed in Puget Sound, the airport confirmed Friday night.
• There were no other passengers on board.
• An FAA spokesperson confirmed that the plane departed without permission.
• Alaska Airlines acknowledged the situation in a statement: "We are aware of an incident involving an unauthorized take-off of a Horizon Air Q400. We believe there are no passengers on board. More information as we learn more."

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A Horizon Air employee described as "suicidal" took off in a plane without permission at Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport in Seattle, Washington, and later crashed near Ketron Island, the airport and law-enforcement officials confirmed Friday night. There were no other passengers or crew on board.

An FAA spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider that the plane departed without permission. Two F-15 fighter jets were scrambled out of Portland, Oregon, within minutes to track the wayward plane, said Ed Troyer, the public information officer for the Pierce County Sheriff.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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