Loss of N29508 on Video

[mikeg]

I am surprised no one has commented about the needless loss of 1940 BL-65, N29508 by Trevor Jacobs. Not sure what our world is coming to.
Mike

[3Dreaming]

There were plenty of comments when it happened.

[Mark Bowden]

This was the status a month ago, FYI.

Per the LA Times, he plead guilty on 5/11 to a felony charge of “obstructing a federal investigation by deliberately destroying the wreckage of an airplane that he intentionally crashed in Santa Barbara County to gain online views,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California.

He was charged with one count of “destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation,” a crime that could lead to up to 20 years imprisonment. Jacob is “expected to make his initial court appearance in the coming weeks” for a bond hearing, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing is probably months away and must follow a formal plea hearing.

Jacob’s pilot’s license was also revoked by the Federal Aviation Administration, which used Jacob’s YouTube video as evidence against him, in April.