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Off-duty Alaska Air pilot tries to shut off engines on Everett flight, airline says
By Dominic Gates & Renata Geraldo
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An off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight
By David Koenig & Claire Rush
Pilot Joseph Emerson was the safety officer at his flying club before allegedly attempting to crash Alaska Airlines jet
By Marjorie Hernandez & Alex Oliveira
Pilot Who Disrupted Flight Said He Had Taken Psychedelic Mushrooms, Complaint Says
By Michael Levenson
Off-duty pilot in cockpit faces 83 counts of attempted murder for allegedly trying to shut off engines mid-flight
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Who is pilot Joseph Emerson? Pleasant Hill neighbors say he’s ‘very friendly’
By Tiffany Justice, Sara Stinson & Amy E. Larson
Flight diverted to Portland over 'credible security threat,' off-duty pilot charged with 83 attempted murders
By Danielle Wallace, Daniella Alessandra Genovese & David Spunt
Bay Area off-duty pilot jailed for trying to stop SFO-bound plane
By Rachel Swan, Matthias Gafni & Julie Johnson
Alaska Airlines flight diverts after off-duty pilot attempts to disable engines
By David Shepardson & Allison Lampert
Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut off engines mid-flight had a 'mental breakdown': passenger
By Alex Oliveira
Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off airliner’s engines mid-flight said he took ‘magic mushrooms’ 48 hours before the incident, court documents say
By Cheri Mossburg, Pete Muntean & Josh Campbell
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder in alleged engine shutdown attempt
By Leslie Josephs
Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder for allegedly trying to shut off engines on Alaska Airlines flight
By Amanda Maile, Clara McMichael & Josh Margolin
Shock over off-duty Bay Area pilot accused of trying to shut off plane’s engines in flight
By John Woolfolk, Rick Hurd & Kate Talerico
How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare on board Horizon Air flight
By David Koenig
Off-duty pilot said 'I'm not OK' before trying to cut engines midflight, charging documents say
By Gene Johnson & Claire Rush
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with attempted murder after trying to stop engines midflight
By Andrew Blankstein & Jay Blackman
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot said he took 'magic mushrooms' 48 hours before allegedly trying to shut down plane engines
By Andrew Blankstein, Erik Ortiz & Tom Costello
An off-duty pilot tried to disrupt an Alaska Airlines flight’s engines before being subdued, airline says
By Holmes Lybrand, Pete Muntean & Dakin Andone
Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off plane’s engines mid-flight said he was having a nervous breakdown, federal complaint shows
By Pete Muntean, Cheri Mossburg & Elizabeth Wolfe
EXCLUSIVE: Stunned neighbors of Alaska Airlines pilot and 'fantastic father' Joseph Emerson come out in suppor
By Shawn Cohen & Laura Parnaby
Alaska Air pilot in aborted flight said he used 'magic' mushrooms, documents show
By David Shepardson & Steve Gorman
Pilot who allegedly tried to shut off engines hadn't slept in 40 hours: Authorities
By Amanda Maile, Emily Shapiro & Ivan Pereira
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot warned 'I am not okay' before alleged attempt to disable plane engines
By Leslie Josephs
Alaska Airlines flight diverted, off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson arrested for trying to cut engines midflight, officials say
By Alex Sundby
Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut the Engines on an Alaska Airlines Flight
By Johnny Diaz & Michael Levenson
Off-duty pilot 'who tried to shut down plane's engines' told officers he had 'just tried magic mushrooms'
By Samuel Osborne
Off-duty pilot who tried to cut plane's engines said he'd taken magic mushrooms 48 hours earlier
By Anthony Macuk
Alaska Airlines off-duty pilot pleads not guilty, talked magic mushrooms after allegedly trying to cut engines
By Adam Sabes
Crazed pilot Joseph Emerson said he took magic mushrooms before trying to down flight: feds
By Marjorie Hernandez & Jorge Fitz-gibbon
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, 44, 'tried to shut down jet's ENGINES in mid-air while riding in cockpit jump seat,' forcing ...
By Laura Parnaby