Apr 21, 2022 21:00:00

YouTuber is revoked as a pilot for 'intentionally crashing an airplane because of shooting height'

Former Olympic athlete YouTuber

Trevor Jacob uploaded a video 'The plane crashed' on his YouTube channel in December 2021. The US Federal Aviation Administration, which set out to investigate because there was a voice saying 'Isn't the crash accident disguised?' It is reported that he gave.

A YouTuber Purposely Crashed His Plane in California, FAA Says --The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/trevor-jacob-youtube-plane-crash.html

Jacob is a snowboarder who has also represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Jacob, who has been active as a YouTuber in recent years, posted a video in December 2021 stating, 'I escaped with a parachute because the plane I was flying had a problem.'

In this video, Jacob explains that he flew a plane to sow the ashes of his best friend Johnny Strange into the Sierra Nevada Mountains , but something went wrong along the way. After the propeller stopped, Jacob opened the door of the plane and jumped off with a parachute while shooting with a selfie stick, but viewers and aviation experts said, 'Isn't this video a fake?' It was controversial.

Read the article below to find out more about what the video in question was like, which was over 1.7 million times at the time of writing, and what the viewers were saying.

YouTuber who released the video 'The plane crashed' was investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration --GIGAZINE

According to the New York Times, an American daily, the Federal Aviation Administration, which was investigating the video, wrote to Jacob on April 11 that Jacob violated federal aviation rules and said, 'The life of others. He pointed out that he piloted the single-engine aircraft in a 'careless or reckless way' that puts his property at risk. Jacob said he would revoke his private pilot's skill certificate and effectively suspend his permission to fly.

Since the Federal Aviation Administration does not have the authority to prosecute, the offender can only be punished by revoking or suspending the private pilot's skill certificate or ordering a fine. The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered Jacob to return his private pilot license, which could result in fines of up to $ 1644 per day if he does not comply. The New York Times reports.

'During this flight, you (Jacob) opened the door to the left of the driver's seat before claiming that the engine had failed,' the Federal Aviation Administration wrote at the request of the New York Times. There was. Also, instead of trying to contact the Air Traffic Control Administration on an emergency frequency before Jacob jumped off, he tried to increase the airflow above the propeller and restart the engine, and there were multiple places where he could land safely within the gliding range. The Federal Aviation Administration claims that it never tried to find a landing site.

In a letter to Jacob, the Federal Aviation Administration said, 'You chose to jump off the plane just to record the footage of the crash, proving your lack of attention, judgment and responsibility. These terrible intentions. Behavior indicates that you currently lack the level of attention, judgment, and responsibility required of a holder of a private pilot skill certificate. '

Jacob was unaware of the Federal Aviation Administration's decision, and when he was contacted by the New York Times on April 20, he asked, 'Where did you get that information?' It was said that. The New York Times reports that there were no subsequent replies to emails at the time of writing the article.