YouTuber who deliberately crashed the plane faces up to 20 years in prison

29-year-old YouTuber Trevor Jacob, who was being investigated by authorities for allegedly intentionally crashing a plane, has pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal investigation by subverting and covering up, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

Central District of California | Santa Barbara County Man Who Deliberately Crashed Airplane for YouTube Video Admits to Obstructing Federal Investigation | United States Department of Justice

Jacob, an experienced aircraft pilot and skydiver, had won sponsorship deals from companies such as wallet makers, and was earning money by promoting wallets in YouTube videos.

And in December 2021, Jacob posted a video on his YouTube channel titled 'Plane Crashed'. A video showing the pattern of the plane crash that occurred in November can be seen from the following article.

YouTuber who released a video saying ``The plane crashed'' is subject to investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration - GIGAZINE

The video, which shows Jacob jumping out of the plane and fixed camera footage of the plane crashing into the ground, has been pointed out that it is a movie that fakes the crash, and is the subject of an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. had become And the Federal Aviation Administration has decided to revoke Jacob's private pilot certificate in April 2022.

YouTuber's pilot's qualification is revoked as ``I deliberately crashed the plane because of the shooting height''-GIGAZINE

According to the announcement, several weeks after the November 26 crash, Jacob lied to investigators that he did not know where the wreckage of the plane was. However, on December 10, Jacob flew in a helicopter with a friend to the crash site, salvaged the wreckage, and dumped it in a trash can at Lompoc Airport in Santa Barbara County, California. Jacob has admitted in a plea bargain that this was intended to thwart the investigation.

And Jacob uploaded the video in question to YouTube on December 23rd. The video included an advertisement for the purse, Jacob parachuting out of the plane, and the plane crashing afterwards. Jacob admits he made this video to make money.

Jacob also admitted to falsely claiming that the plane lost power approximately 35 minutes after takeoff in the crash report filed with law enforcement. . Jacob also lied to Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspectors that he parachuted out of the plane after the plane's engines stopped and no way to land safely could be determined.

The terms of the plea bargain and the documents indicting Jacob were filed in the United States District Court in Los Angeles on May 10, 2023. Jacob's first trial is expected to take place in the next few weeks. The U.S. Department of Justice says that Jacob's ``destruction and concealment crimes for the purpose of obstructing federal investigations'' will be punishable by up to 20 years in prison.