High On Mushrooms, Alaska Air Pilot Tries To Shut Off Plane Engines Mid-Air. He Was Off-Duty

High On Mushrooms, Alaska Air Pilot Tries To Shut Off Plane Engines Mid-Air. He Was Off-Duty

A sleep-deprived and off-duty pilot, who was reportedly "high on magic mushrooms", has been accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines plane packed with 83 other passengers and crew on board, flying from Seattle to San Francisco.

Breathtaking Video Shows Moment Pilot Tried 'Shutting Off' Engines On Packed Flight

Shocking audio has emerged from a bizarre airline incident in 2023, when an off-duty airline pilot attempted to shut off a packed aircraft’s engines mid-flight. The incident occurred aboard Horizon Air Flight 2059, a regional flight operated by the Alaska Airlines subsidiary, en route from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco, California on October 22, 2023. The aircraft, an Embraer 175 with 83 passengers and crew, was at approximately 31,000 f…