The Latest: Fragments of stolen plane scattered after crash
Federal investigators say a stolen
But investigators said Saturday they still anticipate they will be able to recover data recorders from the aircraft.
Officials say an airline employee stole the empty plane and took off from Sea-Tac International Aiport on Friday night.
Eckrote said it was very fortunate that the plane crashed in a relatively unpopulated island.
She believes that once
A transportation security expert says a man who stole a plane from
Officials say an airline employee stole an empty
Southers says that if the man knew how to do loops he likely had the skills to target people on the ground.
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Officials say an airline employee stole an empty
A sheriff's department spokesman said the man may have been suicidal but there was no terrorism connection.
Airline officials say the man who stole a plane from
Authorities initially said the man was a mechanic but
Officials say the "suicidal" airline employee stole an empty
Authorities say there is no connection to terrorism and they do not believe anyone else was on the plane.
An airline mechanic who stole a
The man, who was addressed as "Rich" in audio recordings with air traffic controllers, said he didn't want to land at a nearby military base.
He told them, "Those guys will rough me up if I try and land there."
During another part of the exchange, the man said he was concerned he was going to run low on fuel.
Later, he said he's "got a lot of people that care about me."
He said he didn't want to disappoint them but that he was "just a broken guy, got a dew screws loose, I guess."
Sheriff's officials say a man who stole an
Witnesses reported seeing the plane being chased by military aircraft before it crashed near
The sheriff's department said they were working to conduct a background investigation on the man, whose name was not immediately released.
The man could be heard on audio recordings telling air traffic controllers that he's "got a lot of people that care about me" and that he is "just a broken guy."
Officials at
Airport officials say in a tweet Friday night that an airline employee "conducted an unauthorized takeoff without passengers."
Witnesses reported seeing the plane being chased by military aircraft near the airport.
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The airline tells The Associated Press that the plane was a
No other information was immediately available.
The Q400 ix a turboprop aircraft with 76 seats.
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