Watch: Video shows stolen Horizon Air Q400 turn upside down and dive toward Puget Sound before it crashed on Ketron Island Friday night. FULL STORY: https://komonews.com/news/local/stolen-plane-forces-ground-stop-at-seatac-airport (Video: John Waldron) | KOMO News

***VIDEO WARNING*** EXPLICIT LANGUAGE! Watch: Stolen Horizon Air Q400 turboprop does a loop in the air, flies low over water, before it crashed on Ketron Island on Friday night. FULL STORY: https://komonews.com/news/local/stolen-plane-forces-ground-stop-at-seatac-airport (Video credit: Skylar Jacobson) | KOMO News

On August 10, 2018, Richard “Beebo” Russell shocked the world when he stole a Horizon Air Q400 from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with zero flight training. For 75 minutes, this 29-year-old ground crew worker flew solo, calmly chatting with air traffic controllers while pulling off a near-perfect barrel roll over Puget Sound. What stands out most? His words. Russell was polite, apologetic, and eerily calm—telling controllers he “didn’t want to hurt anyone” and that he was “just a broken g

A Story worth Watching: … On August 10, 2018, Richard B. Russell, a 29-year-old Horizon Air ground service agent, shocked the world when he stole a Bombardier Q400 aircraft from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Despite no formal pilot training, Russell managed to perform an incredible barrel roll with the plane, a move so impressive that even experienced pilots called it remarkable, especially for such a large aircraft. … The stunt, captured on video, amazed many and added to the surreal na

On August 10, 2018, Richard “Beebo” Russell — later known online as Sky King — captured global attention when he stole a Horizon Air Q400 from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A 29-year-old ground crew worker with no formal flight training, Russell took off solo and maintained a calm, often humorous conversation with air traffic controllers for over an hour! Mid-flight, he performed a barrel roll over Puget Sound, then deliberately crashed the plane on Ketron Island. No one else was harmed.