An Alaska Airlines flight headed from Seattle to San Francisco was redirected to Portland after a passenger inside the cockpit of attempted to turn off the aircraft's engines in flight.
An off-duty pilot is charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to pull the fire extinguisher handles on the engines of an Alaska Airlines flight, according to officials.
The suspect allegedly tried to pull the fire extinguisher handles on the engines, preliminary information obtained by investigators indicated, according to a federal official briefed on the probe. The suspect was overwhelmed by flight crew and subdued and then handcuffed to a seat, the federal official told ABC News.
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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with attempted murder after trying to stop engines mid-flightJay Blackman is an NBC News producer covering such areas a transportation, space, medical and consumer issues.
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Off-duty pilot charged with attempted murder after incident on SF bound Alaska Airlines flightAn Alaska Airlines flight headed from Seattle to San Francisco was redirected to Portland after a passenger inside the cockpit of attempted to turn off the aircraft's engines in flight.
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Off-duty pilot charged with attempted murder after incident on SF bound Alaska Airlines flightAn Alaska Airlines flight headed from Seattle to San Francisco was redirected to Portland after a passenger inside the cockpit of attempted to turn off the aircraft's engines in flight.
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Passenger attempted to take control of Alaska Airlines flight before being subduedThe plane took off from Seattle Paine Field International Airport and was diverted to Portland International Airport because of the 'credible security threat,' the airline said.
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