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

Richard Russell, who worked for Horizon Air, stole the Bombardier Q400 plane at Sea-Tac Airport Friday night then crashed on Ketron Island about an hour later, investigators said. MORE: https://bit.ly/2vBTGFv | KOMO News

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