Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Alleged Sabotage: Off-Duty Pilot Blames Mental Breakdown

Alleged Sabotage: Off-Duty Pilot Blames Mental Breakdown

Off-duty pilot Emerson claims a nervous breakdown led to alleged plane incident. Facing 83 counts of attempted murder and reckless endangerment. Attempted to access cockpit controls during Alaska Airlines flight. According to court documents, Joseph David Emerson, an off-duty pilot accused of attempting to crash a passenger jet, claims he acted during a severe nervous … Read more