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

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

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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.