DOT IG: Off-Duty Commercial Pilot Arrested & Charged With Interfering With Flight Crew
January 01, 2024
January 01, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report:
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On October 22, 2023, Joseph Emerson, an off-duty commercial pilot, was arrested after attempting to shut down the engines of an in-flight passenger plane.
According to court documents, Port of Portland police officers responded to a report of inbound aircraft that had diverted from its route between Everet . . .
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On October 22, 2023, Joseph Emerson, an off-duty commercial pilot, was arrested after attempting to shut down the engines of an in-flight passenger plane.
According to court documents, Port of Portland police officers responded to a report of inbound aircraft that had diverted from its route between Everet . . .