"I Crashed My Airplane."Based on the circumstances of the crash, investigators and aviation experts were suspicious from the beginning. "I'll happily say I did not purposely crash my plane for views on YouTube.
Given my background I could see why people would think that," he told the New York Times in January 2022. "I've been filming everything I do since I was 5 years old… People can believe whatever they choose."Over a year later, the daredevil did an about face and said he had agreed to promote a company's wallet in the video.In his plea agreement, Trevor admitted to lying to investigators about the wreckage's location.
A press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for Central California said Trevor and a pal actually visited the site about two weeks after the crash. "Jacob and a friend flew by helicopter to the wreckage site," the press release said. "There, Jacob used straps to secure the wreckage, which the helicopter lifted and carried to Rancho Sisquoc in Santa Barbara County, where it was loaded onto a trailer attached to Jacob's pickup truck."Afterward, he tried to destroy and discard the wreckage in trash bins.His pilot's license has since been revoked.Prior to become a YouTuber, Trevor represented the United States in the 2014 Winter Olympics, where he finished ninth in the men's snowboard cross.
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