YouTuber and Olympic snowboarder Trevor Jacob is coming clean and admitting he intentionally crashed a plan in order “to gain online views.” For those who don’t know, an investigation was launched by the Federal Aviation Administration on suspicions that the 29-year-old crashed a plane on purpose for attention on social media.
Jacob posted a video titled “I Crashed My Airplane” on YouTube in December 2021 that showed him flying a single-engine aircraft toward Mammoth Lakes in California.
However, the trip soon took a turn when one of the engines began to fail, and the propellers stopped spinning. Jacob immediately opened the side door and jumped out of the plane with a parachute.
While falling to the ground, he took out a selfie stick to record his and the plane’s descent. The plane eventually crashed into the mountains.
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