Muslims hijack an aeroplane, this happens:
Africans get a spaceship, this happens:
A white man takes an aeroplane for a spin, he lives. Then he dies:
The man who authorities say stole a commercial airliner in Washington state Friday was identified as Richard Russell, according to the Associated Press and The Seattle Times.
The 29-year-old worked for Horizon Air, helping to handle luggage and towing aircrafts. Authorities say he had worked Friday, and was in uniform, when he got into the cockpit of a Horizon Airlines Bombardier Q400 plane and took off for an hourlong joyride.
He is believed to have died when the plane crashed into Ketron Island, about 30 miles south of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, setting off a large forest fire. Authorities say he was suicidal…
“I’ve got a lot of people that care about me. It’s going to disappoint them to hear that I did this … just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess.”
He felt the need. #SeaTac pic.twitter.com/GVN62KLFRe
— Space Force One 🚀 (@ximxiti) August 11, 2018
R.I.P. Richard Russell.