A YouTuber who parachuted from a small airplane over California mountains last year after claiming engine trouble purposely caused the aircraft to crash so he could record it, the FAA said in a recent letter.
Highlights
- Trevor Jacob parachuted from a small airplane over California mountains last year.
- He claimed engine trouble caused the plane to crash so he could record it, the FAA says.
- Jacob’s private pilot certificate, or license, has been revoked.
- The FAA letter cites what it called Jacob’s “egregious and intentional actions” in saying he lacks the qualifications for airman certification.
- Jacob did not immediately respond to messages sent to an email address attached to YouTube page late Wednesday or to a website that appears to be related to him.
- The video, titled “I Crashed My Plane,” video had more than 1.8 million views.