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Flight deck audio reveals details on ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut plane's engines off mid-flight

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Flight deck audio reveals details on ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut plane's engines off mid-flight Open in Cbsnews.com
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  • A federal judge sentenced Emerson to time served plus three years of supervised release for the Alaska Airlines incident, closing the federal case.
  • New cockpit audio shows Emerson told the crew he wasn’t OK and wanted to wake up, underscoring a mental-health crisis linked to the episode.
  • Authorities cited hallucinogens as a key factor, linking mushroom use to impaired judgment and dangerous conduct in the case.

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Wild new cockpit audio reveals moment Alaska Airlines pilot tried to crash plane mid-flight: ‘Just tried to shut our engines off’

Wild new cockpit audio reveals moment Alaska Airlines pilot tried to crash plane mid-flight: ‘Just tried to shut our engines off’

Harrowing cockpit audio captures drug-addled pilot attempting to crash plane

Harrowing cockpit audio captures drug-addled pilot attempting to crash plane

New cockpit audio reveals chaos as off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to shut engines off mid-flight

New cockpit audio reveals chaos as off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to shut engines off mid-flight

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