He rigged the plane with cameras, wore a parachute and had a selfie stick with a video camera attached. 35 minutes into a flight, he shut off the engine and bailed. The plane went down as he parachuted down. He then hiked to the crash and retrieved the footage from the cameras, which were probably GoPros or something similar.
He then contacted the FAA reporting the crash as an engine failure and they launched an investigation, as they are responsible for investigating all crashes. And this is why he's going to prison for six months. He and a buddy went back to the crash site, retrieved the plane, took it back to an airport hanger and cut it up and disposed of it.
All for clicks to promote a sponsor's crypto wallet or some sort of garbage.
Six years would have taught him a much more valuable lesson.
Basically he was convicted of lying to federal investigators and impeding a federal investigation.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-pilot-crashed-plane-youtube-201728505.html
He then contacted the FAA reporting the crash as an engine failure and they launched an investigation, as they are responsible for investigating all crashes. And this is why he's going to prison for six months. He and a buddy went back to the crash site, retrieved the plane, took it back to an airport hanger and cut it up and disposed of it.
All for clicks to promote a sponsor's crypto wallet or some sort of garbage.
Six years would have taught him a much more valuable lesson.
Basically he was convicted of lying to federal investigators and impeding a federal investigation.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-pilot-crashed-plane-youtube-201728505.html