YouTuber Accused of Crashing a Plane for Views. Now the Feds Are Investigating

[areyentiraidhi]

 

AYouTuber and former Olympic snowboarder has been accused of crashing his plane on purpose for clicks, and the FAA has opened an investigation to get to the bottom of the growing mess.

Trevor Jacob has been the subject of online criticism after posting a YouTube video where he parachuted from a Taylorcraft BL64 plane and filmed it crashing into the hills of the Los Padres National Forest near Cuyama, California. The video outlined his newly-purchased Taylorcraft's final flight on Nov. 24, 2021, a trip from the Lompoc City Airport in Santa Barbara to Mammoth Lakes where he planned to partake in some general adventuring like paragliding and snowboarding. Jacob also mentioned that he would be spreading the ashes of his friend Johnny Strange during the flight. Strange was killed in a wingsuit accident in 2015 and Jacob explains that he loved the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

During the flight, however, the Taylorcraft's engine supposedly lost power, stalled, and could not be restarted. Jacob then points the plane nose-down and exits, sending the unoccupied aircraft into the ground.

Jacob continued to film himself as he descended and proclaimed, "This is why I always fly with a parachute." He then trekked back to the wreckage and hiked until a farmer, who he credits with saving his life, found him in the darkness.

 

 

This is where things started to go south.

The video of the incident was posted to YouTube where it immediately began racking up views. The aviation sector of YouTube wasted no time picking apart Jacob's claims. At the time of writing, the video has reached over one million views. It also amassed more than 5,000 comments, many of which called out the crash as being staged. Comments on the video have since been turned off, but that hasn't stopped people from making reaction and explainer videos that point out abnormalities in the pilot's videos. It’s worth noting here that some suspect the video currently on Jacob’s YouTube to be a trimmed-down version of what was originally uploaded. However, a few of the segments can be found when looking at other videos uploaded by YouTubers critiquing the pilot’s handling of the situation.

 

For starters, the comment about Jacob always wearing a parachute was identified as misleading. Several YouTubers reviewed the limited number of flying videos that Jacob posted and noted that they could not locate another video of the former Olympic athlete wearing a parachute when flying, let alone a sport parachute like what was worn in the video. It's worth noting that many pilots of small general aviation aircraft do not fly with parachutes, as cabin space is very limited. However, to Jacob's credit, he can be seen wearing the same chute harness in an Instagram photo from September.

Another video points out that when Jacob jumped from the plane, what appear to be two fire extinguishers were strapped to his legs. Again, an atypical sight.

 

There were other weird items picked from the video, like a disconnected fuel selector valve, and the instrument-facing camera which is turned off just before the engine issue occurs. Commenters also point out that his microphone isn't plugged in, that he appears to be acting poorly, and that he had no reason to hike back to his plane if it didn't have emergency supplies. These are all speculative, and while they don't prove that Jacob was acting in bad faith, they are legitimate concerns. Global Air points out that Jacob only received his pilot's license in mid-2020, so are these rookie mistakes, or not-so-meticulously planned moves? That's for the Federal Aviation Administration to decide.

[Swatkat]

Edhi reddit lo vachindhi 3 weeks back chala serious allegation nijamithey inka vedu pani out anta. Antha preplannes ga dukesinatle untadhi video undhi

[summer27]

I am not aware of the regulations. Why is this offense? Vaadi flight vaadi ishtam kada?

[erragulabi]

28 minutes ago, summer27 said:

I am not aware of the regulations. Why is this offense? Vaadi flight vaadi ishtam kada?

i guess air control support untadi kada...evadu padithe vaadu egaresthe passenger flights will be in danger kada. So to set it straight and not encourage others to follow his path veenni example case chestharu kaavachchu.

[anna_gari_maata]

32 minutes ago, summer27 said:

I am not aware of the regulations. Why is this offense? Vaadi flight vaadi ishtam kada?

flight velli evadidaina gundu meeda padithe ?

[summer27]

2 hours ago, anna_gari_maata said:

flight velli evadidaina gundu meeda padithe ?

Padaledu kada. Jagrathaga plan chesukunna ani chepthe?

 

2 hours ago, erragulabi said:

i guess air control support untadi kada...evadu padithe vaadu egaresthe passenger flights will be in danger kada. So to set it straight and not encourage others to follow his path veenni example case chestharu kaavachchu.

Got it

[anna_gari_maata]

18 hours ago, summer27 said:

Padaledu kada. Jagrathaga plan chesukunna ani chepthe?

 

Got it

That's a forest evadaina ekkadaina undacchu..

[hunkyfunky2]

21 hours ago, summer27 said:

I am not aware of the regulations. Why is this offense? Vaadi flight vaadi ishtam kada?

That's a federal crime... It can easily start a wildfire, for ex

[siru]

22 hours ago, summer27 said:

I am not aware of the regulations. Why is this offense? Vaadi flight vaadi ishtam kada?

 He did it in a forest but there will be many visitors on the ground also FAA cannot have different rules over different land masses. Forest or desert aithe cheyochu cities aithe not allowed ani complicated rules pettaleru

[h2o]

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