I looked into it, he tried to obstruct the investigation in order to keep his license. He also lied about the plane malfunctioning which is a serious offense that could impact the safety of others due to how crash investigations are handled (if it was engine error that could cause a recall to fix a nonexistent issue and could hurt people). That said, twenty years is wild
And apparently was also during the dry season at a national park, so fire safety regulations were taken into effect considering he intentionally did this
But it does make sense. Imagine if a plane crashed into a farm and killed the farmer, then the pilot removes key evidence that they'd modified their plane to crash for a stunt. That's where the 20 years would come into play.
This idiot obstructed the investigation but because the only victim was an antique airplane, he's not going to get more than 4 years at the very most.
Are you serious? He bailed from a plane midflight! The fact that no one got hurt doesn't mean what he did was safe, just that he got lucky no one happened to be in the path of the plane he sent falling out of control!!
That's the max sentence. They'll probably push a plea deal of 2-5 years with the intent to pursue 20 in court.
But also he did crash near a condor sanctuary and within gliding distance of an airport, and then came back and dismantled the wreck, scrapped it, and disposed of the remains in multiple locations to prevent the FAA from investigating the crash.
What do you do for the dudes you have like 20 or 30 DUIs? I've met tons of guys with over a dozen. It doesn't seem to matter if you take away their license, take away their car, take away their ability to purchase or rent cars, give them a lifetime ban on driving, they just keep getting loaded and getting behind the wheel until they inevitably end up dying of some wild unrelated shit like lighting themselves on fire with a cigarette while sober and conscious or getting a novel cancer that gets named after their doctor.
Even worse, I think it's up to 20 years for lying to federal investigators about it. The actual crash appears to have just lead to a loss of license and probably difficult time reobtaining it. I don't know any aviation lawyers (I don't think) but there's no charges related to the crash, eg if he'd just filled out the form saying he did it for clout he'd seemingly have faced no legal sanctions.
On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced that Jacob pleaded guilty to a felony charge of "destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation". According to prosecutors, Jacob admitted he lied to federal investigators by submitting a false aircraft accident report, and by falsely stating to an FAA investigator that he parachuted from his plane because the engine had quit and he could not find a safe place to land. Jacob also admitted to secretly disposing of the Taylorcraft: according to his plea, he and an unnamed friend used a helicopter to airlift the wreck to Rancho Sisquoc on December 10, 2021, where Jacob later loaded it onto a truck trailer, moved it to a hangar at Lompoc Airport, cut it up, and disposed of the pieces in various locations over several days, all while telling investigators he did not know where it was. Jacob said that the motive for his scheme was to earn commissions from a wallet seller that sponsored his video. Jacob faces a maximum of 20 years in a federal prison as a result.
20 years really, it seems like a victimless crime
Aviation laws are strict for a reason
Yeah but what did he really do, like no one was hurt right?
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I looked into it, he tried to obstruct the investigation in order to keep his license. He also lied about the plane malfunctioning which is a serious offense that could impact the safety of others due to how crash investigations are handled (if it was engine error that could cause a recall to fix a nonexistent issue and could hurt people). That said, twenty years is wild
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And apparently was also during the dry season at a national park, so fire safety regulations were taken into effect considering he intentionally did this
20 years is the maximum sentence, he'll get less.
But it does make sense. Imagine if a plane crashed into a farm and killed the farmer, then the pilot removes key evidence that they'd modified their plane to crash for a stunt. That's where the 20 years would come into play.
This idiot obstructed the investigation but because the only victim was an antique airplane, he's not going to get more than 4 years at the very most.
He’s an influencer, that’s reason enough for 20 years
Are you serious? He bailed from a plane midflight! The fact that no one got hurt doesn't mean what he did was safe, just that he got lucky no one happened to be in the path of the plane he sent falling out of control!!
That's the max sentence. They'll probably push a plea deal of 2-5 years with the intent to pursue 20 in court.
But also he did crash near a condor sanctuary and within gliding distance of an airport, and then came back and dismantled the wreck, scrapped it, and disposed of the remains in multiple locations to prevent the FAA from investigating the crash.
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Yeah exactly you wouldn’t get 20 years for a dui
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harsh punishments don't deter crime. they just encourage people to avoid getting caught.
What do you do for the dudes you have like 20 or 30 DUIs? I've met tons of guys with over a dozen. It doesn't seem to matter if you take away their license, take away their car, take away their ability to purchase or rent cars, give them a lifetime ban on driving, they just keep getting loaded and getting behind the wheel until they inevitably end up dying of some wild unrelated shit like lighting themselves on fire with a cigarette while sober and conscious or getting a novel cancer that gets named after their doctor.
Even worse, I think it's up to 20 years for lying to federal investigators about it. The actual crash appears to have just lead to a loss of license and probably difficult time reobtaining it. I don't know any aviation lawyers (I don't think) but there's no charges related to the crash, eg if he'd just filled out the form saying he did it for clout he'd seemingly have faced no legal sanctions.