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‘Most consequential 3 seconds’: Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot recalls attempting to shut off flight’s engine mid-air; feared fatal end

IndiaTimes Thursday, 17 July 2025
Former Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson, under the influence of “magic mushrooms,” recalls pulling levers that could have cut off fuel to the engines on a flight carrying 83 passengers. Emerson, grieving a friend's death, claims he sought to "wake up" from a dissociative state. The flight safely diverted to Portland, where he was arrested.
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