Pilot YouTuber Under Investigation For Intentionally Crashing Plane For Views

Youtuber Under Investigation For Intentionally Crashing Plane To Gain Clout

A pilot Youtuber is currently under investigation by federal officials after he was accused of crashing his plane for views.

On November 24, Trevor Jacob was piloting the Taylorcraft BL64 plane above into the Los Padres National Forest while he was en route from Lompoc City Airport in Santa Barbara to Mammoth Lakes.

In a video clip, Jacob is seen operating the aircraft before it begins to malfunction, causing him to exit out of it with a parachute while another piece of footage shows the plane crashing into the forest.

The video was uploaded a month later to YouTube with the title,” I Crashed My Plane” and gained more than 1 million views but viewers started to notice that the crash looked sketchy based on Jacob’s actions.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said they are investigating the crash to determine if it was intentional but didn’t release any further details.

Due to the controversy from the video, Jacob has turned the comments off and he has yet to release a statement regarding the crash.

Before his YouTube career, Jacob was a former Olympic snowboarder and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.