Olympic snowboarder turned YouTuber is investigated by FAA for 'crashing his plane for clicks': Suspicious video shows vlogger parachuting out of camera-laden aircraft before letting it crash into hills

The Daily Mail ^ | 1/20/22 | SNEJANA FARBEROV FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

Link to fairly obvious staged daredevil adventure This is why I always fly with a parachute

[Blurb2350]

Kinda like that gal who whipped out her “smart” phone to snap a few selfies as her SUV sank beneath the waves. (Incidentally this is a first for an SUV. We know they’re murderous, but this was certainly the first murder-suicide attempt by an SUV.)

[jaydubya2]

He destroyed a perfectly fine aircraft for clicks.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[T.B. Yoits]

If he titled his webisode ‘Mythbusters’, he’d have no issues.

[moovova]

“A” for creativity.

“F” for the jail time he’ll get...

[gloryblaze]

Kind of an expensive ploy. And he looks like Brian Laundrie.

[Carriage Hill]

From the article:

“...his second-hand plane, which appeared to be poorly maintained...”

[HighSierra5]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

[PGR88]

Seems stupid, but I can’t see why this should be illegal.

Although he should have to pay to remove the wreck from the mountain, and clean up the mess he made.

[SaxxonWoods]

Seems stupid, but I can’t see why this should be illegal.

He’s going to find out why.

He’s also on the hook for the required NTSB investigation.

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

From the article;

After he was informed that the incident would have to be reported to the FAA, Jacob allegedly chartered a helicopter and removed the wreckage of his Taylorcraft.

[HerrBlucher]

That is the really sad part of the stunt, A lot of people would’ve loved to have had that airplane

[PGR88]

After he was informed that the incident would have to be reported to the FAA, Jacob allegedly chartered a helicopter and removed the wreckage of his Taylorcraft.

Yes, noted that - so he's being responsible for that, at least.

[MPJackal]

“ He destroyed a perfectly fine aircraft for clicks.”

And Hollyweird does this how often?

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

You’re probably right about the “required NTSB investigation”, but if he removed the airplane... I dunno.

[BenLurkin]

“Was that wrong?”

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

For those who don’t go to DailyMail the article mentions; Jacob’s stunt on November 24 marked the 50th anniversary of the unsolved DB Cooper hijacking, where a mystery man parachuted out of a Boeing 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom.

[Kartographer]

I’ve seen people destroy much more valuable things for less including their lives.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Hollywood...isn’t that the truth!? How many fine cars do you think Hollywood has destroyed as well?