A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
PS: I always thought that the Bush Administration had teleported the pilot into the 8th dimension, and then returned him to the craft an instance before it crashed. This way, no one would know.
I think the occupants were all sent to the same place the passengers on the "hijacked" airliners were sent. Afer all, ~we all know~ those planes were flown in by remote control.