![5 years ago, a plane was stolen off an active airport for the first time in U.S. history | MyStateline.com 5 years ago, a plane was stolen off an active airport for the first time in U.S. history | MyStateline.com](https://www.mystateline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2023/08/AP18225676324710.jpg?w=2560&h=1440&crop=1)
5 years ago, a plane was stolen off an active airport for the first time in U.S. history | MyStateline.com
![Aircraft crashes after 'stolen' plane takes off from Seattle Tacoma International Airport | CBC News Aircraft crashes after 'stolen' plane takes off from Seattle Tacoma International Airport | CBC News](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4781996.1533963989!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/alaska-air.jpg)
Aircraft crashes after 'stolen' plane takes off from Seattle Tacoma International Airport | CBC News
![Alaska Air Horizon plane crashes south of Seattle after being stolen by airline employee - Puget Sound Business Journal Alaska Air Horizon plane crashes south of Seattle after being stolen by airline employee - Puget Sound Business Journal](https://media.bizj.us/view/img/2667721/horizon-air-q400*900xx2916-1640-42-0.jpg)
Alaska Air Horizon plane crashes south of Seattle after being stolen by airline employee - Puget Sound Business Journal
![Before stolen Horizon Air plane crash, officials encouraged insider threat training for airlines and airports - Puget Sound Business Journal Before stolen Horizon Air plane crash, officials encouraged insider threat training for airlines and airports - Puget Sound Business Journal](https://media.bizj.us/view/img/11008414/alaska-air-bombardier-q400-01*900xx4405-2484-0-210.jpg)
Before stolen Horizon Air plane crash, officials encouraged insider threat training for airlines and airports - Puget Sound Business Journal
![Stolen Aircraft Makes an Unauthorized Takeoff and Crashes into Seattle | Alaska Airlines Q400 - YouTube Stolen Aircraft Makes an Unauthorized Takeoff and Crashes into Seattle | Alaska Airlines Q400 - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lQy3e5yUKvo/maxresdefault.jpg)
Stolen Aircraft Makes an Unauthorized Takeoff and Crashes into Seattle | Alaska Airlines Q400 - YouTube
![Seattle plane crash: Horizon Air employee stole Bombardier Dash 8 - Q400 plane at SEATAC, crashed after over an hour in the air (video) - CBS News Seattle plane crash: Horizon Air employee stole Bombardier Dash 8 - Q400 plane at SEATAC, crashed after over an hour in the air (video) - CBS News](https://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/08/11/76a59b10-ec93-4302-9324-15e6519d59f9/7d0db45f07b6ea8a19f15e91123ad626/seatac-stolen-plane-2018-08-10.png)
Seattle plane crash: Horizon Air employee stole Bombardier Dash 8 - Q400 plane at SEATAC, crashed after over an hour in the air (video) - CBS News
![NORAD: Fighter jets were trying to direct stolen plane over Pacific Ocean when it crashed | The Seattle Times NORAD: Fighter jets were trying to direct stolen plane over Pacific Ocean when it crashed | The Seattle Times](https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/07282017_NewQ400_152324.jpg?d=780x591)
NORAD: Fighter jets were trying to direct stolen plane over Pacific Ocean when it crashed | The Seattle Times
![USA news: Horizon Air shocked after plane stolen in Washington by employee Richard Russell | World | News | Express.co.uk USA news: Horizon Air shocked after plane stolen in Washington by employee Richard Russell | World | News | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/usa-news-horizon-air-plane-stolen-washington-seattle-richard-russell-1002782.jpg?r=1534168835905)
USA news: Horizon Air shocked after plane stolen in Washington by employee Richard Russell | World | News | Express.co.uk
![F-15Cs Intercept Stolen DASH-8 Airliner out of Seattle Tacoma Airport Before Crash. - The Aviationist F-15Cs Intercept Stolen DASH-8 Airliner out of Seattle Tacoma Airport Before Crash. - The Aviationist](https://i0.wp.com/theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/F15_SEATAC_20.jpg?ssl=1)
F-15Cs Intercept Stolen DASH-8 Airliner out of Seattle Tacoma Airport Before Crash. - The Aviationist
![Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/08/12/9a3af102-432c-4423-9408-7c2a885eb3a1/thumbnail/640x315/5af160b1252d4b9e1be34d36b38fb3f0/richard-russell-seatac-2018-08-11.jpg?v=1acc31b0e955989267fc7dd28b496c5e)
Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News
![Seattle plane crash: Horizon Air employee stole Bombardier Dash 8 - Q400 plane at SEATAC, crashed after over an hour in the air (video) - CBS News Seattle plane crash: Horizon Air employee stole Bombardier Dash 8 - Q400 plane at SEATAC, crashed after over an hour in the air (video) - CBS News](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/08/11/4b3ab871-6071-4904-a792-2ef0ed78889c/thumbnail/320x240/5718985e108ed0249fbfbd29d49970d2/0811-satmo-seattlestolenplane-vancleave-1633201-640x360.jpg?v=9bdba4fec5b17ee7e8ba9ef8c71cf431)
Seattle plane crash: Horizon Air employee stole Bombardier Dash 8 - Q400 plane at SEATAC, crashed after over an hour in the air (video) - CBS News
![Horizon Air Q400 (N449QX) is stolen by an employee at SEA and crashed in Pierce County, WA – Quantum Aviation | Airline Passengers & Cargo Sales and Charters Horizon Air Q400 (N449QX) is stolen by an employee at SEA and crashed in Pierce County, WA – Quantum Aviation | Airline Passengers & Cargo Sales and Charters](https://quantumaviation.aero/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Horizon-Air-Q400-N449QX-is-stolen-by-an-employee-at-SEA-and-crashed-in-Pierce-County-WA.jpg)