{"id":35895,"date":"2018-08-11T17:28:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T17:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/11\/coast-guard-on-the-scene-at-tragic-remote-island-crash-site\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:34:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:34:59","slug":"coast-guard-on-the-scene-at-tragic-remote-island-crash-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2018\/08\/11\/coast-guard-on-the-scene-at-tragic-remote-island-crash-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard on the scene at tragic remote island crash site of stolen passenger plane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BREMERTON, Wash. \u2014 The Coast Guard is coordinating with officials from the Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Department and federal investigators as the probe continues into Friday night\u2019s mysterious crash of a stolen passenger plane on a remote Puget Sound island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coast Patrol Boat Swordfish arrived at Ketron Island in rural Pierce County around 7 a.m. local time to enforce a safety zone around the crash site, where a blaze erupted shortly after an anguished ground services employee of Horizon Air flew the twin-turboprop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskaair.com\/content\/travel-info\/our-aircraft\/q400\" target=_blank>Bombardier Q400 <\/a>to his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lone pilot, who told air controllers that he had never operated an aircraft before, stole the plane around 8 p.m. Friday from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with no other passengers on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His conversations over the next 90 minutes with the airport tower were broadcast on an open frequency, with him describing doing barrel rolls and running short on fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pilot, 29-year-old Richard Russell, shrugged off attempts by the tower to divert him to the landing strip at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, saying \u201cthose guys would rough me up if I tried to land there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">County authorities have described the incident<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierceSheriff\/status\/1028143213142401025\" target=_blank> as a likely suicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18223658769737.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18223658769737.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18223658769737.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18223658769737.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18223658769737.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Workers wearing yellow hard hats are seen at upper right from the air Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, near Steilacoom, Wash., at the site on Ketron Island in Washington state where an Horizon Air turboprop plane crashed Friday after it was stolen from Sea-Tac International Airport. (Ted S. Warren\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A crew from a 45-foot patrol boat were the first Coast Guard rescuers on the scene last night, but the fiery crash occurred in a wooded section of Ketron Island and not on water, according to Coast Guard Public Affairs Chief Petty Officer Chad Mosley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mosley told Navy Times that the crew set up a safety zone around the island alongside a Pierce County marine craft, with the Swordfish relieving them Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after Russell absconded with the plane, North American Aerospace Defense Command scrambled two F-15C Eagles from Portland at supersonic speed to intercept him. The \u201cRedhawks\u201d from the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard flew alongside the twin-engine plane but did not down it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNORAD fighters were working to redirect the aircraft out over the Pacific Ocean when it crashed on the southern tip of Ketron Island in the southern end of Puget Sound,\u201d NORAD said in a statement. \u201cNORAD fighters did not fire upon the aircraft. The event was subsequently passed to local rescue and law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Department took to the social media site Twitter to say the fighters \u201cmade it within a few minutes of theft of plane&#8221; and kept it away from densely populated areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey may not admit for a few days. But is true,\u201d the message said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pierce County officials have turned the investigation over to FBI agents in Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the case involves a stolen plane, the National Transportation Safety Board has surrendered control of the investigation to the FBI, according to Debra Eckrote, NTSB\u2019s Western Pacific region chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe FBI has a team that\u2019s coming in, and we\u2019re all going to go out here shortly and start doing some primary documentation of the wreckage,\u201d she told reporters during a Saturday morning news conference. \u201cOne of the things we\u2019re going to be looking for is the flight data recorder and also the recovery of the remains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/08\/11\/f-15cs-intercept-suicidal-pilot\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/alaska.JPG_1a6162.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">NORAD F-15Cs intercept suicidal pilot in dramatic chase near Seattle<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">F-15Cs respond to pilot who takes stolen passenger plane on erratic, dangerous joy ride before crashing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ekrote described the crash site as \u201chighly fragmented,\u201d with the fuselage upside down. Both the fire and darkness kept emergency crews from fully detailing the wreck, but she said the flames had been extinguished overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ekrote characterized Russell\u2019s behavior as \u201cvery unusual&#8221; but said it was a \u201clittle too early\u201d to fathom his motive for stealing the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s ground support so, you know, they have access to aircraft,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell on Friday had told air traffic controllers, \u201cI\u2019ve played some video games before,\u201d but also asked for help to stabilize the cabin pressure so he wouldn\u2019t feel so light-headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m just a broken guy,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a few screws loose, I guess. I never really knew it, until now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ekrote said that Horizon Air, which operated the aircraft for Alaska Airlines, would be sending employees to assist investigators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaska Airlines officials have not returned messages placed by Navy Times, but they released a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.alaskaair.com\/alaska-airlines\/horizon-air-aircraft\/\" target=_blank>on the corporate website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are still gathering facts, but at this point we understand there was only one person aboard, an employee of Horizon Air, who was operating the aircraft. I want to share how incredibly sad all of us at Alaska are about this incident. Our heart is heavy for the family and friends of the person involved,&#8221; said Alaskan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Brad Tilden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re working to find out everything we possibly can about what happened, working with the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Transportation Safety Board. We are giving those investigators our full support and cooperation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a written statement emailed to Navy Times, Paul Rinaldi, the president of the Washington, D.C.-based National Air Traffic Controllers Association praised FAA employees at multiple facilities for their \u201cincredible team effort\u201d in responding to the plane\u2019s flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe especially acknowledge the contributions of the controller who worked this aircraft and communicated with the individual at the controls,&#8221; Rinaldi wrote. \u201cThis controller works at Seattle Terminal Radar Approach Control, an FAA facility located in Burien &#8230; just west of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The recordings of the incident display his exceptional professionalism and his calm and poised dedication to the task at hand that is a hallmark of our air traffic controller workforce nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FAA reported stolen a\/c from Sea-Tac airport and requested DoD assistance. NORAD launched 2x F-15 who intercepted the a\/c and were working to redirect the aircraft out over the Pacific when it crashed. The fighters did not fire upon the a\/c. Event pass to local rescue and law enf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f9wQ6ew80L\">pic.twitter.com\/f9wQ6ew80L<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USNorthernCmd\/status\/1028197334361034753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Told F 15s made it within a few minutes of theft of plane. Pilots kept plane out of harms way and people on ground safe. Yay air force . They may not admit for a few days. But is true..<\/p>&mdash; Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PierceSheriff\/status\/1028147876508004352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A message from Alaska Air Group CEO, Brad Tilden and Horizon Air CEO, Gary Beck. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/frXSW75Lkq\">https:\/\/t.co\/frXSW75Lkq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlaskaAir\/status\/1028200134843064320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" 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