disneymagicgirl
Been there, Done that, Going back!
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2005
- Messages
- 10,535
yikes!Scary, a small Q400 Bombardier plane was hijacked from SeaTac tonight, allegedly by an employee. It was an AS plane (two prop and 76 seats). Scary no matter what, but we live south of the airport about 9 miles and while not directly under the flight path, close enough to see them and often tell which airline it is flying by. Planes typically turn a bit south of us so I often see my house from the plane window, and yes still close enough to the ground to be able to pick it out. The ground stop has lifted and planes are back to taking off to the south so I'm hearing them frequently.
The hijacked plane has crashed but it's not yet known how it happened, he was quickly met by two F15's that I believe are scrambled out of Portland. It does seem that it was a joyride as conversation with ATC was about him wanting to do a barrel roll, which he may have done.