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Trevor Jacob is Going to JAIL!
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Trevor Jacob’s plane crash story looks like it has come to an end… maybe. This mess immediately generated a lot of controversy but as it later turned out, Jacob’s decision to crash that poor plane deliberately, was NOT what he got in MOST trouble for. And despite his plea agreement AND his sentencing, it is not 100% clear that his trouble is really over.
Stay tuned!
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@@mattmatt6128 I’m sorry you think so but it’s simply not true.
Except for one sponsor, a year ago that was selling knives, I stand behind every one of the companies I choose to work with.
Trevor Jacobs is a prime example of an attention obsessed narcissist. He went by his impluse, rather than reason.
what's craziest to me is he hacked it up and put it in separate dumpsters all over and around the airport like a serial killer, like what the hell man lol
Seriously. Get this sociopath out of the air and away from society.
That's exactly what I thought of, Patches was murdered Hollywood style.
@@PartanBreepretty undignified. Poor thing.
That they were put in the airport seems dumb to me
Surely you'd go around the place and dump them into random bins over a few miles and over the course of a few weeks
@@lurch789 ngl if someone did that to him i'd laugh.
This guy buzzed neighborhoods in Lincoln Ca years ago. So low to the ground you could read the tail number even at night. We're talking feet above homes not hundreds of feet. We reported him to the FAA years before this crash video but nothing became of our reports. I'm so happy to hear that will never happen again. He was an absolute menace and an embarrassment to our country.
Wow that's not cool. That's how Randy Rhoads died. Idiot pilot thinking he's in a Spitfire and it 1944. It was only a matter of time. I'm happy it ended like this and not with your house on fire or one of your neighbour's. Because he obviously wasn't a good pilot, so it's pretty likely he would have messed that up and slammed into a chimney or telephone pole... of course a pilot qualified to fly like that, would never do this without permission outside of an airshow or some military exercise. And obviously Trevor wasn't going to be invited to something like that or would have made it in the air force... people like that piss me off badly. Similar to rich kids speedibg at night and slamming their Ferrari (with top of the line airbags) into some ancient family sedan full of people that explodes instantly, while the rich kid walks away with a twisted ankle. We had those in my country. They would race at night and occasionally hit a cyclist or destroy a family. So they came up with a law that makes speeding tickets proportional to your net worth as a percentage (if you exceed the speed limit massively, not 20 kph over. Like 260 kph in 30 kph zone). So I may get a 50€ for going 5 over while a wealthy guy going 150 over might get a fine that 100 grand haha. Guess what, no more Ferraris racing in the street at night. Occasionally you read an article "Driver fined half a million". Get a good chuckle from me. Usually accompanied by a picture of a fancy Italian or German car.
".... an absolute menace and an embarrassment to our country"? So a career in national politics beckons, especially as/when he's inside?. Wow - ain't that a deterrent?
The FAA is mostly worthless when it comes to requiring compliance whether its by civilian or commercial pilots.
What makes you think it will never happen again?
@@RT-qd8ylI think they mean he won’t get a pilots license again. Some other douche bag might do it but unlikely him.
This guy is the poster boy for the Social Media Narcissist Economy we're all living in/suffering through right now.
Blammo! 100% correct. Destroying that lovely old aircraft doubles the jackass factor. Hope he enjoys the Big House.
Ah yes, we must save the earth from the bad climate --- but first we must deal with this airplane-crashing asshole. We must save the earth from the wrath of Trevor Jacob The Airplane Crashing Asshole.
Non-violent sociopaths who love money are our rulers. It's like Marx knew what he was talking about...
Period.
@@data_abortit’s definitely not TH-cam that’s the biggest problem in the overall problem, though. TikTok is by far the worst, Facebook second, TH-cam has plenty of turds like this, but still not as bad as TikTok or FB grifters.
The most messed up part about this stupid stunt was using his best friends ashes for the topic of the video. His friend died and he used this as a opportunity to crash his airplane with his ashes. You have to be a emotionless monster to do that and disrespect your friends remains like that.
Who knows… if his friend had a similar personality, he probably would think it was a great way to have his remains scattered!
Thanks for saying this. My thoughts exactly
And did you see the original video where Trevor jarringly said something like “So I am taking my friends ashes to their final resting place, and really want to thank this weeks sponsor, Ridge Wallet!! It’s in my pocket now and SO comfortable…”.
Apparently even Ridge wasn’t pleased with that tasteless transition.
I was talking with an Ohio State Trooper about an arrest he made the night before. Guy started a bar fight knowing he had warrants for his arrest. I started saying something like, "if he was smart ..." The state trooper stopped me and said, "Well there's the problem. We don't catch the smart ones."
Yeah, law enforcement's greaes weapon is that most criminals are greedy and/or stupid. People who aren't greedy or stupid can, generally, get along just fine without needing to commit crimes.
My law enforcement son told me the same thing years ago about criminals.
most have problems even catching the dumb ones
think he means the smart criminals get away with it. @@beeble2003
I had a classmate who became a trooper in Ohio. He was very successful. He chalked it up to "these losers are not capable of consistently avoiding screwing up".
Poor "Patches," the biggest victim in this sham.
Ikr, poor little plane :(
Fr. Somebody could have bought it, restored it, and extended its operability for years. Or displayed it in a flight museum. But this a-hole just decided to use it to endanger others for youtube clout.
Genuinely makes me sad :(
@@IAmStillHere-ws4jcNot everything belongs in a museum.
Absolutely. I was wondering if anyone else felt sorry for this poor old plane.
If I'm bailing out of a crashing aircraft, I'm not likely to bring a selfie stick to film my self as I parachute out.
Agree…it’s beyond cringe.
I’m a huge fan + subscriber to your channel and I also happen to be a criminal attorney: The little bit of legal analysis you delved into was 100% correct/accurate information.
Just wanted to affirm for you that you’re providing accurate, professional, educational, and entertaining content.
Keep it up! Love your work!
im also an attorney and criminal attorney trust me bro
@@_Hewman_ My wife watches Law & Order and I've flown in a small plane.
Together, we are about 60% sure that we trust you bro.
Andre ... I assume you meant you were a criminal defense attorney and not a criminal attorney, but let's not quibble.
It’s amazing to me that you’ve kept this comment up 😂
Defense attorney here. The Forrest Service would absolutely be bound by this plea and sentence agreement if it's accepted by the court, as it is part of the US Government , the entity prosecuting the offenses. The State of California, however, might have the ability to prosecute additional offenses if any apply, as it is a "separate sovereign" from the federal government.
Thank you for clarifying that 💕
He could be charged with other crimes not original e.g. Intentional dumping of hazardous fuels? 100 Low Lead aviation fuel is really bad and the EPA, State, Local authorities could roll up and file charges.
@@omstoutGood. Throw every book your can think of at him.
Surely it depends on the charges included in the agreement? You can't have every federal agency bound forever by one agreement.
Civil suit?
This pretty much backfired on Trevor immediately. His core fanbase was composed primarily of outdoorsy extreme sports enthusiasts, some of whom had some degree of skydiving/aviation knowledge, or at the very least were close with somebody who did. In the days after he published the video, we all shared this in chat threads and picked it apart like a holiday turkey sitting on a dining table. The response from the outdoors, aviation and extreme sports community was quick and unanimous... we all knew he was full of shit, and he lost all of us. This act was disrespectful in so many ways to so many people. Forest Services, the Aviation community, Naturalists, the Snowboarding/Skiing community, the Skydiving community and the greater Extreme sports community. I'm glad he is being held accountable for this foolish endeavor.
Damn
A lot of people I know who watched him were Sim pilots and aspiring pilots. So intentionally crashing that plane in a way so obvious even Sim pilots knew it was fake, when most of them would kill for the chance to own that plane, was a big slap in the face.
Prices on aircraft have skyrocketed lately. Just destroying one for laughs is a big insult.
You're right, it was extremely obvious it was intentional, bit you're wrong in saying he LOST all of us🤷♂️
@thelonewrangler1008 if by that you are sticking with the Jerk, how does that reflect on you?
@@redfoxtactical8425I am a sim pilot, and in between my flights for my virtual airline, I experiment with engine out situations, among other things. Just watching the video, I could see at least 3 different open spaces that he could land, along with the fact that he kept pitching up, rather than putting the craft into a sustainable glide… I’m glad that he’s being held accountable.
as a Designer at Lycoming.... I am actually happiest the O-145 was replaced & survived. I love that little engine. lol
Crimes with intent of social media profit should 3x the punishment
I dunno why but hearing the plane had a cute nickname from its previous owners makes me feel bad for the plane itself. Like, it didn’t do anything wrong! Justice for Patches!
Agreed! Poor little airplane...
Yes,I felt sorry for the airplane too😢
Agreed!! All the ppl that helped build/make parts for it. Geesh n
LOL
"desecration of an aircraft" is the charge.
Imagine having your license and your own plane just to throw it all away
It’s very infuriating as a student pilot considering all the costs that goes into it
Yes and as someone who wasn't able to do it because of the medical and it will take me a lot of years to finally get it, it angers me someone would just throw it away and also that this guy passes a medical but I am looked at with suspicion due to a history of depression... oh well. It's actually looking good now, I have a decent chance of being allowed to fly gliders and a single engine if I do well with gliders. So now I'm in the flight sim everyday trying to find those updrafts. Yesterday I found a really good one, I got all the way to FL 250. Kind of amazing to get that high up with no engine at all. At first I thought, this sucks, gliders only? But I discovered a love for it and I could actually afford a cheap used glider and my country is known as a great place to fly them, even soaring competitions happen a lot around the alps... good luck with your license.
@@user-lv7ph7hs7l it's rough knowing someone who had it throw it all away for a dumb reason like that.
I'm glad you did find something you enjoy doing though. Keep going man
That's why I used threats to pay for it
@@RT-qd8yl lame joke, not relevant, please stop day drinking
@@oakohcan Bruh. I'm not the one "selling feet pics"... People need to keep you away from their children. 😳
Remember kids, if you are going to do something stupid, make sure you violate multiple federal laws, lie to the feds about it, & then have your friends also break federal laws to conceal your asinine crime. 🤣 I’m disappointed is just how poorly thought out & executed this all was!
And while you're violating all those federal laws and lying to the feds about your crimes and exploiting all your friends to do your evil bidding for you, make sure you earn yourself the honorable title of "Airplane Crashing Asshole".
Yep. If you're gonna bullshit, bullshit well.
2 years in prison seems like a slap on the wrist for deliberately crashing an aircraft and obstructing a federal investigation
Trust me, two years in jail is not fun 😉
Two years in prison is actually a good amount, especially for a non violent crime and a first time offender. And the fact he has to serve 18 minimum, even with good behavior, is a good amount too. And this is just for the lying to a government agency, we still dont know it he's going to get even more time from the national forest service. Lets not forget even if he serves his 1.5-2 years, he's probably going to have many years of parole, probably 6-8. Personally i think they should've given him more too, but thats just how the system works. Usually as long as your crime isn't horrible and its your first offense, they show leniency. it gives people a chance to realize they did wrong yet not punish them too severely, to give them a second chance. Which i find is actually a good thing, and i cant say "oh well i dont like this person so lets punish him more than someone else" that just leads to an unfair system. He's lost so much pulling this little stunt, and also is going to be serving time in prison and on parole, potentially even more time if a second case gets brought against him. Im satisfied with that. Like the dude above me said, 1.5-2 years in prison is NOT fun, he's probably going to be miserable after the first week, or actually the first day. And to think, if he didn't lie to the ntsb and destroy the evidence, he probably would've only had his license taken and no charges brought against him. (By the ntsb anyways, the national forest service mightve, but still)
As a lawyer, this is a pretty harsh punishment for obstruction of justice. Most first time offenders would probably have got probation. I’m not sure (and I have not examined Title 18 too to bottom) that intentionally crashing an airplane is a criminal offense in the U.S.
Important clarification on previous comment, under these circumstances
He got 6 months.
I hope this guy never gets another pilot license. He obviously doesn't have a conscience when it comes to endangering the public. He crashed a perfectly good airplane on purpose. Unbelievable!!
Controlled demo is okay, but this definitely wasn't controlled in any way.
if he had his own field and land that he owned and he crashed it there in a controlled manner it would be different.
However dumping it in a random spot where it can land on anyone taking a walk through the woods and start a wildfire, that shows he didn't care what happened.
Theres no such thing as a perfectly good aeroplane...
It’s not even about him not getting a license, it’s ridiculous how TH-camrs are showing the world they can get away with anything so long as it’s for views. Jacobs needs to spend a SIGNIFICANT time behind bars, not just a year or two… he lied and intentionally mislead multiple federal investigators on top of deliberately crashing a plane, he could have killed someone and his punishment should reflect the seriousness of everything he’s done
He absolutely won't. The FAA has a long memory and isn't very forgiving.
@@admiralbenbow5083
Only a meat bomb would say such a thing 😂😂😂😂.
The need to show off on social media in such a way, has got to be a psychological issue.
@@SittingMooseShaman Look up the history behind the Disney documentary "White Wilderness." Being a pro doesn't mean you aren't evil.
Think about how much companies like Ridge pay these people. The sponsorships are likely way larger than you're imagining.
They are definitely narcissists, but they get paid *very* well for being that way. There is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to the growth of this harmful culture.
I agree, I think he has mental issues. I hope he gets help for those.
Social media is the preferred tool of the narcissist.
Probably goes deeper than mental/psychological and ultimately started in the core of his soul and spirit.
What he did was simply criminal and should never fly again as a pilot. As a pilot, I COMPLETELY condemn what he did. Jail time is totally appropriate.
unfortunately the FAA didn't see it that way... only a 1 year suspension of his license which is already over.
I find it hard to believe the helicopter pilot would not know they were interfering with a crash investigation.
It does seem a bit fishy. I imagine that access to phone records, email, and SMS/Text messages can be gained by warrant and aid in any investigation.
Why? How could he know that the wreckage has not yet been inspected?
@@arnoldhau1 Assuming he was not aware, as a pilot he would be aware that all air crash sites are under federal jurisdiction pending an investigation. He should have been very suspicious about being asked to tamper with a crash site and asked a lot of hard questions, even called the FAA to verify the wreckage is okay to move. Otherwise he's risking his own licence. A good analogy would be agreeing to move a body for a friend.
Not to pick on you bro, but: "pilot" is SINGULAR, "they" is PLURAL! "He" would have worked nicely.
@@purplesprigs The single helicopter pilot, by request of Jacob, interfered with the crash site, hence "they". Get back in school.
If you have a personal pilot license, you know the FAA must be notified after an accident. It is part of the training. That helicopter pilot also knows he should contact the FAA if I was him I would be worried the FAA comes knocking and revokes his license too.
Yes, but isn't it like 10 days after hull loss, or 7 days after a plane remains missing?
They already did pull his license
I bet they will. I guarantee you he knew EXACTLY what he was participating in.
I'll be very surprised if he/she/them/they/it (sorry, just trying to be 2023 sensitive!) doesn't face charges just like the ones Mr Jacob did!
I'm willing to bet the FAA and the Feds put the screws to the Helicopter Pilot early on. They probably had his testimony about the retrieval, which is why Trevor copped a plea for 24 months. The helicopter pilot will likely skate with some administrative action so long as he didn't lie to the FAA.
Recklessness and lying aside, what bothers me most is that this little plane had such a long, productive life and had who knows how many years more ahead of it -- and then this tool came along. RIP, Patches. You deserved better.
It’s a machine. You care more about the machine than you do the person. Crawl out of whatever cave you live in, and learn to respect yourself enough to care for other people.
@@Virtual_Canadian Wut
@@neovo903 are you dumb or what? Y’all care more about that machine than you do the person who got 20 years, for no goddamn reason
@@Virtual_Canadianwhy would I respect or care about Trevor Jacob lol
@@RADIOACTIVEBUNY why would you care about anyone then? It’s basic human fuckin decency, learn about it before you interact with the rest of us.
My first logbook entry was in a Taylorcraft. These 65 and 85 HP taildraggers are my heritage. It hurt to see one destroyed.
Destroyed by Trevor Jacob The Airplane Crashing Asshole.
The aircraft deserved so much better. RIP Patches. You are loved.
And Trevor Jacob The Airplane Crashing Asshole was the only one who hated you enough to buy you just to destroy you.
Your last quote reminded me of a saying I heard a few years back:
"If you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning!"
"It may be that the purpose of your life is to serve as a warning to others"
This dumb stunt was the incident that led me to your channel, so at this point _you are_ profiting more than he is from his arrogance and stupidity, and you’re benefiting by telling it straight and keeping us safe, so keep up the great work making us all smarter and safer!
Haha! That’s likely true, yes 😉
You could say that also applies to channels that comment "cultural" stuff. For example, such "rings of power" helped some content creators grow their channel.
@@Mantek430 I’m not sure if I get your meaning, but my broader point was that, at least in this case, doing the right thing and adhering to virtuous principles paid off, and short-sighted self interest lost out. In this world, that in and of itself is remarkable.
I hope Trevor takes the opportunity to grow up, get help, and find a more productive path to live his life. He’s been profoundly lucky in a lot of ways, not the least because his stunt didn’t hurt any innocent bystanders or cause a fire, but also his career as an athlete and the largesses he’s enjoyed since. He’s clearly a capable person with many talents, but evidently has an unhealthy fixation on getting attention. He could’ve been doing a lot of good things with his skills and platform, it’s too bad he allowed a selfish obsession steer his choices. I imagine prison will be a humbling experience.
Classic case of Self Snitching!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A few years ago I watched a bunch or Jacob's videos back to back, and every single one of them centered around "I did this really stupid thing and this how bad that went.", often landing him in the hospital. Not the sharpest tool in the shed who promotes the 'least common denominator' plague that's taking over the country. It wouldn't surprise me if there's a video or 2 out there of him eating Tide laundry pods.
In alot of those videos, he says this “may or may not be true”
Now he can do a video about how he did a really stupid thing and got sent to prison.
@@fratzogmopars Prison? He won't be able to continue making important videos in prison! They don't even have Tide pods there!
Does the revenue from his videos cover the costs of destroying a perfectly good airplane? If not, where does he get the funding from? I haven't watched any of his videos.
That's why we need to save the earth from Trevor Jacob The Airplane Crashing Asshole before we even begin to worry about greenhouse gasses and the melting of the polar ice caps.
In ‘73, I worked for the USFS fighting a fire in Los Padres Nat. Forest. The crash could easily have caused a fire, regardless that it had zero fuel. The location has some of the most inaccessible areas possible. But with him, it’s all about the hits he can record. Useless itinerant human.
Glad to see you brought up the issue of forest fires, which can start any time of year regardless of formal designation. There's been so much devastation in the US West due to fires recently; he definitely should have been thinking about that. But I guess he wasn't thinking about anything at all.
And I find it sad to see a classic aircraft reduced to such a sad end.
Considering he had fire extinguishers hidden in his pant legs, it's clear he knew it was possible it would happen.
However if it did happen I highly doubt he would be able to reach the crash site before it got out of control and turned into a complete wildfire.
@@youtubesucks-yx6kk I heard a theory that part of the reason all the fuel stuff looks disconnected is because he intentionally ran with just enough gas to get to altitude, knowing that if he undercalculated that he had the glide ratio to make it back. However, that would require this guy to be capable of being calculating, which makes that theory difficult to believe, although it would be nicer to think that it had occurred to him that a full gas tank is a fire, an almost empty gas tank is a bomb (and resulting fire). Despite all risks, he augered in a plane that very recently was running on avgas. He's lucky it wasn't worse.
@@kdawson020279 From what I have been able to find out about the craft. It has a small reserve fuel tank in the cowl next to the windshield. Just a couple of gallons. So in one of the breakdown slow mo videos they showed that the wings fuel lines were disconnected. Also when it crashed they showed in some o f the footage. The wing fuel tanks were filled with water. Of course all this is second hand or more information. So I take it with a grain of salt. Just passing some info along that I have seen and heard. None of it makes it right in any way regardless.
Watch "WhistlinDiesel" and have a heart attack. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@toolbaggers Whatever happened with WhistlinDiesel’s prosecution? Did he get fined and go to jail?
As my mum used to say, If you can’t be a shining example, become a cautionary tale. For this dude, mission accomplished!
Your mum was profound
WISDOM!
SoMom was not a good influence.
"Idiotic stunts"
That sums it up perfectly.
Not only does that idiot not belong in the skies, he doesn't deserve to walk the streets.
"I crashed my Airplane"
You sure as hell did.
Jacobs' brain has an INOP tag on it, methinks...
The T/log entry spans a few pages.
He removed it before flight
His sense of reason was MELd
There have been incidents/accidents resulting from attempted use of aircraft systems that were inop but still activated. I feel like that's more like what happened to his brain
And no certified engineer signed the T/LDG of his being 😂
The NTSB is one of the few federal agencies that I truly admire. Obstructing an investigation and wasting their valuable time and resources for a stunt to gain internet clout is just despicable.
Trevor Jacob is a deplorable person, and its my hope he never flies again.
Hey as a Swiss guy I can say the NTSB is globally known and respected. Probably the show Mayday/ACI is what made them this famous but it is always almost them who end up cracking the case of some big international mystery.
Really many of your 4 letter agencies are globally known and beloved (NASA, NOAA, NTSB) while the 3 letter agencies are also known globally, mainly through crime movies and while the FBI is well respected and likely the most famous US agency, many are less beloved, especially if they've had some "adventures abroad" (CIA, NSA, DEA).
Obstructing a federal investigation into yourself is basic, self preservation and should not be seen as anything but. Otherwise, you're helping them build a case against you and therefore, incriminating yourself.
@@smugfrog8111 There are huge differences between helping, not helping and obstructing. Not helping is passive, but at least allows justice to take its course without active interference. Helping and obstructing are both active, where helping is positive for justice and the truth, whereas obstruction is actively negative for justice and the truth.
Destroying or removing evidence during an investigation, is not okay. Thankfully the law does not see this your way.
Right right. Tell that to the families and investigators from Flight 800. NTSB is amazing. A wonderful federal organization. Never ending dedicated pursuit of truth right?
@@user-lv7ph7hs7l The FBI ruins regular citizens lives for their personal and political opinions. That's not something to respect. They've threatened and intimidated literal school children for taking pictures of tornado sirens.
At 17:15 I definitely thought he was going to say "it's like murdering someone then writing a book called IF I DID IT" 😂
I would love to be able to afford flying lessons before I get any older, and to be able to afford a small plane like this. What a jerk!
As someone who nearly lost our house to a camper starting a large forest fire, I think anyone who intentionally does something illegal that could start a fire should be jailed for a long time.
Couldn't agree more. Could had easily happened. Don't think guy cared one bit about that. Or anything but views.
I would 100% agree if he were in a different country like Sweden or Norway where their prisons aren't torture cells. I've done a lot of research in jails and prisons in America and I can confidently say that it is torture. Trevor may be a dumbass but he's about to be locked up next to people who have done heinous shit and have nothing to lose. My best friend got addicted to heroin and spent 1 year in a Texas prison and it almost ruined him for life. He got arrested simply for possession of a drug that only was hurting himself and then he ends up spending a year next to gang members doing 25 to life.
One of the worst stories he told me was the prisoners were "acting up" too much so the prison turned the A/C off for an entire weekend and only fed them one meal a day. This was in the middle of Texas summer btw. An investigation was done well after the fact but nothing came from it. And that's only one thing he can tell you about his time there.
I always have to write something like this when people who aren't familiar with the penal system in America are salivating at the mouth to punish a fellow citizen. You truly do not understand what you are wishing for.
@@powertrip6426Sorry for your friend (if he really exixts) but he choose to ruin himself with heroin. In any case it has nothing to do with a dumbass narcissus youtuber.
@@cail171He did have one tiny fire extinguisher strapped to his leg (which was a clue as to his intentions.)
Valid
If 'being stupid' was a crime then Jacob would be looking at life in prison without the chance of parole. Aside from the criminality, dishonesty and irresponsibility of his actions, I've never seen anyone make such a colossal damn fool of himself like Jacob has throughout this sorry escapade. Everything about this story, every action he took, every decision he made, is absolutely mind-blowing to me.
Sadly, he'll probably write a book about this incident and make a ton of money off of it.
And sadly, like most criminals today, they just about get away with it receiving "slaps on the wrist" punishment.
@@nomore6167There’s language in the plea bargain that will limit Jacob’s ability to profit from the crime. It was mentioned in the video in the context of TH-cam monetization, but it would apply to any book or movie deal as well.
Certainly not very bright at all. If he had simple ran the plane out of fuel he could have pleaded ignorance. He could have even faked a fuel leak.
Many aircraft crash in that manor and the pilot even if they are at fault rarely lose their license for good.
Aviation is not kid stuff.
Hearing the Taylorcraft's nickname flashed me back to the "quite vintage" planes I flew in my CFI days. My flight school had 734HJ (Hunk of Junk), 5299D (9-9-Dumpster) and 113PF (Pig F**ker).
Don't forget N430FA (Fat A$$)
Hey, youtube let me keep my comment up. Lately YT has decided I’ve become too mouthy, and has taken to removing my comments that contain swears, even if they’re censored, and I’m quoting someone else’s comment.
They also removed any of my comments that contained the word i d i o t, and another that referred to v o t i n g. Land of the free, eh?
Guess it’s time to migrate to a different account.
I’m so happy to hear this! This dude should absolutely do jail time
He's Trevor Jacob The Airplane Crashing Asshole.
Jacob is a deplorable person - not only for the initial act but for his attempts to obstruct investigations.
Clearly a narcissist, we’re lucky he’s smashing airplanes not humans
He also used his friend's ashes as part of his publicity stunt.
Ick.
@CaliforniaHigh-SpeedRail How can it be a smear job when he's pled guilty?
@CaliforniaHigh-SpeedRailok troll
I love how even in accidents and incidents, Mentour understands possible reasons like confirmation bias, fatigue, bad training etc. But he cannot understand Jacob :D
Well, I do what I can but sometimes it just makes no sense.
In the other cases there is also a more profound need to understand the causes to prevent reoccurrence, that’s not so much the case in crimes.
@@MentourNow There are things that are best not understood
@@MentourNowone word describes this idiot: narcissist. Not the casual kind. But the full blown disorder.
because this is stupid beyond stupid, the original stunt was bad, the engine switch to save some money is bad, but everything up until that point can be protected by i did not know, not a sure defense, but helps. but the removing and destroying the plane is done with full knowledge that it is not ok and directly hinders the investigations. he probably would only got a fine and maybe a probation for the previous acts, and now he goes to jail for the later.
I don't understand how Trevor could be such an utterly suckish in the "acting" he did. That should have given him at least six months more jail time.
John Nance is absolutely right - this guy does not belong in the sky. Actually, recklessly destroying this beautiful little aircraft is a crime in itself!
If I had to bail out of an airplane, I don't think I'd be perfectly holding a selfie stick all the way down.
take out 98% of the context from your comment and we left with genuine comment about his camera skills ☝🏻
The reckless endangerment alone should have got him prison time. He could have hit someone or started a brush fire.
He likely ran it out of gas. You'd have to be more than stupid to take any risk of starting a wild fire if you're going to be withing 5 miles of it.
@@lamwen03”more than stupid” we’re talking about a guy who is intentionally crashing a plane.
@@guardianofthegalaxy2051 Letting a plane crash that he was very carefully not in.
@@lamwen03 If you watch analysis videos of the crash...he had a nearly full tank based on the fuel indicator stick
@@hyfy-tr2jyAh, I hadn't spotted that.
I've never wanted to punch someone in the mouth as badly as I've wanted to punch this "pilot." Hopefully 2 years will give him time to figure some things out and become a better man. Truly a despicable episode and a tragic end for that lovely little Taylorcraft.
My god my guy, it's not that big of a fucking deal. I'd agree if he did it over a city or something. But he was in the middle of bum--fuck no-where. 65 bills where passed into law a month since that are FAR more despicable.
@@smugfrog8111an his act an whatever bills your speaking of is all despicable, it needs to be handled accordingly
@@AquaTech225 "Despicable" is a term reserved for actual heinous acts. Not poorly thought out stunts. You're hyperbolic at best, evil at worst.
@@smugfrog8111What does any of this have to do with bad bills? Certainly there have been quite a lot of those in Republican states lately, but I don't see any connection.
@@dfeuer Everything has to do with bad laws.
*_"Wait, did the engine just sputter. I'm jumping out!"_*
Yup, sounds legit.
I sure hope the "friend with a Helicopter" isn't Heavy D Sparks 😬
Who else? Same stupid mind set. Same breed.
Excellent video. Others I have seen did not mention the National Forest angle. It is also in a Wilderness Area; typically when aircraft crash or experienced forced landings in Wilderness Areas they are brought out by mule teams; no motor vehicles allowed.
Outside your area of expertise - and mine - are some of the characteristics of federal enforcement in the USA. There are formal "schedules" (charts) of penalties for particular classes of offense, with "enhancements" for what are considered "aggravating circumstances" in state offenses. States often have pathways for cutting sentences short, including mandatory "good behavior." Federal time is served in rather stark federal prisons, and the full time is served.
I would feel sorry for Trevor Jacob, but he invited all these foreseeable issues.
Lol I'd assume he's far more versed in FAA policies than you, or most people.
It's funny, for LGBT people the federal prisons have the better reputation. Are they really not any good? What does "stark" mean here?
@@RaccooniusIIIHe’s not talking about FAR, he’s talking about Federal Criminal codes and how sentences are determined. There’s a point system involved that determines the sentence of the convicted criminal. The min-max sentences are the limits, but a variety of factors, such as priors, can enhance the sentence upwards (but generally not past the upper limit). Similarly, there are factors (such as a first time offense) that can subtract points.
All that said, it doesn’t quite apply to the plea bargain. The agreement is under 24 months but over 18 months. If a sentence is under 24 months, it’s unappealable. Jacob cannot try to get his sentence overturned for a lighter one.
If the judge approves the deal (and they do in most cases), it will be the at the judges discretion how much prison to impose, between 18 months and 24 months.
@@RaccooniusIII I worked as an avionics tech for 14 years starting in 1970; I was the chief inspector for our repair station for the last 8 years of my GA life. I certainly know enough to avoid running afoul of the NTSB.
@@RobinTheBot "Stark" is a very good description. Not brutal, but tightly regimented much like Marine boot camp but with less Physical Training. For people who would feel vulnerable in a prison I can appreciate how the regimentation of a federal prison would be welcome.
There's something about needless and wasteful destruction of machinery that I find particularly unpleasant. It's bad enough when shows like Top Gear ruin cars, but wrecking a serviceable vintage aircraft like this is just so wasteful - destruction for destruction's sake.
I audibly laughed hearing that someone chopped up a vehicle, an inanimate object, like a serial killer and hid the "body" in garbage bags. You cannot make this up lmaooooo
You cannot make up ANYTHING which airplane-crashing assholes like Trevor Jacob do. Their shenanigans stink SO BAD!
this is a rare case of a victimless crime that should still be punished consequentially
I cant believe he did that to that plane! 😢 #justiceforpatches
Amen, the plane was a classic. I am glad no one was on the ground where it came down, too. It is sad to see a plane that many pilots would love to have as an Oshkosh type classic treated in such a way ;(
Lets start a petition and GoFundMe for Patches!
Yeah, it was a beautiful old plane.
if he would have done this in Mexico or another country like in Latin America just for views he would have been ok but the problem is he did it here, i don't agree with what he did but that's one way to do it.
@lcfflc3887 Especially if it was carrying bricks of cocai....oh hang on, that's off color
Guys like him are the reason why I stay away from those "sensational" channels on TH-cam. They just don't deserve the publicity. I rather watch someone sit in his office chair and present well-researched facts in a very likable way (looking at you, Petter 😁) than someone doing the sh*t that Jacob did. Sure, the videos on this channel have less of an action packed "hold your breath" excitement value, but producing that kind of content is something I rather leave to the professionals in the movie industry who know how they can do all of this safely and (even more importantly) in accordance with the law.
Big thanks to you and your team for all the great work you do.
This. Channels like Mentour’s are a gold coin in a sea of nickels. Any idiot can film himself doing stupid stuff for shiggles, but the channels that are actually mentally stimulating, well informed and researched, and present facts and information in an accessible, likeable way are few and far between.
I’d rather watch a Mentour video over some guy’s publicity stunt any day.
As someone who grew up around vintage aircraft and feels a great affinity for them, what Trevor Jacob did wasn't just 'like' a murder, it WAS a murder. If you've owned and flown or even just regularly flown a vintage aeroplane, you know that it's more than just a machine, it has a soul and a life, it's something tangible and very real. Every time I see or hear Trevor Jacob's name, I get angry, he deserves longer than two years in jail and he should never be allowed to hold a pilot's license again.
Murder is reserved for killing people. You cannot believe what you said there and believe in private property
Also the hours of blood, sweat and tears that have gone into looking after the plane from so many different people
After hearing stories about people like this I always remember the words of a Russian politician scientist and science communicator Ekaterina Schulmann (now she's in exile in Berlin without any real hope of coming back) in which she said that there's no such things as intelligent criminals. That idea is a product of Agatha Christie-style fiction. Real life criminals certainly THINK that they are clever, but they never are.
Lol that's bot true banks leverage whole nations people labour's with inflated fiat paper money to mine gold. Now that's evil criminal and smart
It’s sad that he killed a nice inexpensive airplane 😡
It really is
He murdered Patches. I would say "Rest In Peace, Patches" except that Patches truly "rests in pieces".
@@Maggie-tr2kd That is so macabre, and I laguhed.
@@Maggie-tr2kd hopefully patches doesnt rest and haunts trevor.
Imagine jumping out of an airplane and landing in jail.
😂
I actually was on the news years ago in Lompoc for a guy who crashed his plane and died! Happened right in front of me. I was shocked to see this tool took off from Lompoc. Weird
Throw the book at him. It’s about time these “influencers” realised the consequences of their actions.
As Petter pointed out, he threw away a lot of money on this idiocy. Even in the low security prisons this will mean the other prisoners will hold him up regularly. And if he goes in with a look at me attitude he will get attention but won't like the kind he gets.
I'm so annoyed that he decided to destroy that lovely old bird. It's not what he's being punished for, but I'm glad that he's facing serious consequences for his actions.
Trevor Jacobs The Airplane Crashing Asshole.
My heart still aches for that poor airplane. What did it ever do to deserve such a fate?
Yeah me too. I felt reallt bad for that poor beautiful tail dragger. Patches! Rip.
@@BrianMoore-uk6js He premeditated the whole thing. It takes a lot of planning to do something this reckless, from shopping for a cheap-but-airworthy plane to crash, to the product placement.
It’s a plane, not a person.
They all crash in the end...
(but yes, it's always sad when they do)
@@Hornet135a really old plane they haven't made any more of in decades.
And I care more about that plane than Jacobs.
"I'm Trevor Jacob... And welcome to Jackass: Aeronautical Edition"
Here I am dying to get my pilots license and this guy pulls shit like this and purposely wrecks a plane.
Sir, your quote at the end says it all, wise words to follow. This was a good highly respectful look at the entire case surrounding this forced crash, that Taylor was a beautiful little airplane.
Changing the engine on a B-series Taylorcraft is not uncommon. Those little O-145 Lycomings are not very powerful, the carb (Marvel-Scheber MA-2) on them doesn’t even have a mixture control. Which means it would have a very had time getting to 10k feet. If he changed the engine, it may be because the A-65 Continental can get to that altitude. BTW, the Type Certificate Data Sheet for the BL-65 (A-700) is NOT the same as the BC-65 (A-696). “L”=Lycoming “C”= Continental. So he would need a Supplemental Type Certificate to install that A-65 into that Taylorcraft’s BL-65 airframe.
Nah the marvel is altitude compensating. It’s very sad that all the pilots threw him under the bus. In the early days we did shit like this all the time. My grandpa was a barnstormer.
I'm not going to lie, I giggle every time he says "Yacob"
Do you like the name "Airplane Crashing Asshole" better? When you combine it with Trevor's name you get "Trevor Jacobs The Airplane Crashing Asshole".
Sadly, I think Trevor Jacob's stunt is basically what FAA's reason why they don't want to approve Red Bull's attempt on switching pilots' mid-air, which was a lot more prepared, with a full contingency plan, and on a private property...
Poor patches, that poor plane didn't deserve that.
To be fair that poor plane didn't deserve to be teabagged by this human vomitstain, either.
I'm 54, and all my life I dreamed to be able to afford a small plane like this, and despite having no regret because I used my money for my kids to be comfortable and to have a better education than I have, I would have gladly took that plane, and I'm sure many people would have too.
Awesome video, Petter. I love how you never just rip into people, and handle everything professionally, even when it’s blatantly obvious that the person was being an idiot. There are so many possible unintended consequences to stunts like this, such as death to people on the ground, destruction of property, wildfires, more scrutiny for the rest of us as pilots, etc.
Plus, airplane costs have already risen drastically lately. He crashed a perfectly good plane, that could have been used to train the next generation of up and coming pilots.
i go to a school w a lot of pilots, who will have to work on repaying their student debt for decades. none of them would ever dream of doing something so careless and dangerous, it’s a waste of money and could cause serious injuries to himself or others. this is truly disgusting.
To quote a similar phrase, "Do not try this at home!" Stay (or become) sane and safe.
This event illustrates the sickness that has devolved from social media. The sole purpose of the event was to create online content for personal gain and/or attention. Everything that happened after the crash was simply: "Clean up in aisle seven". Social media has enabled the otherwise obscure and humble individual to fall into the entitlement trap and become a victim to the false promise that they too can rise from obscurity and become a famous social influencer. Sad.
Agreed. But one has to feed that TH-cam beast.
Edited to add the following: Contrast his actions to Mentour's posts. I am not a pilot, and I fly maybe 4-6 times a year. I find Mentour's posts addictive in their clean, unbiased and basic transmission of aviation knowledge.
Social media has simply accelerated the demise of a previously decent society....
He had a friend with a helicopter just waiting around!?? There is so many insane details to this story!
Not 'waiting around'. He hired the helicopter a few days later.
He had two friends waiting around in a truck to pick him up. He only showed their shoes in the video, and said that they were 'passing farmers' who picked him up and brought him back to civilisation.
So, I'm curious what, if anything was said by the feds to the two friends. I think the helicopter company operator got in trouble with the FAA, but I haven't double checked that.
Waiting for Heavy D to release his video of helping this bum. lol
Why you think they did?
yup, had to read through more than half the comments before someone finally showed the good sense to ask about THE GOTTDAMN HELICOPTER PILOT and their culpability in all this. the Rotary Pilot knew he wasn't supposed to be assisting in recovering that wreckage
@@phillyphil1513 Or the helicopter pilot could have been told by Jacobs that Jacobs had found this old wreckage in the woods and wanted to do some litter removal from the national forest. Hard to say, it seems Jacobs and the truth were not on speaking terms.
His new extreme sport will be picking up the soap in the shower.
Wow, I love flying an airplane, I never took control until I was 39 years old, a friend took me up and lured me into working for him as a crop duster, an old Cessna 150. A long story very short I did this for 2 years of crop dusting, it was so much fun. And my first introduction to flying was how easy it was, and how much common sense it was to just jump in, take off, fly around, and then land. I never realized how simple these things were. "But" the most important skill, is how well you know your airplane, how it flies, how it operates, the engine mechanics, and every inspection before you jump inside and fly. These airplanes need to be perfect, at all times, every second. You need to have great pride, in preparing and uncovering any flaw that could create engine failure or mishap. So basically flying is very simple, most likely anybody can do it. With that being said, my view of Trevor Jacob is very disgusting. This young man is so intelligent, so much full of talent in every perspective, on top of flying, even parachuting, filming, and his knowledge in the mechanics, technology, and even the business side. Even his ability to own an airplane, just for waste. Such a lucky fortunate man, anybody would dream of being as fortunate as him. But his greed, his ego, his lack of respect, just ruined him, and caused him to throw all this away, at such a young age. What a breach in humanity. I hate to see him go to prison, I don't even think he deserves prison, but perhaps he needs prison to fit in his life so he learns to have trust again, which he most likely will never have again. He lost an entire world of opportunity most young people dream of. I could express a entire book on my disgust and disappointment of how stupid he turned out to be.
About time. Trevor Jacob is an outrageous “pilot” and is fully aware of what he did
Obviously lol... He was there after all 😂
WAS......................
Donald Trump is an awful human being and should be jailed as well.
I'm still confused as to how he thought he could conceal something so obviously staged. Stupidity from beginning to end.
a lot of people would love to fly.. and then dream of owning an airplane.. and then you have this. you only truly know what you miss, when you Don't have it.
You can understand the whole thing is you consider that he's a psychopath and not a very smart one.
This is one of those cases where the perpetrator just does *everything* to make things as bad as possible. The specifics of how much effort he went through to flush that airplane down the toilet like a bag of cocaine (“Karen! We needed that GoPro! Karennnnn!”). Any investigator is gonna see that and be like “whoa, this was so calculated and so premeditated”. The concerted effort to shut the FAA and NTSB out was probably the final straw…
So if you're destructive, dangerous, wasteful, stupid and a liar, you can expect what's coming to you. I'm real glad to hear that.
@@lurch789That’s true. The feds really just care that you bow down to them. In this case, he deserves what he gets. But bureaucrats still suck.
Not if you're a democrat. Hillary Clinton did the same: destroyed evidence after being told not to by federal investigators (and also being told to not destroy evidence by a judge if I recall correctly?)...funny how she was never charged.
Nah, look at logan paul
Just another blow to GA. We do not need to give the FAA anymore excuses to make General Aviation harder for the average new pilot to access. It is already extremely expensive and requires equipment that is out of reach of most aspiring pilots. Very selfish behavior, and while I usually do not revel in other's misfortune, this certainly seems like a case where prison time might be well deserved.
Everyone will pay when they renew their already exhorbitant aircraft owners insurance.
who knows it was paid by FAA 😂
Couldn't agree more. He's very selfish. So maybe sitting in jail or prison will give him time to think about it. It's sad, cuz he's obviously got talent. Why throw it away. Use it for something decent or good. Geesh. He knew he could get n trouble he didn't care. Period. Like ppl who go as far as murder, it's wrong they still do it.
@@cail171 "It's sad, cuz he's obviously got talent. Why throw it away" - Fame and money. He'll probably write a book and make millions.
@@cail171What is his talent, exactly? Poor judgement and difficulty controlling his impulses is a talent? Or do you mean his skills as a snowboarder when he was a kid? In that case, I suppose he could be a snowboard instructor during the winter season. At least he’d be a productive member of society when there was snow.
However, maybe his main talent is “serving as an object lesson”. He seems to be doing that just fine.
Imagine giving up the freedom and privilege to fly for TH-cam fame.
Thanks. Your work here is an excellent clarification of the whole series of perplexing incidents.
Finally, justice for Patches! RIP
Petter: :"This was a TERRIBLE idea!" is maybe the biggest understatement ever spoken on this channel. Trevor Jacobs did a lot of planning but very little thinking on this stunt.
Arguably, he did at least *some* thinking, but it was never about his impact on the people and places around him. Only about himself.
As attorney tom always says:
Don't commit a crime
If you commit a crime, don't film it
If you do film it, don't post it online
So.
Basically.
If I were to just fly an airplane. Hop out, parachute down, and survive. Then *not* lie to the NTSB and be honest, I can get away with crashing an airplane for giggles?
In another video about the story, another youtuber compared TJ way of disposing of evidence to a vintage plane serial killer, collecting the body then dismembering it and dumping in several places.
True
In my mind, that act made a prison sentence entirely necessary. If he had owned up to it from day one, and said it was a dumb stunt, I think he would have lost his license but not his freedom. So often the coverup is more incriminating than the crime.
Unbelievable. I remember almost crying when accidently crashing my plane in MSFS, people crashing planes on purpose are beyond insanity.
You were too invested in a computer game, not relevant .
Please don't fly a real plane if you're that emotional
Oh well, that's what airplane-crashing assholes like Trevor Jacob do. It's life in the real world.
@@VanquishedAgainyeah, it’s really bad to be *checks notes* “upset that you crashed”. Totally don’t want pilots with that mindset.
@echodelta9336 I remember crying with happiness each time I am able to land without crashing a study-level sim plane in P3D (Xtreme Prototypes Learjet 25. The Learjet is the first jet plane produced for the general public and has had more crashes than any other similar planes in real life. A truly beautiful thing to behold though).
Absolutely love what you're doing on your channel. you have great perspective and send a fantastic message to the aviation community. Very well done, and all the best for 2024!
He got 6 months in jail. In my honest opinion, he needed more jail time because he crashed a beautiful historic aircraft in such a matter. If his aircraft license hasn't been suspended yet, it should be.... forever.
It is sad that he deliberately crashed a classic airplane. HOWEVER! what makes me angry is that I live in Reno, Nevada, and I can literally see California out my front door. California has been ravaged with fires over the last five years or so. This was incredibly dangerous and reckless, especially in that part of California, where November is (generally) their dry season. A hot engine could have started a massive fire that could have spread very quickly, moving to nearby towns, burning them down, putting U.S. Forest Service fire personnel in life and death situations.
I have been a parish pastor for 20 of my 30 years of being a Christian clergy. Every wild land fire fighter carries a full body protection emergency blanket that they call a, "shake and bake." I have buried two wild land helicopter pilots. Let me be blunt. This guy is a a*hole and deserves a long time out behind bars to think about how he could have impacted so many lives, but just got lucky that day.
Ironically, the way he shut off the engine at altitude meant it was completely cold by the time it hit the ground. But it still had fuel on board and could have started a fire another way. Sparks from metal, battery shorting out, etc. Very hard to reduce the fire risk to zero, unless you don't do the stupid thing that causes the risk.
I would suggest you rethink the idea of putting people in jail for a "long time" for outcomes that never actually happened. I have no interest in living under a China like justice system.
HeavyDSparks helped recover a fatal plane crash from a mountain in Oregon. It took him a month of planning and permitting to complete the plane and body recovery.
It was the plane owner's family responsibility to recover the wreck, but the assets were tied up with the deceased. No body, no death certificate. It was a hot mess.
Here this jokester makes a mockery of private pilots in the name of clicks... surprising that YT hasn't taken the video down like they take so many other ones down...
TH-cam only remove videos if they are critical f Democrats.
Trevor Jacob: ALWAYS wear a parachute when you fly, except when you don't plan on deliberately crashing it for clout."
Words to LIVE by.
Trevor doesn't have his full pilot's license back, yet. However, the FAA has granted him a temporary 120-day license. It is unclear whether the reinstatement of his full pilot's license is automatic following the 120-day period or whether this particular application (because of its controversial nature) will receive more scrutiny.
I'm not familiar with the FAA process, but if it operates like other federal agencies, my guess is that approval will be granted at the end of the 120 days.
He is a dangerous pilot and should never be allowed to own an aircraft again, glad he will spend time in jail, he could have killed people or started a forest fire, when he jumped out of the aircraft and left it to its own devices with no idea where it would come down.
He should have got 20 years and NO plea agreement.
He sounds like the type of person who would fly regardless of whether he had a pilot's licence.
Thanks for this comprehensive review! A couple points (both of which are probably better made by others, but this is TH-cam after all):
1. To answer your dumbfounded question about why he posted the video … Jacob clearly thinks he is smarter than everyone else and probably wouldn’t get caught. (He is clearly delusional about being smarter than everybody else.) But he is also a thrill seeker, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he enjoyed the thrill of the public attacks and investigation. Remember: He’s not normal.
2. The thing that touches me the most about this story is the true affection that you and other aviators and fans of aviation have for the plane he crashed. It was a cool little airplane that helped flying students, and he used it as a prop, destroying it for no good reason. It didn’t deserve that fate.
3. OK, one more. Let’s say this little adventure will wind up costing him $500,000. He’s actually lucky. If he had started a forest fire, he could’ve been on the hook for millions of dollars. And if any campers, cabin owners, tourists, or firefighters were injured or killed, it could have been jail for life. This guy doesn’t deserve to drive a CAR when he gets out of jail … because we all know he’s going to do something stupid and dangerous.
The sad thing is he COULD have made a slightly less successful video that would have been A-OK. Make it a "simulating a parachute jump after engine failure" video, go up with a second pilot, shut off the engine and jump out. Second pilot takes over and brings the plane back safety, Jacob still gets his cool "jumping out of a dead plane" shots, and he gets to keep flying. Only problem: he wanted to go megaviral, and that type of video would have been popular but wouldn't get enough attention for him.