As It Happens6:41Pilots knew the ‘I Crashed My Airplane’ YouTube video was fishy from the start
The first time pilot Petter Hörnfeldt saw the viral video of a YouTuber leaping from a crashing plane, he knew something was up.
The video, called “I Crashed My Airplane,” has earned Tervor Daniel Jacob more than 4.5 million views since he first posted it on Dec. 23, 2021. It also earned him six months in U.S. federal prison.
In the clip, Jacob, an experienced pilot, is flying over a mountainous region of Santa Barbara County, Calif., when he claims his engine unexpectedly stopped working. He then leaps from the
