The ex-pilot Alaska Airlines who allegedly tried to crash a plane while tripping on magic mushrooms while off duty wants to fly again. Joseph Emerson, 44, said the October incident that initially ...

Flight deck audio and police video are providing a new look into the night when off-duty airline pilot Joseph Emerson tried to turn off the engines of an Alaska Airlines regional jet while allegedly ...

A former pilot who tried to turn off a plane's engines while riding off-duty on magic mushrooms has pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight crew. Joseph Emerson, a former Alaska Airlines pilot, ...

A former off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to crash a San Francisco-bound flight by shutting off the engines while on a sleepless bender fueled by psychedelic mushrooms won’t serve any ...