Worker takes plane from Sea-Tac Airport, crashes on island

11 August, 2018 | Filed under: All News,more news,Opinion,RECENT POSTS,Somali news | Posted by:
The Steilacoom ferry dock served as a staging area Friday night for emergency-response crews and law enforcement investigating the crash of a plane on nearby Ketron Island. Horizon Air said one of its workers took the plane fom a maintenance area.(Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
The Steilacoom ferry dock served as a staging area for emergency response crews and law enforcement investigating the crash of a stolen plane on an island nearby. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Officials said a 29-year-old Horizon Air employee took off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and crashed in Pierce County. No other passengers or crew appeared to be onboard.

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Source:seattletimes.com