Clayton Osbon is not the first Osbon to have cause to fear a plane. Osbon, the Jet Blue pilot who recently had an on-the-job meltdown (described as erratic, bizarre, disturbing behavior) while piloting an Airbus from New York to Las Vegas lost his father in a Daytona Beach plane crash in 1995. Maybe his father’s death had something to do with Osbon’s March 27 mid-flight breakdown. Osbon’s panic attack led to him being tackled outside the cockpit and handcuffed as the quick-thinking co-pilot Jason Dowd and another Jet Blue pilot who happened to be aboard diverted the flight to Amarillo.
Before he left the cockpit, Captain Osbon, a captain since 1989, began ranting to Jason Dowd about Flight 191’s destination, threatening to crash the plane rather than fly into the den of iniquity that is Las Vegas.
Osbon has been charged with interfering with the flight crew. He has been suspended from his job, and is charged with interfering with the flight crew. He faces 20 years (max) in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Nothing in his history relates to his breakdown. Osbon is described by his friends and peers as a “consummate professional.” He is a war vet who is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Las Vegas Where: Amarillo When: March 27 2012 Who: 1 medical emergency, 135 passengers, six crew Why: While en route, the pilot of the JetBlue Airbus suffered a panic attack, and had to be locked out of the cabin and forcibly restrained.
What: CNR AIRCRAFT INC Aero Vodochody L-29 Delphin Where: Trinity River, SW of Scurry, TX When: Dec 13, 2012 10:30 a.m. Who: 2 fatalities Why: When the Aero Vodochody L-29 Delphin fighter jet impacted terrain, the two aboard, Fisher Floyd and Noell Rather were killed. The impact occurred near the juncture of the Trinity River and Highway 35, leaving a debris field for hundreds of feet.
Floyd won the flight in an auction. He leaves behind a wife and two kids.
Rather flew fighter jets for ten years in the U.S. Air Force
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AtlasGlobal flight 8Q-807 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on August 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Paderborn, Germany, had to return shortly after the crew was informed that there was fluid leaking out of one of its wings.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
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