What looked like a harrowing escape from almost certain death on film turned out to be a hoax, and now YouTuber Trevor Jacob is under scrutiny – and without a pilot’s license – for deliberately crashing his plane last year for clicks.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration yanked the 28-year-old’s license after an investigation showed that Jacob had attached numerous cameras to the outside of the plane pointed toward the propeller, then jumped out of the plane without calling for help even as he claimed engine failure. While airborne, he deployed a selfie stick to record his descent, the FAA said.
The video drew about 2 million views to the 134,000-subscriber channel.
