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A YouTuber who wrecked his plane in California admitted to orchestrating the crash so he could get more views, said the Justice Department.
TREVOR JACOB
Trevor Jacob, 29, who's also a former Olympic snowboarder, filmed himself jumping out of his single-propeller plane above the Los Padres National Forest in November 2021. He then uploaded a video titled "I Crashed My Plane" to his YouTube channel, which has around 137,000 subscribers.
JUMPING OUT OF PLANE
Now, Jacob has pleaded guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, and could face up to 20 years in federal prison,
GUILTY
Jacob admitted to the authorities that he wanted to make money from the video of the crash, and had reached a sponsorship deal to promote a wallet on his channel, the statement said.
MAKING MONEY
The YouTuber's 12-minute video, which has 2.97 million views, shows him taking off from Lompoc City Airport and heading toward Mammoth Lakes. As he flies over a mountain range, Jacob holds up a plastic bag containing the ashes of his friend, base jumper Johnny Strange, who died in 2015.
VIRAL VIDEO
The video then shows the propeller of Jacob's plane slowing to a stop. The influencer pilot swears several times, saying he has "an engine out," before opening the plane door. He jumps out with a parachute, filming his descent with a selfie stick.
SELFIE STICK RECORDING