![Richard Russell, pilot of stolen Horizon Air plane, had lighthearted tone before deadly crash - CBS News Richard Russell, pilot of stolen Horizon Air plane, had lighthearted tone before deadly crash - CBS News](https://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/2018/08/12/ddca5fc9-99bc-43cc-b3aa-1c75f7cfbbd7/richard-russell-2018-08-12t013140z.jpg)
Richard Russell, pilot of stolen Horizon Air plane, had lighthearted tone before deadly crash - CBS News
![SeaTac Seattle Stolen Alaska Plane: After US Airline Worker Stole Bombardier Q400 From Seattle-Tacoma Airport, Crashed It, FBI Seeks Motive SeaTac Seattle Stolen Alaska Plane: After US Airline Worker Stole Bombardier Q400 From Seattle-Tacoma Airport, Crashed It, FBI Seeks Motive](https://c.ndtvimg.com/nhfu42k_horizon-air-q400_625x300_11_August_18.jpg)
SeaTac Seattle Stolen Alaska Plane: After US Airline Worker Stole Bombardier Q400 From Seattle-Tacoma Airport, Crashed It, FBI Seeks Motive
![Airplane of opportunity'? Richard Russell raised pilot's suspicions a year before Sea-Tac plane heist | The Seattle Times Airplane of opportunity'? Richard Russell raised pilot's suspicions a year before Sea-Tac plane heist | The Seattle Times](https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/71dedc16-b617-11e8-80a8-fe527fdba77e.jpg?d=1560x1175)
Airplane of opportunity'? Richard Russell raised pilot's suspicions a year before Sea-Tac plane heist | The Seattle Times
![Richard Russell Stole a Plane in Seattle and Crashed It. How'd He Learn to Fly? - The New York Times Richard Russell Stole a Plane in Seattle and Crashed It. How'd He Learn to Fly? - The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/08/12/reader-center/12xp-PLANEprint/12xp-PLANEprint-superJumbo.jpg)
Richard Russell Stole a Plane in Seattle and Crashed It. How'd He Learn to Fly? - The New York Times
![Horizon Air Q400 (N449QX) is stolen by an employee at SEA and crashed in Pierce County, WA – Quantum Aviation | Airline Passengers & Cargo Sales and Charters Horizon Air Q400 (N449QX) is stolen by an employee at SEA and crashed in Pierce County, WA – Quantum Aviation | Airline Passengers & Cargo Sales and Charters](https://quantumaviation.aero/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Horizon-Air-Q400-N449QX-is-stolen-by-an-employee-at-SEA-and-crashed-in-Pierce-County-WA.jpg)
Horizon Air Q400 (N449QX) is stolen by an employee at SEA and crashed in Pierce County, WA – Quantum Aviation | Airline Passengers & Cargo Sales and Charters
![Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News](https://cbsnews3.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/08/12/9a3af102-432c-4423-9408-7c2a885eb3a1/thumbnail/640x315/5af160b1252d4b9e1be34d36b38fb3f0/richard-russell-seatac-2018-08-11.jpg)
Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News
Flightradar24 on Twitter: "There have been conflicting reports regarding the identity of the aircraft involved in tonight's incident in Seattle. Alaska Airlines briefly posted a registration but has since removed that information
![How could an airline employee steal a plane? A day after Seattle incident, that's the question - The Boston Globe How could an airline employee steal a plane? A day after Seattle incident, that's the question - The Boston Globe](https://arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bostonglobe.s3.amazonaws.com/public/RACUIKU5SUI6RHOSTW3HHXVIRU.jpg)
How could an airline employee steal a plane? A day after Seattle incident, that's the question - The Boston Globe
![BREAKING A Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 crashed after it was reportedly stolen in Seattle-Tacoma Airport - AIRLIVE BREAKING A Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 crashed after it was reportedly stolen in Seattle-Tacoma Airport - AIRLIVE](https://www.airlive.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/E1AAEB64-AA22-48D9-AC40-C87FD347769F.jpeg)
BREAKING A Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 crashed after it was reportedly stolen in Seattle-Tacoma Airport - AIRLIVE
![F-15Cs Intercept Stolen DASH-8 Airliner out of Seattle Tacoma Airport Before Crash. - The Aviationist F-15Cs Intercept Stolen DASH-8 Airliner out of Seattle Tacoma Airport Before Crash. - The Aviationist](https://i0.wp.com/theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/F15_SEATAC_20.jpg?resize=706%2C421&ssl=1)
F-15Cs Intercept Stolen DASH-8 Airliner out of Seattle Tacoma Airport Before Crash. - The Aviationist
![We have to look at this as a wake-up call,' former Alaska Airlines pilot John Nance says of fatal Horizon crash - Puget Sound Business Journal We have to look at this as a wake-up call,' former Alaska Airlines pilot John Nance says of fatal Horizon crash - Puget Sound Business Journal](https://media.bizj.us/view/img/2667721/horizon-air-q400*750xx2916-1640-42-0.jpg)