An off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off the engines of an Alaska Airlines jet during a flight over the Pacific Northwest said he was having a nervous breakdown and had previously ingested psychedelic mushrooms, court documents released on Tuesday show.
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — An off-duty pilot accused of <a href="https://www.ksl.
</p><p>Joseph David Emerson, 44, of Pleasant Hill, California, an Alaska Airlines pilot who was riding on Sunday in a jump seat in the cockpit during the flight, was charged in a feder
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