Joseph Emerson attempted to shut down a plane's engines mid-flight after magic mushrooms left him feeling detached from reality for several days.

STORY: Court documents say an off-duty pilot who’d tried to cut the engine power of an Air Alaska jet mid-flight over the weekend had taken psychedelic mushrooms two days before boarding and hadn’t ...

An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot told investigators he took what's known as "magic mushrooms" about 48 hours before a flight during which he allegedly attempted to shut down the plane's engine. The ...

The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to shut down the engines of an airborne plane last month after taking magic mushrooms thought he was dreaming and had questioned if he was in hell, ...

An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot pleaded not guilty to all charges after he allegedly tried to shut down a plane's engine mid-flight. Alaska Airlines Capt. Joseph Emerson, 44, was charged after an ...

Joseph Emerson tried to cut the engines mid-flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco in October 2023.

In the report, one of the pilots described his six months of training in France. A technician showed the external equipment ...