YouTuber and former Olympian Trevor Jacob pleaded guilty to crashing his airplane in an effort to gain views for a sponsorship deal for a brand of wallets. The 29-year-old content creator agreed on Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court to a felony charge for obstructing a federal investigation by deliberately destroying the wreckage of an airplane that he intentionally crashed in Santa Barbara County in November 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central California. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison, the U.S. attorney’s office said. In the plea agreement, Jacob said that he had agreed to promote a company’s wallet in a YouTube video. “I Crashed My Airplane” was posted to the website weeks after the crash, and is still online. As of Friday, it has garnered over 3 million views. The experienced pilot and skydiver took off from Lompoc City Airport on Nov. 24, 2021, but the agreement said Jacob “did not intend to reach his destination.” The former competitive snowboarder ejected from his 1940 Taylorcraft plane about 35 minutes after taking off. In the video, the propeller stops and Jacob, wearing skydiving gear, opens the door of the plane and
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Trevor Jacob Admits He Staged Plane Crash for YouTube Sponsorship Deal – People
