question:You are an AI assistant. User will you give you a task. Your goal is to complete the task as faithfully as you can. While performing the task think step-by-step and justify your steps. News article: An airline employee stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday night and performed dangerous maneuvers in the sky before crashing on a nearby island about an hour later, killing him, officials said. The man was identified by a senior federal aviation source as Richard Russell, whom authorities described as a 29-year-old resident of Pierce County in Washington state and an Horizon Air ground services worker. The incident began when an Horizon Air turboprop plane took off from the runway at 7:32 p.m. local time Friday, with the man identified as Russell behind the controls and no one else on board, officials said. The 76-seat airliner was captured on video doing giant loops in the air and other risky stunts during its hour-long flight. North American Aerospace Defense Command quickly launched two F-15 fighter jets to pursue the rogue aircraft, a federal senior aviation source told ABC News. Meanwhile, air traffic controllers "communicated with the individual who was flying the aircraft to try to help him land safely," the Federal Aviation Administration said. An hour after the unauthorized takeoff, the plane crashed on Ketron Island, a small, sparsely populated island about 40 miles away from the airport. The fighter jets were not involved in the crash, officials said. Aerial footage of Ketron Island showed a large fiery blaze where the plane went down. No one on the ground was harmed and no buildings were damaged, officials said. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport flights were delayed or diverted Friday night due to the incident, with normal operations resuming by around 1 a.m., officials said. "This might have been a joyride gone terribly wrong," said Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor. John Wauldron/AFP/Getty Images 'We don't know how he learned to do that' Airline officials are unsure how Russell learned to operate a plane, much less perform flying stunts. There are many switches and levers to even start a plane, Horizon Air CEO Gary Beck told reporters at a news conference Saturday. "We don’t know how he learned to do that." Beck said, adding that the man did perform some "incredible" maneuvers. "To our knowledge he did not have a pilot's license." The man was authorized to be in the area of the airfield where the plane was parked for maintenance, officials said. Beck said he and Brad Tilden, the CEO of Alaska Airlines, the parent company of Horizon Air, are working closely with the FBI, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration to better understand the circumstances of the unauthorized flight. The FBI said it is leading an investigation into the incident, including interviewing the Russell's family and coworkers. Debra Eckrote, the Western Pacific regional chief for the National Transportation Safety Board, said investigators are searching through the plane wreckage to retrieve the flight data recorder, which could help determine a motive. KOMO 'I don't want to hurt no one' Audio recordings of the Russell's exchange with air traffic controllers were posted on Broadcastify and confirmed by federal aviation sources as authentic. In the recordings, air traffic controllers can be heard trying to persuade him to land the plane and help him do so safely. They also had experienced pilots radio in to guide him on flying. "I just kind of want to do a couple maneuvers to see what it can do before I put it down," Russell tells air traffic control. "This is probably like jail time for life, huh? I would hope it is for a guy like me," he says a few minutes later. "We're not going to worry or think about that, but could you start a left-hand turn please?" an air traffic controller responds. "I don't want to hurt no one," Russell says. John Waldron Air traffic control tries to convince Russell to land at the Air Force's nearby McChord Field. "If you wanted to land, probably the best bet is that runway just ahead to your left, again that's the McChord Field. If you wanted to try, that might be the best way to set up and see if you can land there. Or just like the pilot suggests, another option would be over Puget Sound into the water," an air traffic controller says. "Dang, did you talk to McChord yet, because I don't think I'd be happy with you telling me I could land like that, because I could mess some stuff up," Russell replies. "I already talked to them and, just like me, what we want to see is you not get hurt or anybody else get hurt. So like I said, if you want to try to land, that's probably the best place to go," the air traffic controller says. Minutes later, Russell sounds remorseful and says he's a "broken guy" with "a few screws loose." "I got a lot of people that care about me and it's going to disappoint them that -- to hear that I did this. I would like to apologize to each and every one of them. Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose I guess. Never really knew it until now," he says. A pilot who was asked to help guide Russell radios to him, "Let's try to land that plane safely and not hurt anyone." Russell responds, "All right. Damn it. I don't know, man, I don't know, I don't want to. I was kind of hoping that was going to be it, you know?" John Wauldron/AFP/Getty Images Russell was 'suicidal' and 'acted alone' The Pierce County Sheriff's Department described Russell as a "suicidal male" who "acted alone," and said his actions were "not a terrorist incident." The FBI's field office in Seattle posted a statement on Twitter Friday night, also saying that the incident did not appear to be terrorism. "Although response efforts to tonight's aircraft incident and the investigation are still ongoing, information gathered thus far does NOT suggest a terrorist threat or additional, pending criminal activity," FBI Seattle tweeted. "The FBI continues to work with our state, local, and federal partners to gather a complete picture of what transpired with tonight's unauthorized Horizon aircraft takeoff and crash." Although response efforts to tonight's aircraft incident and the investigation are still ongoing, information gathered thus far does NOT suggest a terrorist threat or additional, pending criminal activity. — FBI Seattle (@FBISeattle) August 11, 2018 The FBI continues to work with our state, local, and federal partners to gather a complete picture of what transpired with tonight's unauthorized Horizon aircraft takeoff and crash. We don't anticipate that further details will be available tonight. — FBI Seattle (@FBISeattle) August 11, 2018 White House press secretary Sarah Sanders praised the response of public agencies in a statement Saturday morning. "The president has been briefed on the incident involving a stolen plane from Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle and is monitoring the situation as information becomes available," Sanders said. "Federal authorities are assisting with the ongoing investigation which is being led by local authorities. We commend the interagency response effort for their swift action and protection of public safety." ABC News' Alex Stone contributed to this report. ||||| Update: 10:15 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2018 Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air appreciate the thorough investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into the incident on Aug. 10, 2018. The FBI found this was an isolated, unanticipated incident by one individual. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) investigated the incident separately and determined there are no violations of security regulations by Horizon Air. “This incident was a very difficult moment for us and many others. We remain grateful to everyone who offered support to our employees, the family of the deceased employee and the communities that were impacted,” said Gary Beck, Horizon Air president and CEO. “We also want to once again thank the FBI, TSA, National Transportation Safety Board and first responders for their tremendous assistance in the wake of the incident.” Ensuring the safety of our guests and employees is our most important responsibility. We’re working with our industry partners, governmental authorities and other subject matter experts to review pertinent security protocols, and determine where there may be opportunities to make enhancements as we move forward. More information: Update: 1:15 p.m. on Aug. 11, 2018 View today’s press conference with our CEO, Brad Tilden, Horizon Air CEO, Gary Beck, the FBI and the Port of Seattle. All of us at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are saddened by last night’s unauthorized flight of a Horizon Q400 aircraft that resulted in the loss of life of the individual involved. Our top priority is the safety of our guests and employees. Simply put there is nothing more important to us. We are working closely with the FBI, the NTSB and the FAA to better understand the circumstances of this unauthorized flight. The FBI is the lead investigator for this incident. Yesterday’s events will push us to learn what we can from this tragedy so that we can help prevent it from happening again at our airline or any other. There are no further updates planned at this time. The toll-free number for anyone who believes they may know the person involved in the incident is 1-888-283-2153. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Update: 10:58 a.m. on Aug. 11, 2018 – PRESS CONFERENCE Alaska Air Group CEO Brad Tilden and Horizon Air CEO Gary Beck are addressing media at a press conference. Representatives from the Port of Seattle and FBI will be available to answer questions. For live updates, follow @AlaskaAir on Twitter. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Update: 1:20 a.m. on Aug. 11, 2018 – A STATEMENT FROM ALASKA AIR GROUP CEO BRAD TILDEN AND HORIZON AIR CEO GARY BECK Brad Tilden: “There was an incident late yesterday involving the unauthorized operation of one of our aircraft that took off from Sea-Tac around 8 p.m. “We are still gathering facts, but at this point we understand there was only one person aboard, an employee of Horizon Air, who was operating the aircraft. I want to share how incredibly sad all of us at Alaska are about this incident. Our heart is heavy for the family and friends of the person involved. “We’re working to find out everything we possibly can about what happened, working with the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Transportation Safety Board. We are giving those investigators our full support and cooperation. “With these investigations underway, our focus will remain on supporting the family of the individual involved, the broader Alaska and Horizon family, and our communities and guests. “We will keep the public updated on our blog, where we’ll post updates as information becomes available.” Brad Tilden CEO, Alaska Air Group Gary Beck: “I want to echo what Brad said about how incredibly sad all of us are about what happened last night. “Our first priority is always the safety and care of our people and guests. Our hearts are with all of our employees at Horizon Air, and the larger Alaska Airlines community, and the family of the individual involved. “The Horizon Air Q400, which was taken from Sea-Tac International Airport, was not scheduled to fly at the time of the incident. While we have not yet confirmed the identity of the employee, we have confirmed that all crew and passengers are accounted for. Air Traffic Control was in contact with the individual during the brief flight before it crashed on Ketron Island about an hour after it left Sea-Tac. No ground structures were involved in the crash. “We are working closely with the authorities and our own safety teams to thoroughly understand this incident. “I want to thank the employees of Horizon Air and our guests. Our primary objective is to do everything possible to support all of you.” Gary Beck, President and CEO, Horizon Air _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Update: 12:15 a.m. on Aug. 11, 2018 A toll-free hotline has been established for anyone who believes they may know the person involved in the Horizon Air incident. The number is 1-888-283-2153. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Update: 11:54 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2018 Alaska Airlines believes a ground service agent employed by Horizon Air was the individual responsible for flying the Horizon Q400 without clearance from Sea-Tac International Airport around 8 p.m. tonight. The plane, which was taken from a maintenance position and was not scheduled for passenger flight, crashed about an hour later in a wooded area on Ketron Island in rural Pierce County. No ground structures were involved at the crash site. Military jets were scrambled from Portland, but it does not appear that these jets were involved in the crash of the Horizon aircraft. This individual who took the aircraft, who has not yet been positively identified until remains are examined, is believed to have been the only person on the plane when the plane was taken from a maintenance position at Sea-Tac. First responders are at the crash site. Appropriate government agencies, including NTSB, FAA and FBI, have been notified. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Update: 10:55 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2018 A brief statement from Constance von Muehlen of Horizon Air regarding tonight’s incident: “Good evening, I’m Constance von Muehlen, Horizon Air chief operating officer. I’m sorry to share with you this evening that at approximately 8 p.m., one of our Q400 airplanes made an unauthorized takeoff from Sea-Tac Airport. We believe it was taken by a single Horizon Air employee and that no other passengers or crew were onboard. Shortly thereafter, it crashed on Ketron Island by South Tacoma. Our hearts are with the families of the individual aboard as well as all of our Alaska Air and Horizon Air employees. We will provide more information as it becomes available.” _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Update: 10 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2018 Alaska Airlines has confirmed that a Horizon Airlines Q400 that had an unauthorized takeoff from Sea-Tac International Airport around 8 p.m. has gone down near Ketron Island in Pierce County. Alaska is working to confirm who was on board, but it is believed that there were no passengers or crew on board other than the person operating the plane. NTSB has been notified. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Original post: 9:32 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2018 We are aware of an incident involving an unauthorized take-off of a Horizon Air Q400. We believe there are no passengers on board. More information as we learn more. ||||| Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| BREAKING: Authorities identify man who stole Horizon Air plane from Seattle airport and crashed it into an island. The Horizon Air employee who commandeered an empty turboprop passenger plane at Seattle’s main airport Friday night, flying it over Puget Sound before crashing it into a small island, has been identified as Richard Russell, authorities said. This story will be updated. A Horizon Air employee described as “suicidal” commandeered an empty turboprop passenger plane at Seattle’s main airport Friday night and roared low over Puget Sound — with a pair of Air Force F-15s in pursuit — before crashing it into a small island, authorities said. The FBI’s Seattle field office on Friday said early signs do not point toward terrorism. Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Ed Troyer described the suspect as an unnamed suicidal 29-year-old man from the county “doing stunts in the air” before the crash. The man, referred to as “Rich” and “Richard” by air traffic controllers in tense recordings, said he was “just a broken guy” as authorities tried to divert the 76-seat Bombardier Q400 away from populated areas. He took off with the stolen aircraft at about 8 p.m. Friday from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and was an employee of Horizon Air, the Alaska Air Group said in a statement. The aircraft slammed into Ketron Island about an hour later, authorities said, triggering an intense blaze. The wooded island, about 25 miles southwest from the airport, has a population of about 20 people, the Seattle Times reported, and is accessible only by ferry. Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor called it a “joyride gone terribly wrong.” He said it appears that the man died in the crash and that there were no injuries on the ground, according to the Times. The FBI is leading the investigation, authorities said Saturday. The man was a ground service agent with more than three years of experience. Those agents guide planes, handle bags and de-ice planes, Horizon Air says. Mike Ehl, the director of operations at SeaTac, told reporters Saturday the man used a tractor to spin the plane 180 degrees so he could taxi to the runway. Investigators have not disclosed how the man was able to steal the plane and take it aloft, but the suicidal state evident in his radio exchanges is likely to revive the debate about background checks for aviation employees with access to secure areas, analysts say. The United States has about 900,000 aviation workers, according to the most recent federal data, and the screening procedures they are subjected to are “pretty rudimentary,” said Mary Schiavo, the former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Transportation. While pilots undergo periodic medical exams, she said, airline mechanics and ground crew members are checked on a much more limited basis that does not include mental health exams. The incident has also raised questions about the physical security of the planes. Though aircraft mechanics have broad access and routinely taxi planes along the tarmac, crew members are not supposed to be allowed inside the cockpit. But Schiavo said those security procedures are not always observed, especially for smaller aircraft such as the Q400. “It can be a little more casual and a little loosey-goosey, especially if they are doing overnight maintenance,” said Schiavo, a former pilot and aviation professor. A video posted to social media shows the aircraft flying loops as the F-15s flew in pursuit. The aircraft nose-dives toward the water before pulling up, flying low and sending locals into a panic. (The video below has explicit language.) WATCH: Video shows Stolen Horizon Airlines Q400 do loop in air and fly low to ground and water before crashing **VIDEO WARNING*** EXPLICIT LANGUAGE! FULL STORY: https://t.co/lttJfIjmIC (Video: Skylar Jacboson) pic.twitter.com/0UL7Dkk42V — KOMO News (@komonews) August 11, 2018 Two F-15s were scrambled and in the air within minutes of the theft, flying at supersonic speeds from their Portland Air Force base to intercept the aircraft, said the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which oversees airspace protection in North America. The jets were armed but did not fire on the aircraft, Air Force Capt. Cameron Hillier, a NORAD spokesman, told The Washington Post on Saturday. They attempted to divert the aircraft toward the Pacific Ocean while maintaining radio communication with controllers and Rich. The jets flew close enough to make visual contact, he said. The incident fell under the ongoing mission of Noble Eagle, the air-defense mission launched after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hillier said. There have been 1,800 intercepts of nonmilitary aircraft since, according to NORAD’s statement. Communication between Rich and air traffic controllers revealed a conversation between authorities and Rich, who boisterously says he fueled the plane “to go check out the Olympics [mountains].” Rich detailed his experience flying from video games and asked for the coordinates to the killer whale shepherding her dead calf through Washington coastal waters for nearly three weeks. “You know, the mama orca with the baby. I want to go see that guy,” Rich explains, according to audio obtained by Canadian journalist Jimmy Thomson. An F-15 Eagle in Oregon earlier this year. (U.S. Air Force) At one point, an air traffic controller advises he should land at the airfield of the nearby military base, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Times reported. “Oh man,” Rich says, “Those guys will rough me up if I try and land there. I think I might mess something up there, too. I wouldn’t want to do that. They probably have antiaircraft.” The air-traffic control says they don’t have those weapons. “We’re just trying to find a place for you to land safely,” he says. Rich replies: “I’m not quite ready to bring it down just yet . . . But holy smokes, I got to stop looking at the fuel, because it’s going down quick.” He explains he had not expected to expend fuel so quickly, as he thinks about what comes next. “This is probably jail time for life, huh?” he says. “I would hope it is for a guy like me.” At one point, Rich appears to believe he will not live through the moment. “I’ve got a lot of people that care about me. It’s going to disappoint them to hear that I did this. I would like to apologize to each and every one of them. Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess. Never really knew it until now.” The last known transmission was from about 8:47 p.m., the Times reported. “I feel like one of my engines is going out or something,” Rich says, according to audio posted by aviation journalist Jon Ostrower at the Air Current website. The controller responds: “Okay, Rich . . . “If you could, you just want to keep that plane right over the water. Keep the aircraft nice and low.” A Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 takes off on Saturday from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (Stephen Brashear/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) The incident prompted authorities to temporarily ground flights at SeaTac. Flights resumed by about 9:3o p.m., the airport said in a statement. Royal King, a Seattle-area resident in the area to photograph a wedding, was near the island when the plane cratered into the island, the Times reported. “It was unfathomable; it was something out of a movie,” he said. “The smoke lingered. You could still hear the F-15s, which were flying low.” Richard Bloom, an aviation security expert at Arizona’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Prescott, said he wasn’t aware of another incident in which a ground crew member managed to heist an airplane. Incidents of aviation workers attempting “inside jobs” that benefit extremists or drug traffickers are far more common. 1 of 25 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad × The scene as an airline employee steals empty plane at Seattle airport then crashes it on a Puget Sound island View Photos An apparently suicidal mechanic stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and took it for a brief flight, then crashed it into the sparsely populated Ketron Island, Wash., in an incident officials said was unrelated to terrorism. Caption An apparently suicidal mechanic stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and took it for a brief flight, then crashed it into the sparsely populated Ketron Island, Wash., in an incident officials said was unrelated to terrorism. HANDOUT Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue. A screening system to evaluate the mental health of aviation workers would be difficult, Bloom cautioned. “There are such significant challenges to preventing inappropriate security behavior,” he said. “It’s kind of surprising that these types of things don’t happen more often.” A bipartisan House bill approved last year, 409 to 0, would tighten employee background checks and increase surveillance of secure areas at airports. But a Senate version of the bill has not advanced to a vote. The House bill followed a February 2017 House Homeland Security Committee report warning of vulnerabilities to terrorists and criminals seeking to land jobs as aviation workers. Concerns over mental health were not a major focus of the inquiry. But concern about the mental state of aviation workers has grown in recent years, analyst say, particularly after the 2015 crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 in France, when a co-pilot deliberately steered his plane into a mountainside, killing 144 passengers and five crew members. The co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, had been treated for depression and psychiatric problems, but he had concealed the information from his employer. Once the flight was airborne, Lubitz locked his more senior pilot out of the cockpit and set the plane on its fatal course. Devlin Barrett contributed to this report. Resources: If you think a loved one might be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for 24-hour confidential assistance: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You can also call or text the Samaritans at 877-870-HOPE (4673); in addition to prevention, the group’s volunteers offer counseling to those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Read more: Lawsuit: A United Airlines pilot repeatedly posted sexually explicit images of a United flight attendant on various websites Uber and Lyft drivers debate whether to work during Unite the Right rally ||||| Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| (CNN) Relatives of Richard Russell say they are "stunned and heartbroken" after the airline worker stole a passenger plane Friday from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and was killed when he crashed 25 miles away. "This is a complete shock to us," the family said in a statement Saturday night. "We are devastated by these events, and Jesus is truly the only one holding this family together right now." The statement said Russell, 29, was "a faithful husband, a loving son and a good friend." Referring to audio recordings of Russell talking to air traffic control during his hour-long flight, the statement said his "intent was not to harm anyone. He was right in saying that there are so many people who have loved him." Russell, a Horizon Air ground service agent for three and a half years, was the only person aboard the plane, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said. The job of a ground service agent includes directing aircraft for takeoff and gate approach, handling baggage and tidying and de-icing planes, authorities said. The incident, which the FBI's Seattle office did not consider terrorism, raises questions about airport security. Investigators headed Saturday to the crash site to recover the plane's data recorders and Russell's remains as part of a criminal probe, authorities said. Russell, who was not a pilot, at the controls, officials said. The 76-seat Horizon Air turboprop plane took off without authorization at 7:32 p.m. local time Friday, withRussell, who was not a pilot, at the controls, officials said. After Russell talked periodically with air traffic controllers for about an hour, the plane crashed at Ketron Island,officials said. JUST WATCHED Hear audio from before plane crashed Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Hear audio from before plane crashed 01:12 Video from a witness on the ground shows the plane at one point pulling up for a loop, putting the aircraft upside-down and then pulling back up just feet above a body of water. Airports nationwide will now look at whether their security procedures need to change, CNN safety analyst David Soucie said. For one, Russell shouldn't have been able to board the plane alone, he said. "There is a protocol to not allow anyone singularly to get onboard an aircraft," Soucie said. "If you're going to access the aircraft ... you make sure that you check with someone else, and that someone else (will confirm) that ... you have the right authority to get onto that aircraft." Latest developments Airline and Seattle airport officials revealed the following at a news conference Saturday: -- Russell was credentialed to be in secure areas at the airport, said Brad Tilden, CEO of Alaska Air Group, which owns Horizon Air. -- He passed a series of background checks to gain his position, as he didn't have any criminal convictions. -- Airline officials believe he was in uniform and worked a shift Friday, Tilden said. -- The plane had been parked in a maintenance area and was not scheduled for a passenger flight, Tilden said. -- He had no purpose to be at that plane Friday evening "other than ... what he did do," Tilden said. -- Besides his other duties, he was qualified to tow aircraft, said Gary Beck, Horizon Air's president and chief executive officer. -- Officials don't believe Russell had a pilot's license, and they don't know how he knew to fly the plane. 'I would like to apologize ... got a few screws loose' In audio recordings of the incident posted on Broadcastify, Russell can be heard talking to air traffic controllers as they try to guide him to land the plane. At one point, he apologizes and says he is a "broken guy" with "a few screws loose." "I've got a lot of people that care about me, and it's going to disappoint them to hear that I did this," Russell says. "I would like to apologize to each and every one of them. Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess. Never really knew it until now." The sheriff's department described Russell as suicidal. It did not elaborate. Earlier in the flight, Russell says: "This is probably, like, jail time for life, huh? I mean, I would hope it is, for a guy like me." "Well," a controller responds, "we're not going to worry or think about that. But could you start a left-hand turn, please?" Later, a controller discusses getting a pilot on the radio to help Russell control the aircraft. JUST WATCHED Hear audio from before plane crash Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Hear audio from before plane crash 01:12 "Nah, I mean, I don't need that much help. I've played some video games before," Russell responds. Russell repeatedly says he would do a roll. Not long before the crash, a pilot who'd been helping controllers advise Russell appears to mention the maneuver. "Congratulations. You did that. Now let's land that airplane safely and don't hurt anybody on the ground," the helping pilot radios. Russell responds: "Awwww-right. Ah, dammit. I don't know, man! I don't know! I don't want to. I was kinda hoping that was going to be it. You know?" The plane eventually crashed on sparsely populated Ketron Island, starting a fire in the woods but injuring no one outside the plane. The fuselage was fragmented and appeared to be upside down, said Debra Eckrote, regional chief for the National Transportation Safety Board. F-15 jets chased the plane The plane was a Q400, a Bombardier turboprop plane, one of about 40 the airline has in its fleet. Within minutes of the plane's takeoff, the military scrambled two armed F-15 jets from Oregon to follow it, according to local and airline authorities and two sources with knowledge of the situation. They pursued the aircraft before it went down on Ketron Island, between Tacoma and Olympia. "NORAD fighters did not fire upon the aircraft," North American Aerospace Defense Command said Saturday morning in a news release. The jets' capability was appropriate to the potential task, one of the sources said, without offering details. F-15 "pilots kept plane out of harms way and people on ground safe," the sheriff's office tweeted. The jets were not involved in the crash, it said. The cause of the crash wasn't immediately known, but the F-15s did not bring the plane down, Eckrote said. @KING5Seattle here's a video of the hijacked plane and fighter escort from Steilacoom in the ferry line for anderson Island pic.twitter.com/8fgAUe05xv — Kai Simpson (@Kai_AHS) August 11, 2018 Witness thought it was an air show Witnesses described the surreal scene after the plane left the airport. John Waldron was walking along a trail near the bay when he noticed the two military jets following a plane doing aerobatics. "I thought they were practicing for an air show," he said. The plane was a Bombardier Q400, like this Horizon Air plane shown in May 2017. Horizon Air is a sister carrier to Alaska Airlines. After the plane approached Ketron Island, Waldron saw a thick column of smoke followed by a loud explosion, he said. "Everyone was literally frozen in place, muttering about what possibly happened," he said. Kathleen Reichel said she watched the planes pass by for about two minutes. "My husband and I are recently former Boeing employees, and we were wondering why a jet was near the passenger airplane," she said. "We heard the jet because our windows were down while we were waiting in the ferry line to go to Anderson Island, which is adjacent to Ketron Island." He had some flight skills, expert says It wasn't immediately clear what training, if any, Russell had in flying planes. A ground service agent's tasks don't involve touching planes' controls, CNN aviation analyst Mary Schiavo said. But the plane made turns and aerobatic maneuvers that suggest some skill, she said. "In this plane, he certainly knew how to retract the landing gear, he coordinated both engines, powered them up to get a coordinated takeoff," she said. "A couple of the turns, it looked like what we call in basic flight training a 'coordinated turn,' meaning that he not only used the yoke ... but you also coordinate with the rudders and you do the turns. "Yeah, he knew how to fly," she continued. "But ... the air traffic controller had to tell him how to set what they call the 'bugs' -- they're just little, sort of, little levers, or little notches on your indicator for your heading, ... which is kind of basic. "So, (he) had some knowledge but clearly wasn't a commercial pilot." Federal agencies are investigating "Our hearts are with the families of the individual aboard as well as all of our Alaska Air and Horizon Air employees," said Constance von Muehlen, the airline's chief operating officer. The FBI will lead the investigation, said Eckrote, the NTSB regional chief. "The FBI is going to be thorough, which means taking the time needed to scour the area, delve into the background of the individual believed responsible for Friday night's incident, and review every aspect with all appropriate public and private partners," the FBI's Seattle office tweeted Saturday afternoon. Investigators on Saturday were trying to retrieve the plane's flight data recorder and its cockpit voice recorder. "He might have been talking to himself in the cockpit," so the voice recorder may provide additional information that wasn't recorded in radio traffic, she said. President Donald Trump was briefed on the incident and is monitoring the situation, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Saturday morning. Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled Kathleen Reichel's first name. ||||| What is a shorter version of the above article?

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question:You are an AI assistant. You will be given a task. You must generate a detailed and long answer. Given the question: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Mary is twenty-three years old. She is a nurse at a big hospital. She is very kind, and all of her patients like her very much. One day she was out shopping when she saw an old woman waiting to cross a busy street. Mary wanted to cross the street, too, so she went over to help the woman cross. When Mary was near her, she shouted happily, "Mrs Herman! You were my patient last year." "Oh, thank you very much, Mary," Mrs Herman said, and stepped forward. "No, no, Mrs Herman," Mary said quickly, "the light's still red.""Oh," Mrs Herman answered as she stepped back. "I can easily cross the street alone when the light's green." Options: A doctor B nurse C teacher D farmer Answer: B nurse Question: The answer is:

question:You are an AI assistant. Provide a detailed answer so user don’t need to search outside to understand the answer. Read the following article and answer the question. Article: One day Mr Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room, but people in the room didn't look at him. They didn't ask him to sit at the table. He wasn't happy. But he said nothing.Mr Smith went home quickly and put on his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat.Mr Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said, "Eat, coat!" The other people were and asked, "What are you doing? Why do you do that?"Mr Smith answered, "I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn't look at me. You didn't ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now see, you give the food to my coat, not to me." Question: One day Mr Smith went to _ . Answer: Available choices: a. a birthday party b. a dinner party c. an English party d. a movie The answer is: