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YouTuber crashes the plane – fake accusation hardens massively

2022-01-25T08:21:49.693Z


YouTuber crashes the plane – fake accusation hardens massively Created: 01/25/2022, 09:18 am By: Janik Boeck Everything for the clicks. A YouTuber posted a video of his plane crashing. However, it is doubted that this was necessary. The clues come to a head. Update from January 25th, 2022: After the filmed crash of his plane, the US YouTuber and former Olympic snowboarder Trever Jacob is still


YouTuber crashes the plane – fake accusation hardens massively

Created: 01/25/2022, 09:18 am

By: Janik Boeck

Everything for the clicks.

A YouTuber posted a video of his plane crashing.

However, it is doubted that this was necessary.

The clues come to a head.

Update from January 25th, 2022:

After the filmed crash of his plane, the US YouTuber and former Olympic snowboarder Trever Jacob is still under suspicion.

He is accused of only staging the accident in order to get as many clicks on his YouTube video as possible.

New evidence is now strengthening the strong doubts.

Full name

Trevor Jacob

birthday

Aug. 6, 1993

place of birth

West Hills, California

Followers on YouTube

127,000 (as of January 6, 2022)

Followers on Instagram

85,400 (as of January 6, 2022)

Shortly before the alleged engine failure, according to critics, the cockpit camera showing the dashboard was deactivated, reports

The Drive

.

Accordingly, they want to have recognized that the fuel valve for the fuel supply had been switched off.

Accordingly, the "failure" could have been simulated by insufficient fuel supply.

YouTuber crashes plane: was it on purpose?

Critics point to further inconsistencies

Furthermore, Jacob probably didn't connect his headset at all. According to the critics cited, this could be an indication that the crash had previously been known. Because it made it easier for him to get off the plane. At least not visible in the video was a possible emergency call or the completion of a usual checklist for such cases. The YouTuber would not have looked for a landing site either, although according to experts he could have sailed about 20 kilometers further.

In any case, the authenticity of the plane crash seems increasingly unlikely.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had also taken on the matter and had already initiated an investigation.

If Trever Jacob actually faked the accident, he could face legal consequences.

Apparently this is a criminal offence.

First reported on 01/11/2022:

Lompoc City, California – There are all sorts of curiosities to be seen on platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.

People who film themselves sleeping, animal videos or sports clips - there is something for every taste.

The only condition: to be seen.

A YouTuber has now shown that some people are willing to cross a border.

Apparently he intentionally crashed his plane and then published the video.

YouTuber shows plane crash: that happened

Who is the YouTuber?

The YouTuber is Trevor Jacob.

The 28-year-old American was a former Olympic snowboarder and competed for the USA at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

He now runs the Trevor Jacob YouTube channel, among other things, and has 127,000 subscribers there.

What can you see in the video?

He released the video of the plane crash on December 24, 2021. It is titled

"I Crashed My Plane"

, which translates as

"I crashed my plane"

.

It shows Jacob standing in front of a plane with a parachute on his back and announcing that he's going to the mountains to go paragliding.

He wanted to scatter the ashes of a deceased friend.

Trevor Jacob jumps out of his plane in his YouTube video © YouTube: Trevor Jacob (montage)

After a brief mention of his sponsor for the video, he begins his flight enjoying the nice weather.

A little later, the video shows how the plane's engine apparently fails while Jacob is crossing a mountain range.

Then Jacob can be heard cursing.

Immediately afterwards he begins to open the door, whereupon he jumps out of the flying plane and leaves the vehicle to crash by itself.

Incidentally, a couple had a similarly unpleasant flight that had to deal with a rampaging man on the plane*.

What happens after the plane crash?

In the rest of the video, the YouTuber first searches for the wreckage of the crashed plane after landing with his parachute.

He then begins a trek to survive, looking for water and people who can help him - according to his own statement, he has no cell phone reception.

In contrast, the one who flies far more successfully is a 19-year-old pilot who circumnavigates the world in an airplane*.

YouTuber may intentionally crash plane

Therefore, the crash may have been intentional:

Trevor Jacob's YouTube video has received almost 440,000 views as of this writing (January 06, 2022, 1:30 p.m.).

His related post on Instagram has garnered nearly 7,500 likes and over 1,000 comments.

But many there seem to be convinced that he caused the plane crash on purpose.

Also on YouTube, some people and pilots like Trent Palmer spoke up with a reaction video and analyzed the plane crash.

There they pointed out all the inconsistencies in the video.

Here's a list of some things that pilots say don't make sense:

  • Jacob usually flies a different plane in his videos

  • The YouTuber claims that he always flies with a parachute.

    In other videos it is clear to see that this is a lie.

    He only has his parachute with him if he intends to jump out of the plane.

    In addition, according to flight instructor Robert Perry, it is not customary to take a parachute with you on such a small plane.

  • Throughout the crash scenario, not once is the inside of the cockpit shown.

    But there is a camera that is visibly aimed at the instruments.

  • Jacob doesn't seem to try to restart the engine.

    His first official act seems to be the jump.

  • Whenever the camera is about to show where Jacob came from, he cuts away

  • Some pilots suggest that there would definitely have been landing opportunities in the area

  • After the jump, the propeller continues to rotate.

    This means that it cannot have been a mechanical blockage.

    Some viewers questioned whether the plane had enough fuel.

  • He doesn't show the plane's registration number (he has no problem with his own).

    Instead, it appears to have been painted over.

  • After the crash, he fights his way to the wreck in the scorching heat without securing provisions from it.

    There doesn't seem to be any provisions on the plane, even though he wanted to go paragliding.

    A paraglider doesn't seem to be on board either.

  • During his march for survival, his shadow appears to be dragging his open parachute.

    Many find this an odd decision when traveling in search of water in the heat.

This is how the YouTuber reacts:

Trevor Jacob hasn't said a word since the video was published. No photo was posted on Instagram after December 24 either. Instead, he disabled comments under the plane crash YouTube video. He did the same on Instagram.

This threatens the YouTuber:

intentionally crashing a plane is a criminal offense according to the YouTubers who have criticized Trevor Jacobs.

For this reason, Jacob is also under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, the federal aviation authority in the USA.

A result of this investigation is still pending.

The penalty cannot therefore be determined.

The fact that in the event of a deliberate fall he accepted that someone on the ground could have been injured should weigh heavily.

*Frankfurter Neue Presse is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Source: merkur

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