California man admits to deliberately crashing plane to get YouTube views

With multiple camera shots and slick editing, Trevor Jacob documented the dramatic moments when his small plane crashed into a Santa Barbara County hillside as he parachuted to safety. The 2021 video titled, “I Crashed My Airplane,“ quickly amassed hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, but it was all staged. KTLA’s Chris Wolfe reports on May 11, 2023. Details: Get Los Angeles breaking news, entertainment, weather, traffic and sports from L.A.’s Very Own, KTLA 5 News. Keeping Southern Californians informed since 1947.