On August 10, 2018, Richard “Beebo” Russell — later nicknamed Sky King — stunned the world when he stole a Horizon Air Q400 from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. A 29-year-old ground service agent with no formal flight training, he took off alone and spoke calmly with air traffic control for over an hour, mixing humor with heartbreaking honesty about his struggles. During the flight, he performed a barrel roll over Puget Sound before intentionally crashing on Ketron Island. No one else was