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Trevor Jacob Heading to Jail but Still Flying

FAA is reinstating his pilot certificate a year after it was revoked

Trevor Jacob exits airplane after supposed engine failure — © Trevor Jacob YouTube screenshot

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

December 19, 2023

Trevor Jacob, the pilot who intentionally crashed his airplane in an attempt to make money on YouTube, has been sentenced to jail for six months. The sentence was handed down by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on December 4 and, in addition to incarceration, calls for two years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.

According to the FAA, Jacob went through the process of obtaining his pilot certificate again following the revocation of his certificate after the crash in November 2021. FAA regulations allow a pilot whose certificate has been revoked to go through the process of completing training and taking the written and practical tests again a year after a revocation, provided no drug or alcohol offense was involved. Jacob has done that, and the FAA issued him a private pilot certificate because it has been more than a year since the April 11, 2022 revocation.

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