Trevor Jacob
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| Born | August 6, 1993 West Hills, California, U.S. |
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| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
Trevor Jacob (born August 6, 1993) is an American Olympic snowboarder. A native of Mammoth Lakes, California,[1] Jacob competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[2] He made it to the semi-final of the Men's snowboard cross, where he failed to qualify for the grand final, losing out to compatriot and eventual bronze medallist Alex Deibold by inches.[3]
Airplane crash[]
On November 24, 2021, Jacob took off flying from Lompoc Airport in a 1940 Taylorcraft, light, single engined aircraft, on a flight to Mammoth Mountain, to spread ashes of his friend Johnny Strange. The aircraft was recently purchased by Jacob and described by sources at Lompoc Airport as "in need of major maintenance".[4] During the flight, he suffered an apparent engine failure and bailed out of the aircraft, parachuting to the ground. The aircraft subsequently crashed into scrub but did not catch fire. Exactly one month later, Jacob released a video describing the crash on his YouTube channel.[4]
The video drew skepticism from members of the aviation community. The edited video footage does not show Jacob carrying out any engine failure checklists, searching for a landing spot, or making radio distress calls. Multiple potential landing sites are visible in the edited footage. Jacob was flying with a skydiving parachute, which is unusual for pilots of most civil aircraft. In other videos posted to his YouTube channel, Jacob is seen flying without a parachute.[4]
As of January 18, 2022, the crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.[5]
References[]
- ^ Small town, big Olympians; Mammoth Lakes home base for six Sochi athletes Archived January 20, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ "Trevor JACOB | Snowboard | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". m.sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (February 18, 2014). "Sochi Games: Trevor Jacob misses men's snowboard cross final by inches". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c Jun Starkey (January 4, 2022). "Did YouTuber Trevor Jacob Crash His Plane in Los Padres on Purpose?". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "AVweb — FAA Investigating Controversial Crash Video". Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
External links[]
- Trevor Jacob at the International Ski Federation
- Trevor Jacob at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Trevor Jacob at the International Olympic Committee
- Trevor Jacob at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Profile at ESPN
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