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Get Me Out Of Here! Drunk On Board
November 01, 2012 posted by Steve Brownstein
by Dennis Brownstein's Extreme Court News
A drunk man on Delta Flight 1215 thought the plane was on fire when the aircraft landed in Salt Lake City October 16, triggering a frantic effort by the Ukrainian man to open the rear door of the aircraft, and a furious struggle with some passengers to restrain him.
According to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court in Utah, the flight departed from Boston’s Logan Airport.
The passenger told FBI agents that he was returning to Portland, Oregon, after visiting relatives in his native Ukraine. According to the FBI, when he ran to the rear of the aircraft, a flight attendant ordered him to stop, but was unable to prevent him from opening the emergency exit door on the starboard side of the plane.
The man mishandled the door, causing it to malfunction, so it did not deploy the inflatable chute.
At that point, the flight attendant asked for help from passengers.
Several rushed into assist, according to the FBI.
The disruptive passenger was scheduled to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City October 17 on charges of attempting to disable an aircraft and assaulting and interfering with the flight crew on board Flight 1215. No passengers or flight crew needed medical attention.
