Off-duty pilot allegedly took mushrooms, hadn't slept for 40 hours before trying to cut jet's engines

An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said "I'm not OK" just before trying to cut the engines mid-flight, and later told police he had been struggling with depression, according to charging documents made public Tuesday.

Off-duty pilot allegedly took mushrooms, hadn't slept for 40 hours before trying to cut jet's engines
Two bald men stand during a court hearing.

An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said "I'm not OK" just before trying to cut the engines mid-flight, and later told police he had been struggling with depression, according to charging documents made public Tuesday.