【大纪元2018年08月11日讯】（大纪元记者罗东平综合报导）美国当地时间周五（10日）晚间，惊传飞机坠毁意外。西雅图-塔科马国际机场（Sea-Tac Airport）一架飞机在未经授权情况下起飞，不久后坠毁。据信机上没有乘客或机组人员，警方初步排除恐怖攻击。
阿拉斯加航空（Alaska Airline）证实，涉事飞机是一架Horizon Air Q400，周五晚间8点在未经允许的情况下从机场起飞，不久后坠毁。Horizon Air航空公司属于阿拉斯加航空集团（Alaska Air Group）。事发后机场一度暂时关闭。
西雅图国际机场表示，一名机场员工擅自将一架没有乘客的飞机驶离本机场，不久后便坠毁，目前机场已恢复运作。机场推特文章证实，该飞机最后坠毁在普杰海峡（Puget Sound）南方的一个小岛上。
#BREAKING Alaska Airlines says it is aware of an incident involving an unauthorized take-off of a Horizon Air plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. This video was taken by a woman who lives south of the airport. She says this is the plane. (Courtney Jensen Junka) pic.twitter.com/Zh3E4aGfSk
— Fox26 News (@KMPHFOX26) August 11, 2018
飞机遭窃事件发生后，当局随即派出两架F-15战斗机拦截。据报导，两架F15战机升空后尾随该客机，但与坠机无关。据中央社报导，华盛顿州路易－麦科得联合空军基地（Joint Base Lewis-McChord）消息人士说，F15战机飞行员曾联系这架飞机驾驶，飞机不久后坠毁。
警方表示，偷开飞机的是皮尔斯郡（Pierce County）一名29岁男子，本案并非恐怖攻击事件。坠机的原因可能是该男子飞行技术欠佳而坠毁。
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Male is confirmed a suicidal male. Acted alone he is 29 year old Pierce county residence . We are working back ground on him now.
— Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) August 11, 2018
据目击者报告，在Ketron岛上空看到有一大片烟雾。
We are aware of an incident involving an unauthorized take-off of a Horizon Air Q400. We believe there are no passengers on board. More information as we learn more.
— Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) August 11, 2018
An airline employee conducted an unauthorized takeoff without passengers at Sea-Tac; aircraft has crashed in south Puget Sound. Normal operations at Sea-Tac Airport have resumed.
— Sea-Tac Airport (@SeaTacAirport) August 11, 2018
A message from Horizon Air Chief Operating Officer Constance von Muehlen: https://t.co/BDhk9pf1Yt
— Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) August 11, 2018
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