【大紀元2018年08月11日訊】（大紀元記者羅東平綜合報導）美國當地時間週五（10日）晚間，驚傳飛機墜毀意外。西雅圖-塔科馬國際機場（Sea-Tac Airport）一架飛機在未經授權情況下起飛，不久後墜毀。據信機上沒有乘客或機組人員，警方初步排除恐怖攻擊。

阿拉斯加航空（Alaska Airline）證實，涉事飛機是一架Horizon Air Q400，週五晚間8點在未經允許的情況下從機場起飛，不久後墜毀。Horizon Air航空公司屬於阿拉斯加航空集團（Alaska Air Group）。事發後機場一度暫時關閉。

西雅圖國際機場表示，一名機場員工擅自將一架沒有乘客的飛機駛離本機場，不久後便墜毀，目前機場已恢復運作。機場推特文章證實，該飛機最後墜毀在普傑海峽（Puget Sound）南方的一個小島上。

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)

— Fox26 News (@KMPHFOX26)

飛機遭竊事件發生後，當局隨即派出兩架F-15戰鬥機攔截。據報導，兩架F15戰機升空後尾隨該客機，但與墜機無關。據中央社報導，華盛頓州路易－麥科得聯合空軍基地（Joint Base Lewis-McChord）消息人士說，F15戰機飛行員曾聯繫這架飛機駕駛，飛機不久後墜毀。

警方表示，偷開飛機的是皮爾斯郡（Pierce County）一名29歲男子，本案並非恐怖攻擊事件。墜機的原因可能是該男子飛行技術欠佳而墜毀。

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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)

據目擊者報告，在Ketron島上空看到有一大片煙霧。

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)

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)

A message from Horizon Air Chief Operating Officer Constance von Muehlen:

— Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir)

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