Trevor Daniel Jacob was born on August 6,1993 and is an American Olympic athlete, snowboard cross competitor, extreme sports athlete, YouTuber, and light aircraft pilot.
20 Facts About Trevor Jacob
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Trevor Jacob represented the United States in snowboarding in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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In May 2023, Trevor Jacob pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of justice, having disposed of the aircraft wreckage without authorization or supervision while lying to federal investigators about its disposition.
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Trevor Jacob admitted that he intentionally crashed the plane for notoriety and profit.
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Trevor Jacob made it to the semifinal of the men's snowboard cross, where he failed to qualify for the final.
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Trevor Jacob lost by inches to fellow American Alex Deibold, who went on to earn the bronze medal.
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Trevor Jacob competed in snowboard cross at the Winter X Games in 2014,2015, and 2016 in Aspen, Colorado, with a best finish of fifth place in the 2016 competition.
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Trevor Jacob produced videos for YouTube and has become known for skydiving, aviation and snowboarding content.
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Trevor Jacob owned a Taylorcraft BL-65, a 1940 vintage single-engine light aircraft registered as NC29508.
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The aircraft was outfitted with several digital cameras to film the flight, and Trevor Jacob carried a selfie stick.
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Trevor Jacob walked to the crash site before hiking out and saying that the engine had failed.
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Trevor Jacob is not seen carrying out basic aviation emergency procedures such as trying to restart the engine, contacting air traffic control, or initiating a forced landing despite potential landing sites being visible.
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Two days after the crash, Trevor Jacob reported the crash to the National Transportation Safety Board, which immediately opened an investigation and ordered Trevor Jacob to preserve the wreckage for examination and share all of his video footage of the incident; he agreed to do so, but claimed he did not know the location of the wreckage.
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Trevor Jacob told the NTSB and FAA that he could not remember exactly where the crash took place despite having hiked to and from the site to recover his cameras.
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Trevor Jacob told FAA and NTSB investigators that he could not explain why the wreck seemingly vanished.
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On May 11,2023, the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced that Trevor Jacob pleaded guilty to a felony charge of "destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation", a violation of section 1519 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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Trevor Jacob admitted that he and an unnamed friend used a helicopter to airlift the wreck to the Rancho Sisquoc area on December 10,2021, where Trevor Jacob later loaded it onto a truck trailer, moved it to a hangar at Lompoc Airport, cut it up, and disposed of the pieces in various locations over several days, all without authorization and while telling investigators he did not know the whereabouts of the wreckage.
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Trevor Jacob admitted that he intentionally crashed the plane "to gain notoriety and to make money" and said the motive for his scheme was to earn commissions from wallet manufacturer The Ridge, which sponsored his video.
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Trevor Jacob entered a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, announced in May 2023.
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Trevor Jacob was incarcerated at USP Lompoc and was released on June 12,2024.