Overview
- The documentary, which began streaming Tuesday, April 14, is available on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ in many regions through Hulu on Disney+.
- Directed by Emmy winner Patricia E. Gillespie, the film features never‑before‑heard air traffic control recordings and new interviews with Richard “Beebo” Russell’s brothers.
- ABC News Studios produced the feature to shift the focus from spectacle to context, highlighting isolation, economic pressure, and the hard‑to‑talk‑about realities of mental health.
- Russell, a 28‑year‑old Horizon Air ground worker, stole a Q400 turboprop from Seattle‑Tacoma International Airport in August 2018 and crashed on Ketron Island after roughly 70 minutes in the air.
- The film reiterates investigators’ findings of no terrorism link and no formal pilot training, and the family hopes the release prompts people to check on friends and renews discussion of airport ground security and media narratives.