Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off airliner’s engines mid-flight said he took ‘magic mushrooms’
An off-duty pilot accused of attempting to disable a plane’s engines mid-flight told investigators he believed he was dreaming and had taken “magic mushrooms” 48 hours before the incident, according to state court records obtained by CNN. Joseph D. Emerson, 44, attempted to cut fuel to the Alaska Airlines plane’s engines while the flight was…