<ul><li>YouTube influencer Pilot Trevor Jacob pleads guilty to obstructing a federal investigation after intentionally crashing his plane for YouTube views, potentially facing up to 20 years in federal prison.</li><li>Jacob admits orchestrating the stunt in California to gain more views on his channel, parachuting out of the plane before it crashed.</li><li>Authorities discovered his claims of engine failure were false, as he made no effort to contact air traffic control or search for a safe landing spot.</li><li>Jacob filmed the crash, retrieved the footage, and uploaded a video titled "I Crashed My Plane,"&nbsp;on December 23, 2021 which garnered nearly 3 million views.</li></ul>

YouTube influencer admits to intentionally crashing his plane to get more followers

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