(Havre) A Havre woman who was a passenger on a small commercial airplane admitted on Thursday to interfering with the flight by lunging at the controls as the plane was landing, causing it to accelerate and turn on the runway, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
The defendant, 36 year old Tracy Lynn Eagleman, also known as Tracy Badmoccasin, pleaded guilty to interfering with an aircraft in flight. Eagleman faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a 250,000 dollar fine and three years of supervised release.
In court documents, the government alleged that on March 21st, 2023, Eagleman was a passenger on a small passenger plane that departed from Billings and was bound for Havre. On the final approach into Havre, the government alleges Eagleman stood up and started yelling about the landing where she then lunged for the controls, causing it to move on the runway.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. Sentencing was set for December 11th.
