YouTuber who deliberately crashed his plane and hid wreckage pleads guilty to obstructing investigation, Justice Department says

California prosecutors have charged a YouTuber pilot who deliberately crashed his airplane for online views and then misled investigators about the location of the wreck.

Trevor Daniel Jacob, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, prosecutors said. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison, the Justice Department said in a news release. 

The Federal Aviation Administration revoked Jacob's pilot license in April 2022.