Searxng/Richard Russell Horizon A Celebrity The tragic story of "Beebo" Russell: a Horizon Air worker who stole a $33M plane, flew without training, and ended his life in a shocking 2018 crash. April 28, 2026 AceShowbiz - Richard Russell is remembered by many as a folk hero, yet to those closest to him, he was simply known as "Beebo." In 2018, at just 28 years old, he shocked the Pacific Northwest by stealing a Bombardier Q400 airplane from Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air, where he worked as a ground service agent.