What happened
On a Horizon Air flight from Austin to San Francisco, a passenger refused to wear a seatbelt, punched family members traveling with them, threw trash at flight attendants, and snatched food from a nearby passenger.
QX2074·Refused Crew Instruction·Aug 20, 2021·Published May 30, 2026
AUS→SFO
Documented losses
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FAA enforcement record
FAA verifiedFAA-2021-QX-AUS-SFO
14 CFR 91.11 / 14 CFR 121.580 — interfering with the duties of a crewmember. Refused to comply with seatbelt instructions; physically aggressive toward family and crew; disrupted other passengers.
Fine
$32,000.00
Action date
Dec 9, 2021
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