A woman is arrested Wednesday after attempting to open an airplane door while in mid-air.
According to police, the 52-year-old from Dania Beach, Fl. left her seat and tried to open the door as the United Airlines flight was descending into Seattle for landing.
The plane was at an altitude of about 4,000 ft. at the time of the incident.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spokesman Bob Parker tells KING-TV the woman failed to open the door, but managed to turn the handle far enough to prompt a warning light to go off in the cockpit.
A flight attended coaxed the woman back to her seat, deeming physical restraint unnecessary. Parker says other passengers stayed strapped into their seats in case she did manage to open the door.
Upon landing, the woman was arrested for investigation of malicious mischief. Police are also investigating whether alcohol and prescription medication were involved.
