Aircraft Crashes Into Puget Sound After Unauthorized Takeoff Without Passengers

SEATTLE (CBS4) -- An aircraft crashed into Puget Sound on Friday night after an unauthorized takeoff without passengers.

Normal operations have resumed at Sea-Tac Airport.

The employee has not been identified.

An airline employee conducted an unauthorized takeoff without passengers at Sea-Tac; aircraft has crashed in south Puget Sound. Normal operations at Sea-Tac Airport have resumed.
— Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport (@flySEA) August 11, 2018

What led up to the takeoff is being investigated.