Video of Colorado Rockies flight under investigation [Video]

DENVER (KDVR) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a video that appears to show a Colorado Rockies coach sitting in the pilot’s seat of a charter flight while the plane is in the air.

The incident allegedly happened on a United Airlines-operated charter flight on April 10, according to the Wall Street Journal. Nexstar’s KDVR does not have clearance to share the video, but it’s been circulating online.

“The FAA is investigating this event,” a spokesperson confirmed in an email. “Federal regulations restrict flight deck access to specific individuals. We do not comment on the details of open investigations.”

United Airlines also released a statement about the incident, saying the video seems to show the person there while the plane was on autopilot and that the pilots have since been removed from service.

“We’re deeply disturbed by what we see in that video, which appears to show an unauthorized person in the …