A day after his mid-air meltdown on Tuesday, JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon has been charged with interfering with a flight crew and now faces up to 20 years in prison.

The federal criminal complaint revealed details of the startling mile high incident in which Osbon, 49, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, displayed what passengers and fellow crew members described as erratic, bizarre and disturbing behavior, reported CNN.com.

JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon put the lives of 131 passengers and six crew members at risk when he had a mid-air meltdown Tuesday, but RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal that those who knew him say that his crazed rant was completely unexpected.

“He was the greatest man I know, I don’t know what happened to him,” his landlady Wanda Serra told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview. “What is wrong with the world when something like this can happen to a top pilot?” she asked.

JetBlue Captain Clayton F. Osbon made headlines on Tuesday after he suffered an in-flight meltdown and was tackled to the ground and put in a chokehold by a passenger.

According to ABC News, Osbon "began acting erratically, flipping switches in the cockpit and appearing confused," screaming things about Iraq, Iran, bombs and Al Qaeda.

JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon, whose in-flight meltdown Tuesday caused his co-pilot to lock him out of the cockpit and passengers to restrain him, had a panic attack during the New York-to-Las Vegas trek, law officials said Wednesday. 

Osbon’s panic attack on Flight 191 led authorities to divert the flight containing 131 passengers and six crew members to Amarillo, Texas following the captain's hysterics.

Even in the most dire circumstances pilots are trained to keep their cool, but it was an unsuspecting passenger who had to take control when a JetBlue captain went beserk in the middle of a flight on Tuesday.

The pilot "exhibited erratic behavior," according to a TSA statement, when he began ranting about bombs “Iraq, al-Qaeda, and terrorism,” and struck fear into the hearts of the 135 passengers on board.

Steven Slater - the former JetBlue flight attendant whose meltdown made him an instant celebrity - has pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief, and in exchange, he will not go to jail, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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Slater entered the guilty plea to the two counts (one of which is a felony, the other a misdemeanor) Tuesday morning in a courtroom in Queens, New York.

In exchange for the guilty plea, Supreme Court Judge Marcia Hirsch delayed a one to three year sentence. However, the deal does requires that he enter a year-long mental health program and also receive substance and alcohol abuse counseling.

UPDATE: Slater has pleaded guilty to two counts of felony attempted criminal mischief. In exchange, he will not go to prison, but must enter a year-long mental health program and also receive substance and alcohol abuse counseling.

Steven Slater - the former JetBlue flight attendant whose meltdown made him an instant celebrity - is expected to enter a guilty plea in a Queens, New York courtroom on Tuesday, RadarOnline.com can report.

In exchange for the plea, Slater - who's charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing - will likely avoid any jail time.

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A centerfold model was questioned by the feds after possibly attempting to bust out of a plane mid flight, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Tiffany Livingston, 21, was taken in and questioned by  authorities after she allegedly tried to pry the doors off a JetBlue plane while suffering an anxiety attack.

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The model was on a flight from Florida to Newark, NJ, when she  apparently  became agitated over the turbulence .

She then jumped out of her seat and made a beeline for the emergency exit before two off-duty policeman on board managed to stop her opening it.

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"She said she's gone through this before," a source told the NY Post. "But never this bad, and didn't have her medication."

Law enforcement officials were forced to meet the jet on the runway after they landed and they confirmed it was following reports of a passenger disturbance onboard.

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Alison Croyle, a spokesperson for the airline said: "JetBlue will cooperate fully with local authorities, who are investigating this matter."

The FBI refused to confirm if Livingston was attempting to open the doors or merely trying to steady herself during her attack.

They are currently preparing a statement on the matter.

Livingston was a centerfold for the debut edition of VIP, the Singapore version of Playboy.

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