Video of Kevin Rukker shows him walking towards the plane at the Hanford Municipal Airport.
Police say after getting released from the King's County Jail. Rukker walked to a nearby church where he took keys out of woman's purse and left in her car.
Officials say Rukker drove to the airport where he is seen getting inside the plane.
A group of men, including the man recording the video, pulled Rukker out of the aircraft and held him down until police arrived.
Rukker was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle.