Mid-Air Emergency: Heroic Action Of Passenger Leads To Safe Landing As Elderly Pilot Falls Ill
After the pilot onboard faced a medical emergency, a female passenger was pressed to take over the controls of the plane. According to the New York Post, the plane crashed on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, USA, on Saturday, July 15. Here's what happened:?
Passenger lands plane after pilot falls ill mid-air
According to reports, the plane's 79-year-old pilot passed unconscious when the woman had to take action to regain control. The terrible incident occurred during the final part of the ride from Westchester, New York, to Martha's Vineyard. According to reports, only two individuals were aboard the 2006 Piper Meridian at the time of the tragedy.
The passenger and pilot are both from Connecticut, but their identities have been withheld. The?female passenger is thought to have landed the plane in a crash area at 3:15 p.m.
The region around the runway of the island's airport was subjected to "harsh landing." The hit was so powerful that the aircraft's left wing broke in half. Footage of the?crash site has begun to circulate on Twitter.
The images show police officials assessing the situation while multiple automobiles queue to help. The people on board are said to have survived the crash.
Multiple social media users were caught up in the video of the crash site, but a few ended up applauding the woman's efforts.
The passengers remained unharmed?
According to the New York Post, the 79-year-old?pilot was airlifted to a Boston hospital in critical condition. However, it is unclear if the health issue stemmed from the plane crash or from a medical emergency he experienced only seconds before the catastrophe.
Meanwhile, the female passenger was uninjured, according to reports. She was taken to Martha's Vineyard Hospital for a medical examination before being released.?It's unclear whether the pilot's condition was caused by the medical crisis or the disaster.
According to state police, the couple flew from Westchester, New York, to Martha's Vineyard. They were the only two passengers on the plane.?
Three authorities are now investigating the accident: the state police, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board. Furthermore, no information has been released about the medical episode that caused the pilot to pass out and lose control.
The aircraft was dismantled and transported to a safe area at the airport, and the crash scene was cleaned up, according to the report.The incident occurred nearly 24 years after a Piper crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard killed John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren Bessette.
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