Federal agents help passenger land plane after pilot incapacitated

Federal agents help passenger land plane after pilot incapacitated

The lone passenger on an unidentified aircraft safely landed in Bakersfield, Calif., recently after the aircraft's pilot became incapacitated.

Woman with no flying experience lands plane after pilot husband suffers heart attack midair – knews.uk

A woman with no flying experience took control of a plane and landed safely at a California airport after her pilot husband suffered a heart attack mid-flight Friday afternoon, according to reports. Yvonne Kinane-Wells, 69, called air traffic control to help her land the propeller plane as her husband, Eliot Alper, 78, was slumped in the pilot’s seat next to her at 5,900 feet. Yvonne Kinane-Wells had to land the plane solo after her husband…

Passenger lands aircraft after pilot suffers heart attack

A passenger with no flying experience managed to safely land a private plane when the pilot, her husband, suffered a heart attack during the flight.   As reported by FlightAware, a flight tracking website, the aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air 90 with registration N6077X, departed from Las Vegas, Nevada at 11:00 local time on October 4, 2024, flying towards Bakersfield, California. There were just two people on the aircraft, the pilot and his wife…