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Pilot dies in mid-air: the 80-year old wife lands the Cessna plane
Washington, USA - "I can't even tell her how to run a computer"
An 80-year old woman, Helen Wilson, landed a twin-engine Cessna 414A aircraft after her husband fatally passed out in mid-air. Despite of desperation, the wife made three attempts to touch down following instructions via radio before landing so hard on the fourth attempt that the nose wheel collapsed. Moreover the aircraft was fast running out of fuel. The couple's son, 55, told that his father...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139338
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency