CRASH COURSE: Female Passenger, 68, Takes Control Of Plane And Crash-Lands After Pilot Aged 80 Taken Ill

Photo shows a plane crash-landed by a passenger at Martha’s Vineyard Airport in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Saturday, July 15, 2023. The male pilot, 80, was having a medical condition upon approach when the female passenger, 68, took over controls eventually landing the plane on its belly with no landing gear. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash) Photo shows a plane crash-landed by a passenger at Martha’s Vineyard Airport in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Saturday, July 15, 2023. The male pilot, 80, was having a medical condition upon approach when the female passenger, 68, took over controls eventually landing the plane on its belly with no landing gear. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash)
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17 July 2023
A 68-year-old female passenger took control of a plane and crash-landed on an island after the 80-year-old pilot was taken ill and unable to fly. The incident took place near Martha's Vineyard Airport in West Tisbury, in the US state of Massachusetts, on Saturday, 15th July, with the left...