MAY 20, 2022:
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 64-year-old pilot of a small plane who passed out in flight, leaving his passenger with no flying experience to land the Cessna in Florida, suffered a tear in his aorta. His surgeon says Kenneth Allen’s recovery has been remarkable. Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Nishant Patel and his team operated on Allen at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Allen was flying two passengers from the Bahamas May 10, 2022, when he lost consciousness. Passenger Darren Harrison told NBC’s “Today” show the “hand of God” was with him when he landed the plane at Palm Beach International Airport with the assistance from air traffic control.
MAY 16, 2022:
UNDATED (AP)- A Florida man with no flying experience who kept his cool while landing a small plane says the “hand of God” was with him after the pilot collapsed at the controls. Darren Harrison told NBC’s “Today” show that he was headed home from a fishing trip in the Bahamas at the time. He had to reach over the pilot’s body to grab the controls and pull the single-engine Cessna out of a dive off Florida’s Atlantic Coast. He managed to radio for help and was coached by an air traffic controller to a safe landing at Palm Beach International Airport.
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