A passenger took control of a small airplane and crash landed near a runway in Massachusetts on Saturday after the pilot suffered a “medical emergency,” authorities said.
At around 3:15 p.m. local time, the plane, which departed from Westchester, New York, crashed near a runway at Martha’s Vineyard Airport in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Police said in a news release.
“Preliminary investigation indicates that the 79-year-(old) male pilot suffered a medical emergency upon final approach,” police said.
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