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Pilot Dies, Passenger Lands King Air Review

A female passenger with some aviation knowledge but no pilot’s license was forced to take the controls.

On , a King Air C90 was flying from Henderson, Nevada, to Monterey, California, when the pilot suffered a fatal medical emergency. PILOT DIES, Passenger Lands King Air

There have been two notable and remarkably similar incidents where a passenger had to land a after the pilot was incapacitated, with the most recent occurring in late 2024. Bakersfield, California (October 2024) A female passenger with some aviation knowledge but

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