Plane Crash After Pilot Passes Out Kills Couple
Associated Press
SUPPESVILLE, Kan. —
A plane crashed in a field and burst into flames Saturday after the pilot lost consciousness and his wife tried to fly the aircraft. Both were killed, authorities said.
About 10 minutes after the twin-engine plane took off from Wichita, Kan., the woman radioed for help, saying her husband was unconscious or dead. Controllers radioed pilots already aloft, asking them to fly to the area to help. But the plane crashed shortly after the woman called for help, officials said.
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