A passenger went into problem-solving mode on Sunday (April 7) when they successfully landed a private plane in North Carolina after the pilot suffered a fatal medical emergency during the flight. Duke professor Joseph Izatt, 61, was flying the aircraft when he “slumped over the controls” and a sole passenger made an emergency landing. The plane took off at 3:30pm and landed about an hour and ah alf later. Izatt did not survive.
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