Is it strange that the pilot of the Beechcraft King Air plane had a seizure and then died?
Doug White of Archibald, La., was the hero of the day Sunday when he landed a twin-engine Beech aircraft at Southwest Florida International Airport after the pilot passed out. White, who was flying home with his family, took over the plane and with the help of air traffic controllers landed at the Lee County airport without incident. The plane had left Marco Island on Sunday afternoon and was at about 10,000 feet when pilot Joe Cabuk was stricken. Kathleen Bergen, a spokewoman for the Federal Aviation Administration in Atlanta, said White was sitting in the right seat of the plane when Cabuk lost consciousness. “He had experience as a single-engine pilot,” Bergen said. “With the help of air traffic controllers, he was able to bring the plane down. He knew all the right questions to ask and all the radio terminology.” http://news-press.com/article/20090413/NEWS0117/904130350 The Beechcraft King Air tw
Doug White of Archibald, La., was the hero of the day Sunday when he landed a twin-engine Beech aircraft at Southwest Florida International Airport after the pilot passed out. White, who was flying home with his family, took over the plane and with the help of air traffic controllers landed at the Lee County airport without incident. The plane had left Marco Island on Sunday afternoon and was at about 10,000 feet when pilot Joe Cabuk was stricken. Kathleen Bergen, a spokewoman for the Federal Aviation Administration in Atlanta, said White was sitting in the right seat of the plane when Cabuk lost consciousness. “He had experience as a single-engine pilot,” Bergen said. “With the help of air traffic controllers, he was able to bring the plane down. He knew all the right questions to ask and all the radio terminology.” 2:27 p.m. update The man who landed a twin-engine Beech aircraft at Southwest Florida International Airport on Sunday after the pilot had a fatal seizure has declined all
