80-year-old woman lands plane after husband dies

An 80-year-old woman was able to successfully land a twin-engine airplane in northeastern Wisconsin after her husband became unconscious at the controls and died.
Door County Sheriff Terry Vogel says the dispatch centre was told just after 5pm on Monday that a Cessna about six miles south of Sturgeon Bay had declared an emergency.
The pilot, an 81-year-old man from the Sturgeon Bay area, had suffered a medical emergency and was unconscious. His wife, who was the passenger, was flying the plane.
A certified pilot was able to fly alongside the plane and coach the wife. Just after 6pm, her right engine ran out of fuel and lost power.

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She was able to land at Door County Cherryland Airport. The wife suffered minor injuries. Her husband was pronounced dead.