Plane Embarks on Emergency Landing, as Pilot Suffers Heart Attack
A
United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Boise, Idaho, after
its pilot suffered a mid-air heart attack from which he later died.
The Boeing 737 Flight # 1603 was en-route from Houston, Texas to Seattle, Washington when the incident occurred.
The
plane landed safely in Boise, where the pilot was immediately taken to
hospital, but unfortunately it was impossible to save him.
United
Airlines flight was carrying 167 passengers and crew. It departed to
its scheduled destination several hours later, after a replacement pilot
was found.
Christen
David, the representative of United Airlines on September 27, 2013,
Friday, mourned on the death
of the pilot on Thursday’s night. He also
sent his condolences to the family of the passed away pilot.
(NAN)
