Florida man lands plane on North Carolina road after losing engine power
by Associated Press in Bryson City from US news | The Guardian on (#61DKF)
Vincent Fraser, who aspires to be a commercial pilot, missed cars and power lines as he touched down on the four-lane road
A Florida man who aspires to be a commercial pilot showed his skills in an emergency when he landed a single-engine aircraft on a four-lane North Carolina road, missing cars and power lines as he touched down.
Vincent Fraser was flying the plane 3 July when the aircraft began to lose engine power as he was checking out land he had bought near a lake. Fraser's father-in-law also was aboard.
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