Article 61DKJ 'Let's make it out alive': pilot lands small plane on North Carolina highway – video

'Let's make it out alive': pilot lands small plane on North Carolina highway – video

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A Florida man who aspires to be a commercial pilot showed his skills when he made an emergency landing of 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 on 3 July when the aircraft began to lose engine power. Fraser's father-in-law was also aboard. 'I told him I loved him and that I was sorry for putting him in the situation,' Fraser said. His father-in-law responded that he loved Fraser and to do the best he could. 'And from there on, I was just like, "Game on. Let's get down alive,"' he said

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