80-year-old woman lands plane after husband dies at the controls

TangoWhiskey

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Good for her!! I gotta wonder what would have led to the main gear being down but not the nose gear? Late deployment? I find it hard to believe the coincidence of a gear issue on the same flight her husband deceased. Could it have something to do with her landing it single engine? (one of the engines ran out of fuel and died... she landed a 414 single engine! IMPRESSIVE.)

Flight path here: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N53WT

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