A passenger took management of a small airplane and guided it to a crash touchdown Saturday in Massachusetts after the pilot suffered a medical emergency, authorities mentioned.

Massachusetts State Police mentioned the airplane was making its ultimate method to Martha’s Vineyard Airport when the 79-year-old male pilot started affected by an undisclosed medical situation round 3:15 p.m.

The 68-year-old feminine passenger took management and steered the 2006 Piper Meridian into “a hard landing outside the runway that caused the aircraft’s left wing to break in half,” police mentioned.

The passenger and the pilot have been rushed to a hospital. The pilot was then flown to a hospital in Boston in life-threatening situation. The passenger wasn’t injured and was launched from the hospital.

Neither particular person was recognized by authorities, however police mentioned each are Connecticut residents.

The airplane departed from Westchester County, New York, earlier within the afternoon.

The National Transportation Safety Board is main the investigation with the assistance of the Federal Aviation Administration and state police.

• This article relies partially on wire service stories.

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