Pilot dies inflight, passenger dies in a car crash

Posted on June 18, 2009
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A Continental Airlines flight from Brussels to Newark landed safely with a dead pilot on board. The 60 year old pilot apparently died of natural causes (heart attack?) while the flight was flying over the Atlantic ocean. Fortunately, there was a relief pilot onboard the flight who took over for the dead pilot. The 200 plus passengers were not aware what happened as the crew kept their composure and continued to serve food and drinks. That in my opinion is truly amazing as it would have caused panic and anxiety among the passengers if they had come to know that the pilot had died. There was a doctor on board who examined the dead pilot and even attempted defribillation on him, but coud not do much as the pilot was already dead.

Apparently this is the second time a pilot has died inflight on a Continental Airlines flight - the last one in 2007 on a flight from Houston to Puerto Vallarta. Even in that instance the plane was landed safely by the co-pilot. All in all, it’s still very freaky to have your pilot die on your during flight. What’s up with the recent spate of scary plane stories? There was another story a few days back which came out just after the Air France disaster. A passenger who miraculously survived by missing the flight died in a car accident just a few days later in Europe. Remind you of “Final Destination”? Then there is a hoax chain email with a photo which claims to have been taken at the exact time the Air France plane broke up. The hoax email claims the camera was recovered and this picture was found. Apparently, the photo is from a pilot episode of “Lost” from 2006 and has been circulating in chain letter emails after every plane mishap.

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