webApr 4, 2012 · John and Helen Collins were flying home when he became unconscious mid-flight. By ABC News. April 4, 2012, 2:07 PM. April 4, 2012 -- Authorities today released radio communication between an 80-year-old Wisconsin woman forced to land a plane when her husband collapsed at the controls and the team trying to help her land safely.
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Wisconsin Wife, 80, Lands Plane for Dying Pilot Husband
webApril 3, 2012 -- A frail 80-year-old Wisconsin woman spent a harrowing 90 minutes learning how to handle a Cessna plane and then land it after her husband, who had been piloting the plane, collapsed while at the controls. Helen Collins successfully landed the plane as it was running out of gas and an engine sputtering.
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Helen Collins Obituary (1932 - 2015) - Sturgeon Bay, WI - Door …
webMar 18, 2015 · 1414 Michigan Street. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Helen Collins Obituary. Collins, Helen C. Helen C. Collins, 83, of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully in the evening of Monday, March 16,...
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After pilot dies, Wisconsin grandma has 'right stuff' to land plane
webApr 5, 2012 · Helen Collins didn't have a pilot's license, was low on fuel, and knew her husband had just died. The 45-minute audio recording reveals a woman in control, a sense of urgency but no fear.
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Woman saves herself, lands plane: How it happened - CBS News
webApr 4, 2012 · (CBS News) - A woman, 80, took over the controls mid-flight and landed a small plane in northeastern Wisc., when her husband, the pilot was stricken. Helen and John Collins were married for...
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Door Co. community remembers businessman, pilot who died …
webApr 10, 2012 · STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 10th for Door County business leader John Collins. 81-year-old Collins died of an apparent heart attack last week while...
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LISTEN: Recordings Show How Wife Calmly Took Control To Land Plane - NPR
webApr 5, 2012 · Recordings of the conversations that an 80-year-old Wisconsin woman had with a controller and another pilot after her husband collapsed at the controls of their small plane on Monday show she had...
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Eighty-Year-Old Woman Lands Plane After Husband Dies Mid-Flight
webApr 4, 2012 · Helen Collins and her husband of 58 years were flying home in a small plane. He suddenly fell unconscious, and she was left to land on her own. Helen and John Collins, a Wisconsin couple...
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Widow lands plane after pilot husband dies midair | Aviation Pros
webApr 10, 2012 · MILWAUKEE. An 80-year-old woman with little flying experience knew her husband had died after he fell unconscious at the controls of a small plane, yet she remained calm as she landed the aircraft...
webHelen Collins had called 911 from the Cessna prompting air tra"c controllers in Green Bay to alert Kasbohm. "The #rst thing I thought of is, `We have to #nd someone to help talk this woman down,"' he said. Kasbohm called Robert Vuksanovic, a pilot …