CBP said its Air and Marine Operations Riverside Air Unit was contacted by the Federal Aviation Administration for assistance to an in-air emergency on Friday. The pilot, identified as 78-year-old businessman Eliot Alper, had a heart attack and was unresponsive. Alper's only passenger was his wife, 69-year-old Yvonne Kinane-Wells.

The wife of a pilot landed a small plane in Bakersfield after her husband suffered a heart attack. A local official said it was "unprecedented" for someone with no formal training to land a plane in such a manner.

A woman successfully landed a private plane after the pilot, her husband, had an apparent heart attack mid-flight.

Yvonne Kinane-Wells faced a life-or-death situation when her husband collapsed mid-air. But she made a miraculous landing, despite having no flying experience.

A woman with no flying experience took control of a plane and landed safely at a California airport after her pilot husband suffered a heart-attack mid-flight on Friday afternoon, according to reports.