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.

When the pilot had a heart attack midflight, his wife, who had no flying experience, was able to safely land the propeller plane with help from air traffic controllers and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection air crew.

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.