From the cockpit, Patrick Merkle estimated that his aircraft had ended up 60 to 100 feet off the ground, pinned to a power line at a 45-degree angle.
From the cockpit, Patrick Merkle estimated his aircraft had ended up 60 to 100 feet off the ground, pinned to a power line at a 45-degree angle. Twenty minutes after the crash, with no ladder on-site or rescuers climbing up, he and his passenger considered exiting the plane and jumping onto the tower.“I just moved the panel that gives us enough room to get out,” Merkle, 66, calmly told the 911 dispatcher. “I think it’s safer outside.
Merkle was discharged from a hospital Monday. Williams was expected to be discharged Tuesday, Merkle said. “What exactly happened before the crash? Was it, like, a visibility issue?” Manion asked the pilot as she tried to keep them calm.
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