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AUDIO: This American Airlines flight had to emergency land after its pilot suddenly died

Published 11:27 6 Oct 2015 BST

Updated 11:28 6 Oct 2015 BST

Colm Boohig
AUDIO: This American Airlines flight had to emergency land after its pilot suddenly died

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An American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Boston had to be diverted when the pilot had a fatal heart attack. Michael Johnston tragically passed away mid-flight, leaving the co-pilot to take over the aircraft for an emergency landing. Flight 550 diverted to Syracuse in New York, where the unsettling conversation between the cockpit and air traffic control was recorded. https://youtu.be/PyxzU4g43xw Clip via Voice of America The plane arrived safely in its alternative destination, with passenger Frank Cacciola praising the professionalism of the co-pilot when talking to Boston's WCVB. "We'll never know what happened in that cockpit, but I think the co-pilot did a great job."

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AUDIO: This American Airlines flight had to emergency land after its pilot suddenly died