A pilot and passenger miraculously survived when their small single-engine plane crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing at the Bear Lake County Airport in Dingle, Idaho, on May
SALT LAKE CITY (KSL TV) A Draper couple said they feel lucky to be alive after their small plane crashed just feet before they could reach the runway. Todd and Heidi Eldredge both broke their backs after their plane crashed in Bear Lake County, Idaho, on Saturday. The whole experience was surreal, but they […]
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SALT LAKE CITY A Draper couple said they feel lucky to be alive after their small plane crashed just feet before they could reach the runway.
Todd and Heidi Eldredge both broke their backs after their plane crashed in Bear Lake County, Idaho, on Saturday. The whole experience was surreal, but they said all they feel today is gratitude.
Related story: We re just very grateful we re still here, said Todd Eldredge.
He spoke to KSL-TV on Monday from his hospital room about the flight he won t ever forget.
A pilot and passenger miraculously survived when their small single-engine plane crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing at the Montpelier, Idaho, airport on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Pilot Todd Eldredge, 58, and passenger Heidi Eldredge, 59, both of Draper, Utah, walked away from their crashed plane following the 12:54 p.m. incident near Bear Lake County Airport in Montpelier, authorities said.
The Bear Lake County Sheriff s Office said the plane lost power while en route to Jackson, Wyoming, and pilot Todd Eldredge attempted an emergency landing at the airport, crashing just east of the runway.
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The crash remains under investigation by aviation authorities.
PARIS — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a plane crash that occurred in Bear Lake County this weekend. The Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office reports around 1 p.m. Saturday a private single-engine aircraft lost power and attempted to land at the Bear Lake County Airport, according to a sheriff’s office news release. The aircraft […]