A passenger in a light aircraft had to grab the controls and successfully crash-landed the plane - after the pilot passed out in the cockpit.<br /><br />The woman passenger had to wrestle the controls of the 2006 Piper Meridian from the pilot after the 79-year-old collapsed during its descent to the runway.<br /><br />She managed to control the airplane and steadied the descent before crash landing - losing one wing as it hit the runway.<br /><br />Video shows the aftermath of the crash where the plane can be seen in a field near Martha's Vineyard Airport, Massachusetts, USA, surrounded by emergency service crews.<br /><br />Police confirmed the pilot was taken to a Boston hospital in a life-threatening condition, while the passenger was unharmed.<br /><br />Both passenger and pilot are believed to be from Connecticut, and set off from West Chester, New York, earlier in the day.<br /><br />State police, Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
