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'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released 'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released
'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released Investigators in Maryland have released 911 calls that were made by pilot Patrick Merkle after he made a crash landing and got his plane tied up in power lines in what could have been a harrowing incident. The new calls showed Merkle, 65, a Washington, DC resident, staying relatively calm through the terrifying ordeal that left him in a perilous condition about 100 feet off the ground as he awaited rescue from first responders in Montgomery County who rushed to the scene. “I’ve flown into a tower northwest of the Gaithersburg Airport … One of the electrical towers. Our aircraft is pinned in…

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by Zak Failla