NEW YORK – (Scroll down for audio) — An American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Boston was diverted to New York after the pilot suffered a medical emergency and died.
The copilot was able to land the plane safely.
Captain Michael Johnston, 57, was piloting the plane when he fell ill and died.
Johnston’s wife, BJ, told CNN affiliate KUTV-TV that her husband had a double bypass surgery in 2006. She said she was told he likely died of a heart attack.
The flight was scheduled to land in Boston Monday morning at 8 a.m. after departing Phoenix at midnight.
