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To make that happen. >> the flight north is perfect. after spending the holiday with his girlfriends family, he expects an equally smooth return south. the only difference, this time he takes along a passenger, daryl robinson, his girlfriends cousin, whos also headed back to atlanta. this will be daryls second flight ever. but he says hes not nervous. >> he said he was instrument rated. obviously that is a rather skilled pilot. he knows what he is doing. he can fly whether he can see or not. so ...

Smashed in and the two are hanging upside-down. daryl struggles to get a cell phone from brians pocket and manages to call 911. >> engine 26 is on the scene. >> captain mike flowers is among the first to arrive. >> it was certainly something i couldnt comprehend. ive never seen an aircraft stuck in power lines like that. were going to need a crane up here. we had to make sure that the power was secured. we were dealing with the wind kicking up, possibly dislodging the plane. of course we were wo...

1800-pound aircraft to the ground. >> it is a heavily wooded area. planes and trees dont mix. kind of like a blow dryer and a bathtub. >> to make matters worse, it was dark. >> but then a break. >> i spotted a dark clearing between two evenly cut sets of trees. and in my mind i said there we go. >> as the plane descends, the two men brace for impact with the ground. then, just seconds before they touch down, a crash and a dazzle of light. >> i instantly knew, oh, no, we hit power lines. >> there...

To the other parts of my body. he couldnt feel his legs. i couldnt feel my legs. >> rescuers draped two slings around the fuselage to create a makeshift harness, supporting the weight of the plane. now more than 50 rescuers worked ever so cautiously around the web of wires which even without power could become deadly whips if one of them snaps. >> the force exerted by one of those lines had it become dislodged could have been as much as 10,000 pounds. >> the rescue operation is heading into its ...

Fireworks. it was sparks everywhere. >> i instantly knew, oh, no, we hit power lines. >> police. >> these are the passengers of the airplane that is caught in the power line. >> you are on the plane that crashed into the power line? >> yes, we are in the plane. right now. both of us. >> two men caught in a death-defying, high-wire act. for brian hooker, a 31-year-old atlanta technology entrepreneur, flying has been a lifelong dream. >> i got an opportunity to fly and immediately said, i belong h...

Planes and trees dont mix. kind of like a blow dryer and a bathtub. >> to make matters worse, it was dark. >> but then a break. >> i spotted a dark clearing between two evenly cut sets of trees. and in my mind i said there we go. >> as the plane descends, the two men brace for impact with the ground. then, just seconds before they touch down, a crash and a dazzle of lights. >> i instantly knew, oh, no, we hit a power line. >> theres a plane that is literally stuck up in the power cords. >> stuck...

Around the fuselage to create a makeshift harness, supporting the weight of the plane. now more than 50 rescuers worked ever so cautiously around the web of wires which even without power could become deadly whip if one of them snaps. >> the force exerted by one of those lines had it become dislodged could have been as much as 10,000 pounds. >> the rescue operation is heading into its sixth hour. brian and daryl are cold, numb, and desperately want to be freed from the capsule. >> they let us kn...

Aircraft to the ground. >> it is a heavily wooded area. planes and trees dont mix. kind of like a blow dryer and a bathtub. >> to make matters worse, it was dark. >> but then a break. >> i spotted a dark clearing between two evenly cut sets of trees. and in my mind i said there we go. >> as the plane descends, the two men brace for impact with the ground. then, just seconds before they touch down, a crash and a dazzle of lights. >> i instantly knew, oh, no, we hit a power line. >> theres a plane...

Ground. >> i was thinking, wow, we are alive. >> alive, but the cockpit is smashed in and the two are hanging upside-down. daryl struggles to get a cell phone from brians pocket and manages to call 911. >> engine 26 is on the scene. >> captain mike flowers is among the first to arrive. >> it was certainly something i couldnt comprehend. ive never seen an aircraft stuck in power lines like that. were going to need a crane up here. we had to make sure that the power was secured. we were dealing wi...

Daryl struggles to get a cell phone from brians pocket and manages to call 911. >> engine 26 is on the scene. >> captain mike flowers is among the first to arrive. >> it was certainly something i couldnt comprehend. ive never seen an aircraft stuck in power lines like that. were going to need a crane up here. we had to make sure that the power was secured. we were dealing with the wind kicking up, possibly dislodging the plane. of course we were worried about hypothermia because it was 25 to 28 ...