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Aircraft to the ground. >> it is a heavily wooded area. planes and trees don't 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 powerlines. >> there's a plane that is literally stuck up in the power cords. >> stuck up in the power? >> stuck up in the power ...

With a seat belt still on, trying to brace myself against different parts of the plane. >> the pressure from my body was starting to cut off circulation to the other parts of my body. brian couldn't feel his legs. i couldn't feel my legs. >> rescuers drape 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...

Door, right into the bucket. >> next they gently lower brian into the cherry picker. >> there we are, fairly secured in the cherry picker with the fire department guys. you know, it's kind of almost like a group hug. when my feet touched the ground, my hands in the air, i shouted hallelujah. i jumped around, you know, and did a little jig. >> brian and daryl believe it's nothing short of a miracle. a higher power watching over them on those power lines. >> when god wants to move in your life, he likes to do it in a manner that you are certain that it's him. >> daryl says if he is going to fly ...

>> brian and daryl are skidding across live powerlines when they smash into a pole and come to a stop 80 feet above the 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 brian's 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 couldn't comprehend. i've never seen an aircraft stuck in powerlines like that. we're going to need a crane up here. we had to make sure that the power was secu...

Take five hours and conditions seem ideal when the too take off late that afternoon. >> the flight was going very well. the weather was great. and we seemed to be making great time. >> in fact, they're making such good time that according to brian's calculations, they have plenty of fuel to spare. so he decides to skip a scheduled fuel stop in tennessee. >> approaching knoxville, based on all the information i had, i felt like we were right on schedule. we could make it with room to spare. >> but then, an hour past knoxville and still 30 minutes from their intended airport, an unnerving surpri...