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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 with brian again, one thing's for sure -- >> i make sure when we land we have four tanks. we going to have extra gas. >> brian hooker believes his survival was nothing short of a miracle and it appears his harrowing flight was worth it. after meeting his girlfriend's family, the c...

To a -- with the air coming through the plane. >> the novice pilot knows his only chance is to glide the 1800 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 a power line. >> the...

With a seat belt 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. he couldn't feel his legs. i couldn't 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 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. ...

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 power lines like that. >> we're going to need a crane out here. >> we had to make sure the power was secured. we were dealing with the wind kicking up, possibly d...

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 power lines like that. we're 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 ...