An incredible rescue of a pilot who was trapped in a power line

A single engine Piper Cub incident in Minnesota
@Deepizzaguy (102939)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
November 25, 2019 6:47pm CST
A single pilot named Thomas Koskovich is very thankful that he was rescued by members of the Scott County Sheriff's Office came to rescue him on Saturday afternoon when for unknown reason his plane was tangled on the electrical power lines near Louisville Township. The rescue team managed to turn off the electrical power lines where the small single engine Piper Cub was entangled in an upside down position. In my opinion, Thomas is one lucky small airplane pilot who came out of his airplane without any injuries to him since any small airplane that get tangled on electrical power lines usually finds a tragic end for any single engine pilot due to the current passing through the airplane. . Thomas was the lone occupant of the single engine airplane which may had either mechanical engine trouble or a pilot error. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of this accident which thank goodness no one was hurt. That old saying holds true "Any airplane ride that you can leave safe and sound is a good landing."
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
26 Nov 19
OMG how long did they stay like that in that position. Good thing that they were not electrocuted when they got entangled in there.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
26 Nov 19
@Deepizzaguy I think that is a pilot error to have the plane get entangled in those wires and they are very lucky that they were not electrocuted while they are hanging in there.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Nov 19
@rsa101 That is true since electrical power from a power line touching a human being can be deadly.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Nov 19
I have no idea how long he was in the power lines since the story did not mention the length of time that it took to be rescued.
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@rakski (123370)
• Philippines
26 Nov 19
The pilot is one lucky man!
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@rakski (123370)
• Philippines
26 Nov 19
@Deepizzaguy yes, that is true
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Nov 19
@rakski I am sure that Thomas did a lot of praying for someone to rescue him. It did pay off.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Nov 19
I agree with you since being trapped on electrical power lines is a dangerous place to be trapped inside an small plane.
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@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 19
Wow! Looks scary! I wonder why he didn't get zapped.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Dec 19
The pilot must have had a Guardian Angel watching out for his safety.
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Nov 19
He was so lucky! It must have been difficult getting him out of the plane to the ground. Good quote.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Nov 19
You are welcome since I remember that line from a Justice League cartoon.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Nov 19
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Nov 19
@DianneN Thank you. I believe it was The Flash who made that comment.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
27 Nov 19
@Deepizzaguy That is very scary for the pilot. I am so glad he got rescued. He was very lucky that he was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Nov 19
I know if I were in his shoes, I would be wondering if a rescue team would come in time or is it the end.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
29 Nov 19
@Deepizzaguy I agree with you George.
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• United States
26 Nov 19
Many years ago my nephew and his son were in a plane crash much like this.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Nov 19
I did not know that for a fact.
@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 19
He was very lucky not to be fried by those wires. It could have been a tragic end to his life. I'd be interested to know how he got tangled in the wires, to begin with.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Nov 19
That is a good question since the incident is under investigation by the FAA.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Nov 19
He is certainly a very lucky man.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Nov 19
Thomas is very lucky since getting tangled up on a bunch of power lines and having his small plane upside down must have been a hair raising experience.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Nov 19
Wow, that was a precarious situation.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Nov 19
It was a very dangerous position to be inside of a plane upside down on those power lines.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
26 Nov 19
What a horrible accident! I'm so glad he was rescued safely by the Sheriff's Office.
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@Deepizzaguy (102939)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Nov 19
I agree with you on this matter.
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