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Cellphone, iPad Lead Rescuers to Downed Cessna 150

A cellphone and iPad helped rescuers locate a pilot and his daughter, who were left injured after their Cessna 150 went down in a remote area in Pennsylvania on Sunday evening, according to reports.

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot and his 13-year-old daughter survived a Cessna 150 crash in a remote wooded area of Pennsylvania.
  • Rescuers successfully located the injured pair hours after the crash by tracking signals from the pilot's cellphone and the daughter's iPad.
  • Found alive but injured and in a pre-hypothermic state, they were transported for medical care, with the FAA and NTSB now investigating the cause of the incident.
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A cellphone and iPad helped rescuers locate a pilot and his daughter, who were left injured after their Cessna 150 went down in a remote area in Pennsylvania on Sunday evening, according to reports.

The airplane’s two passengers—a 58-year-old man and his 13-year-old daughter—were found in a wooded area southeast of Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport (KAVP) in Avoca, Pennsylvania, the FAA told FLYING.

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