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Florida pilot Faith Tenkley, who survived crash-landing in ocean, has flying in her blood, dad says
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Faith Tenkley, a 23-year-old Florida pilot, successfully performed an emergency water landing in the Atlantic Ocean after her Piper PA-39 plane experienced engine failure and landing gear issues off Boca Raton.
- Tenkley, who has had her pilot’s license for four years, was en route to the Bahamas to pick up her parents when the incident occurred about 15 miles offshore.
- She skillfully navigated the plane to avoid buildings and people, landing in open water without injury, as confirmed by witnesses on the beach.
- The plane, owned by her father's aviation company, was safely removed from the ocean, and Tenkley later reunited with her parents who arrived by another flight.
- Faith’s father expressed pride in her piloting skills, noting that flying runs in the family, though she does not fly commercially for his company.
