But Gives His Own In Return

It is probably not an exaggeration to call Jack Francis a hero this morning.

Francis was flying his Cessna 185 with his wife and another couple Sunday morning, returning home to Utah after a trip to Jackpot, NV when authorities say he apparently suffered a heart attack.

Despite being stricken, Francis was able to bring the airplane down on a highway near Park Valley, UT. The plane went off the road and impacted a fence, but the passengers were not injured in the landing attempt.

Francis was taken to a nearby hospital in Tremonton... where he died a short time later, said Utah Highway Patrol spokesman Derek Jensen.

"He basically saved these other three peoples' lives by landing the plane on the highway," Jensen told the Associated Press.

**   Report created 6/5/2006   Record 2
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 185JF        Make/Model: C185      Description: 185, A185 Skywagon, Skywagon 185,  AgCar
  Date: 06/04/2006     Time: 1730

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
  City: PARK VALLEY   State: UT   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  ACFT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY DUE TO PILOT INCAPACITATION,
  HIT A FENCE AND A POLE, PARK VALLEY, UT

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   1
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   3     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   3     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: METAR KBYI 041653Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A2996

OTHER DATA

  Departed: JACKPOT, NV                 Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination: BRIGHAM CITY, UT         Flt Plan: VFR          Wx Briefing: Y
  Last Radio Cont: 
  Last Clearance: 

  FAA FSDO: SALT LAKE CITY, UT  (NM07)            Entry date: 06/05/2006

FMI: www.faa.gov