SHOTLIST:KOIN - COURTESY, EMBARGO PORTLAND, OREGONPortland, Oregon - January 31, 20131. Wide shot of Alaska airlines plane2. Wide shot of emergency crews on tarmac3. Medium shot of fire truckKOMO - COURTESY KOMONEWS.COM; EMBARGO WESTERN WASHINGTON. NO ACCESS CANADAPortland, Oregon - February 1, 20134. SOUNDBITE: Rita Slobodkin/Passenger on diverted flight (transcript below)KOIN - COURTESY, EMBARGO PORTLAND, OREGONPortland, Oregon - January 31, 20135. Wide shot of Alaska airlines jetliner6. Medium shot of plane, emergency vehicleKOMO - COURTESY KOMONEWS.COM; EMBARGO WESTERN WASHINGTON. NO ACCESS CANADAPortland, Oregon - February 1, 20137. SOUNDBITE: Rita Slobodkin/Passenger on diverted flight (transcript below)KOIN - COURTESY, EMBARGO PORTLAND, OREGONPortland, Oregon - January 31, 20138. Wide shot of plane9. Medium shot of fire truckKOMO - COURTESY KOMONEWS.COM; EMBARGO WESTERN WASHINGTON. NO ACCESS CANADAPortland, Oregon - February 1, 201310. SOUNDBITE: Hylan Slobodkin/Passenger (transcript below)KOIN - COURTESY, EMBARGO PORTLAND, OREGONPortland, Oregon - January 31, 201311. Wide shot of plane12. Medium shot of planeKOMO - COURTESY KOMONEWS.COM; EMBARGO WESTERN WASHINGTON. NO ACCESS CANADAPortland, Oregon - February 1, 201313. SOUNDBITE: Hylan Slobodkin/Passenger (transcript below)KOIN - COURTESY, EMBARGO PORTLAND, OREGONPortland, Oregon - January 31, 201314. Wide shot of plane15. Medium shot of planeVOICE-OVER SCRIPT: AN ALASKA AIRLINES JETLINER BOUND FOR SEATTLE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN PORTLAND, OREGON... AFTER OFFICIALS SAID THE PILOT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.SOUNDBITE: Rita Slobodkin/Passenger"It was a little bit frightful... but everybody in the plane handled it well." THE CO-PILOT TOOK OVER AND LANDED FLIGHT 473 SAFELY AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO GET PRIORITY CARE FOR THE PILOT. THE AIRLINE'S SPOKESMAN SAYS ALL OF ITS PILOTS ARE TRAINED TO FLY SINGLE-HANDELY. SOUNDBITE: Rita Slobodkin/Passenger"There wasn't the feeling of turbulence or the plane diving. The plane stayed in control and the people are all fine. Thank god, it was a miracle." OFFICIALS SAID THE PILOT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS SOMEWHERE OVER OREGON BUT LATER CAME TO AND LEFT THE COCKPIT.SOUNDBITE: Hylan Slobodkin/Passenger"Came out of the cockpit and collapsed on the aisle. Hit his head on something and called doctors, and fortunately there was a young woman who was a fourth-year medical student who ran to his aid." AFTER THE PLANE LANDED, THE PILOT-- WHO WASN'T IDENTIFIED -- WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL.SOUNDBITE: Hylan Slobodkin/Passenger"It was a little freaky, my wife was not happy, squeezing my hand pretty tight, I was ok, the co-pilot did a great job.." 116 PASSENGERS AND FIVE CREW MEMBERS WERE ON THE FLIGHT. A NEW PILOT WAS DISPATCHED TO PORTLAND TO FLY THE REMAINING PASSENGERS TO SEATTLE. LEE POWELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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