When the dark sneaks up on you, being aware of what runway lights look like and how to activate them is critically important.

Hogenson noted that they still do not know what caused the crash. Investigators said they will be interviewing the pilot and working on recovering the aircraft.

“They spent a long, cold, dark, wet night out on top of a wing of an airplane that they weren’t planning on," Godes said. He said there were many miracles at play, from the plane not ...