(CNN) -- A man who landed a plane with the assistance of air traffic controllers after the pilot fell unconscious and died said Monday he was "still in a daze of adrenaline." Doug White said he is certified to fly a single-engine plane, but had no idea how to fly the large turboprop. "I'm grateful, thankful to be alive," Doug White of Archibald, Louisiana, told CNN affiliate WINK. "I'm glad my family is safe, but let's don't lose sight of the fact that a man died, and I don't want people to forget that." White, his wife and two daughters were flying from Marco Island, Florida, to Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday after attending a funeral for White's brother.
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Pilot Joe Cabuk went unconscious at the controls during a flight from Florida
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"I said, 'Joe! Joe!' and that's when his head rolled over to the side," Doug White says
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White says, "The only thing I knew how to do up there was talk on the radio"
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Air traffic controllers helped White safely land plane carrying his wife and 2 daughters
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