The man, who has been hailed a hero for miraculously landing a plane on his own after the pilot went unconscious, has been identified as Darren Harrison.

The 39-year-old Florida man, who has a background in interior design, was headed home to Lakeland after a fishing trip in the Bahamas Tuesday when the pilot flying the Cessna Grand Caravan suddenly became “incapacitated” and “incoherent.” 

The married father-to-be sprang into action and radioed for help. 

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“I’ve got a serious situation here about my pilot,” the passenger-turned-airman is heard saying onboard the flight, according to audio posted by LiveATC.net. 

“He’s incoherent, no idea how to fly the airplane but I’m maintaining 9,100.”

Harrison’s cousin spoke to The New York Post about the incident.

“I was like, ‘Wait, that’s my cousin?’” Matthew, 37, said by phone. 

“That was insane. I’m impressed too, he was so calm, I’ve never known him to be that calm before.” 

Matthew said he was “super proud” and “super impressed” after he learned what his cousin did. Darren’s wife, who is pregnant, could not believe what happened.

“I messaged his wife and said, ‘Will you reach out to him and let him know I’m super impressed and proud of him, that’s amazing,’” Matthew said. 

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“She said, ‘I know that’s not like a phone call you expect to get…’ when he [told her what happened] she said, ‘You did what?’” Matthew recalled, laughing.  

“He’s definitely outgoing, loves outdoors, always been a hunter and he’s a good guy. He loves everything.” 

Harrison’s uncle, Glenn Harrison, said his nephew knows how to be calm in such situations.

“I know he was probably scared to death but it doesn’t surprise me him doing what he did,” Glenn told The Post by phone. 

“He’s pretty good about keeping his cool, it doesn’t surprise me he kept his composure, followed directions and everything turned out great.”

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Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Rick Breitenfeldt confirmed that the pilot and passenger were the only two people aboard.