Flight -- Peanut Barrel Rule

What made this story interesting? Well, the most basic reason was that there was a plane crash, and plane crashes don't happen every day. This lede went with that angle:

Lansing police said there were no serious injuries to a pilot of his family after their small plane crashed near City Regional Airport.

That's good. But we're not looking for a good way to tell a story; we're looking for the best way.

So, among plane crashes, what made this unique from other crashes? It wasn't the body count. It wasn't that it was a jumbo jet. But perhaps it was that a 12-year-old girl landed the plane. This lede recognized that:

A 12-year-old girl took over the controls of her family's airplane and managed to land it safely after her father passed out during the flight.

Now, let's put these ledes in the prism of the Peanut Barrel rule: what would you tell your friends? That a plane crash-landed at the airport but no one was hurt? Or that a frickin' tween landed a plane after the pilot passed out? Which truly stands out more?

I think clearly it's the latter. If you are writing, you are looking for the best lede, so keep reviewing your work and put yourself in the Peanut Barrel. If you're reporting, don't stop at a preset number of sources and keep looking for more people to talk to until all reasonable questions are answered.