Airline captain writes note to tooth fairy for girl who lost tooth on plane When 6-year-old Lena couldn’t find her fallen tooth, Captain Josh stepped in.

Lena Larmon, 6, lost her tooth on a United Airlines flight that traveled from New York to South Carolina. The flight's captain eased her loss when he wrote a letter to the tooth fairy.

A United Airlines pilot made sure the tooth fairy didn't pass by a South Carolina girl after she unexpectedly lost her tooth mid-flight.

An airline captain stepped up and wrote a letter to the tooth fairy after a 6-year-old girl lost one of her teeth during a United Airlines flight.

Airline captain writes note to tooth fairy for South Carolina girl A 6-year-old South Carolina girl discovered that the friendly skies include successful pleas to the tooth fairy.

PHOTO: An airline captain stepped in to write a note to the tooth fairy for a young passenger named Lena when she lost a tooth during a recent flight. (Courtesy Lauren Larmon) ...

A 6-year-old South Carolina girl discovered that the friendly skies include successful pleas to the tooth fairy.

Captain Josh Duchow, who piloted the United Express flight from New York to Greenville, offered to write a note to the tooth fairy to explain the situation.