14 Heart-Stopping Pilot Confessions Moments Before Disaster Strikes in the Sky
The plane was rapidly losing altitude, “Nose up… Nose up… Power… It’s the end.” Hope for survival was gone. The right wing struck a forested ridge. The fuselage began to disintegrate, and finally, the plane exploded. One of the passengers, Yumi Ochiai, was pinned under debris. She waved at a helicopter circling overhead, but they didn’t see her.
It wasn’t until the next day, 16 hours later, that rescuers found her. That’s when she learned she was one of only 4 survivors. The crash claimed 520 lives, making it the deadliest accident in aviation history.
If you have a fear of flying, what do you do to keep it under control while traveling? If you’d like to share your thoughts and experiences, feel free to do so in the comments at the very bottom of this post.
On January 13th, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street bridge over the icy river after takeoff from Washington DC, due to severe winter weather and ice on the wings. The tragic accident resulted in the deaths of 78 people, including four motorists on the bridge.
Captain: It’s spooled, real cold, real cold.
First officer: God, look at that thing. That don’t seem right, does it? That’s not right.
Captain: It is, there’s eighty.
First officer: Naw, I don’t think it’s right. Maybe it is.
Captain: Forward, easy, we only want 500…
Captain: Stalling! We’re falling!
First officer: We’re going down, Larry!
Captain: I know!
[sound of impact]
TAM Airlines flight 3054. It was a regular domestic flight from Porto Alegre to São Paulo, Brazil. On July 17th, 2007, the Airbus A320-233 failed to stop on a wet and short runway and crashed into a warehouse and a gas station. The final words recorded by the black box:
First officer: Reverse number one only
Captain: Spoilers, nothing. Al! Look at this.
First officer: Decelerate, decelerate!
Captain: I can’t, I can’t! Oh my God! Oh my God!
First officer: Go go go, turn turn turn!
Gol Transportes Aéreos flight 1907 was flying from Manaus to Rio in 2006 when it hit another plane over Mato Grosso. The 737 lost half of its wing and crashed in the jungle, killing 154 people. The other plane landed safely. The cause was ATC errors and the Legacy Pilot’s negligence. Last recorded pilot’s audio:
*impact with other aircraft*
Captain: What is happening?!
First officer: Oh my God!
Captain: Calm, calm!
First officer: Oh s**t!
Captain: Calm, calm!
[aircraft breaks up]
On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 faced engine failure after hitting geese but successfully landed on the Hudson River, known as The Miracle on the Hudson.
LGAC: Cactus 1529 over the George Washington Bridge wants to go to the airport right now.
TEB: He wants to go to our airport, check. Does he need any assistance?
LGAC: Yes, he was a bird strike. Can I get him in for runway 1?
TEB: Runway 1, that’s good
LGAC: Cactus 1529, turn right 280. You can land runway 1 at Teterboro.
Captain: We can’t do it
LGAC: Okay, which runway would you like at Teterboro?
Captain: We’re gonna be in the Hudson
On February 19th, 1989, Flying Tiger Line flight 66 crashed in Malaysia whilst on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (Known as Subang Airport Today) from the south. The cause of the crash is due to miscommunication between ATC and the captain. The ATC instructed to descend to 2,400 feet. But he misinterpreted it as TO four zero zero, which is 2,000 feet too low. Unaware of the situation, the flight crew continued with their descent and crashed into Bukit Wawasan near Puchong.
*siren* PULL UP!
Unknown: Oh!
Second officer: I’ve got a hundred feet on the-
Unknown: S**t!
*impact*
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