14 cases of rare death after a catastrophic plane crash

In the history of aviation, only a few cases were extremely lucky to survive miraculously after a catastrophic plane crash.

Although luckily escaped death scythe in just a few minutes, most of them encountered certain psychological stress after the accident.

1. The plane crashed into the mountain, a soldier escaping miraculously

According to CNN, an Algerian military plane crashed into a mountain range in the eastern region of the country, killing 77 people on February 11, 2014. t A soldier who escaped death miraculously. He was injured in the head and taken to Constantine Hospital, Algiers.

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The C-130 Hercules crashed into the Fertas mountain range due to bad weather.

According to Algerian media, the C-130 Hercules carried soldiers and their families. The plane flew from Tamanrasset, southern Algeria, to Constantine, in the eastern part of the country and crashed into the Fertas mountain range due to bad weather.

2. Variable plane, Ferdinand Puentes still took a selfie

In December 2013, a rare plane crash happened, when the ' victim' fell down, it was still possible to take photos of " taking a selfie" as a souvenir.

Ferdinand Puentes, 39, was one of eight passengers on the outgoing and falling Cessna Grand Caravan off the coast of Molokai, Hawaii. Puentes posted his photo, wearing a life jacket and floating on the ocean on his personal facebook, a piece of the plane that was sinking a bit away.

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Puentes was still able to post pictures on facebook after the plane fell into the Pacific Ocean.

The media of the country was even more surprised when watching the Puentes camera. The guy was very calm and instructed people to escape the plane, not to panic, not to scream and even capture quite a few horrifying scenes when the plane fell. However, the Puentes are also subject to heavy psychological influences. He often loses sleep at night and takes some time to dare to continue the plane.

3. All passengers and crew survive even though the plane breaks sometimes landing

Bloomberg reported that on July 30, 2011, Boeing 737-800 aircraft, carrying 157 passengers and 6 crews from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, USA, went to the Georgetown City of Guyana. when landing The plane breaks sometime when it is raining.

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The plane broke sometimes when it was raining.

Miraculously, everyone miraculously survived, and only a few people suffered minor injuries. It is thought that bad weather is one of the causes of the accident.

4. The plane carrying 104 people fell while landing, the 10-year-old boy miraculously survived

On May 12, 2011, Afriqiyah Airbus (Airbus) A330 aircraft carried 93 passengers and 11 crew members flew from Johannesburg to Tripol.

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Ruben is cared for at the hospital

The plane crashed while landing. The entire plane crumbled and the bodies of more than 100 ill-fated victims were found in a state of intact. The only survivor is the boy Ruben van Assouw, 10 years old, Dutch. Later, Ruben was treated at a hospital in Tripoli. Both father, mother and brother Ruben died in the accident.

5. The second lieutenant survived when 42 others died

On January 19, 2006, the Antonov An-24 carried 43 people, including the Slovakian crew and soldiers, who crashed and fell from a height of 700 meters into the snowy mountains of Borso Hill, bordering the town of Telkibanya. , Hungary. The bodies of the victims and aircraft fragments scattered throughout a large area. The only one who survived among the 43 people was second lieutenant Martin Farkas. When the plane crashed, he called his wife and asked her to call for help.

Shortly thereafter, the rescue team found Farkas in the aircraft restroom. He only had swelling of the brain and lungs due to strong impact. After a few weeks of treatment at the hospital, the victim's health was stable. Investigators confirmed that the cause of the accident was because the pilot landed early in the night.

6. The plane takes off the runway, the pilot escapes death

The Bombardier CRJ-100ER crashed as soon as it did not take off from the runway on August 27, 2006, killing 49 of the 50 people.

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The place where the CRJ-100ER bomber has trouble has not left the runway.

The station did not report the plane taking off at runway 22, but the pilot controlled the plane at the 26th runway. The incident occurred when the 26th line was too short, causing the plane to miss the end of the runway and not take off. 47 passengers and 2 crew members were killed.

The only survivor on the plane is the pilot James M. Polehinke. Doctors said he suffered a serious injury, many broken bones, pulmonary fractures and severe bleeding. When the plane crashed, James was in control of the plane, but Captain Jeffrey Clay was the one who drove the plane into the wrong runway.

7. The plane carrying American soldiers caught fire, one escaped death

For military security reasons and does not affect the morale of soldiers, US military officials and Australian civil authorities have hidden the catastrophic accident of B-17C bombers for many years. On June 16, 1943, the aircraft carried 41 American soldiers back after 10 days of leave. In bad weather, dense fog, the plane took off to an altitude of about 1,000 meters, caught fire and fell into a tree.

The large hole in the fuselage caused many people to fall out of the plane before it hit the ground. Foye Kenneth Roberts is the only survivor of all those involved in the fateful flight. Roberts was seriously injured and lost his memory of the accident. To this day, this is still the worst aviation disaster in Australian history.

8. Reporters survived the plane carrying the president in distress

The horrific plane crash on March 17, 1957 killed the 7th President of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay, and many other high-ranking military officials. The C-47 takes off from Lahug to Nichols Field.

Witnesses said the plane did not reach enough altitude as it flew close to the Balamban mountains. Nestor Mata, a reporter from a Filipino newspaper, was lucky to survive while 25 others were killed. Mata said he sat in the second row, close to the president's compartment. When the incident happened, he suddenly saw a dazzling light and lost consciousness. The people around him took him to the hospital and his health recovered.

9. The plane exploded in the sky, 9-year-old girl survived

The Intercontinental Airlines plane carrying 52 passengers and crew exploded in midair when the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing on January 13, 1995. It fell into a lagoon in Maria La Baja, Colombia.

A farmer said he heard cries for help and discovered 9-year-old girl Erika Delgado lying on a mossy soil. This is also the only passenger to survive the flight. She said, her parents pushed me out of the plane before it exploded and caught fire.

Erika clearly remembers, some people came to the accident area but instead of helping, they stole the gold necklace, her father's relic, and took all the valuables from the other victims.

10. The plane crashed, the boy flew out of the plane to escape death

George Lamson, 17, sat with his father in the front row, right behind the cockpit of the Lockheed Electra 188 on January 21, 1985. The plane carrying 71 passengers and crew suddenly shook and lowered to the right. When the plane hit the ground, the impact force pushed his chair out of the plane and flew on the highway. Lamson quickly took off his seat belt and ran towards the field when the plane exploded.

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The plane crash scene

Initially, three people survived the accident, including Lamson's father. However, two people died a few days later due to severe burns and many serious injuries. Investigators determined that the cause of the accident was due to the captain's loss of control of the aircraft and the vice-captain not tracking the flight route as well as the flight speed.

11. Aircraft crashed into the hillside, 3-year-old kid survived

On July 8, 2003, just 10 minutes after taking off in the port of Sudan, the northeastern coast of Khartoum, the Boeing 737 pilot called the air traffic newspaper to return to the airport due to problems. .

However, just a few minutes later, the plane crashed into a hillside while emergency landing. 115 people were killed in the disaster. Baby Mohammed el-Fateh Osman, 3 years old, is the only survivor. Mohammed lost part of his leg and suffered severe burns. The authorities decided to bury the bodies of the victims in a mass grave because it was difficult to transport the bodies to relatives.

12. The flight attendant died when the plane was bombed

This is an incredible miraculous survival case. Vesna Vulovic, flight attendant on the DC-9 flight of Jugoslovenski Aero, escaped death when the plane was bombed and exploded at an altitude of 10,050m on January 26, 1972.

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Flight attendants escaped death when hit by bombs from a height of over 10,000m.

A German after arriving at the scene discovered Vesna half-lying on the plane, a crew member and a food trolley pressed against her. She had a cranial fracture, broke her legs and broke her 3 vertebrae. After surgery, Vesna can walk normally and continue working for the airline. The world record book notes, Vesna is the most miraculous survivor when falling from a height of 10,000 meters without parachutes.

13. Aircraft in distress, 4-year-old baby survived when 154 passengers died

While taking off from Metro Airport, USA, on August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines' McDonnell Douglas MD-82 changed direction for the first time. The left wing hits the lightning rod at the end of the runway. After that, it collided continuously with another lightning rod and the car rental building then fell to the ground.

154 people on the plane and 2 others on the ground died. Rescue worker found baby Cecelia Cichan, 4 years old, was the only survivor. The US National Traffic Safety Administration concluded that the accident occurred because the crew did not guarantee the safety factors needed when the aircraft took off.

14. The 17-year-old German girl survived the plane hit by lightning, falling from a height of 6,900m

The Lockheed Electra L-188A crashed while traveling from Jorge Chavez airport, in Peru's capital Lima, to Pucallpa city, on Christmas Day in 1971. The plane entered a storm and hit lightning. when at an altitude of 6,900m. Pilot lost control. The plane carried 92 passengers and the crew rushed to the ground. The wings of the plane caught fire and left the fuselage. The debris fell on a mountain in the Amazon area.

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German girl escaped death when Lockheed Electra L-188A plane hit lightning and fell.

Juliane Koepcke, 17, and a German citizen, survived and was sitting on the passenger seat when landing. Later, she lost in the forest for many days to seek help. On the 9th day, local people discovered and took her to the hospital for treatment.