My little brother the plane crash survivor!

[jrainw]

I'm in tupelo to get him out of the hospital and drive him home, I went to the crash site, it's truly a miracle they survived.
VIDEO | Hoosiers Survive Plane Crash -- fox59.com

 

[Colt556]

Yousa! He was lucky indeed. Glad they are ok.

 

[MrsGungho]

been there with a cousin who crashed back in '96, plane was missing for 5 days. He survived miraculously.

I'm glad all went well for these two also.

 

[handgun]

All i Have to say is LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY.. but that is great news

 

[mainjet]

Wow!

I fly with a friend of mine and this kind of thing goes through my head all the time.

I am gald they are okay.

 

[NapalmFTW]

Glad they got the door open before they hit. Very very very lucky.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Ho. Ly. Crap.

Glad your brother and friend are OK!!

-J-

 

[drillsgt]

Glad they got the door open before they hit. Very very very lucky.

Why was the door important?

 

[IN_Sheepdog]

Why was the door important?

Opening the door before impact keeps it from being crushed, trapping you inside. By opening it prior to impact, the frame of the fuselage will distort, but most likely the door will separate from the plane rather than jamming...
Standard crash training for a pilot... They did it by the book and had great results...


(Yes, been there, done that 1993 north of Ft Wayne near Ashley IN )
It does give you a different prospective on life... and death...
Very glad your brother did so well through the 'experience"... Curious as to what kind of plane it was... Looks like a low wing rather than a high wing, so I'm guessing a Piper or a Beechcraft?

... Still Flying....

 

[jrainw]

The plane was a 1974 Piper Cherokee Warrior. The pilot certainly did the best he could with what he had to work with, I'd like to think he steered I between the trees but he told me only God saved them.

 

[spasmo]

How's your brother feeling?

 

[db1959]

been there with a cousin who crashed back in '96, plane was missing for 5 days. He survived miraculously.

I'm glad all went well for these two also.

You and me. That was 5 days of hell for not knowing what happened to them. I was also friends with the one that didnt make it.

OP, I am so glad that they are alright.

 

[Mackey]

The plane was a 1974 Piper Cherokee Warrior. The pilot certainly did the best he could with what he had to work with, I'd like to think he steered I between the trees but he told me only God saved them.

"We serve a very big God.
Both of us are Christian men
who walk with God and we
feel He treated us very
graciously." ~ Gary Huett

Well said.

 

[boomboom]

Nice Christian men that walk with God thats Great. Good to hear that.

 

[Clay]

wow! Glad they are both ok!!

So what exactly happened to the plane that they knew they needed to get out of the air?

 

[lovemywoods]

Miracle landing

Saw the article about your brother in the Brown County Democrat.

The Brown County Democrat - Brown County Indiana - Local plane crash survivors: 'God was good'


Is his recovery going well?

 

[a.bentonab]

 

[jrainw]

He got ten screws in his head but he it back to work 100% now. Pretty incredible.

 

[lovemywoods]

He got ten screws in his head but he it back to work 100% now. Pretty incredible.

So now, when you tell you little brother he has a screw loose, you might be right!

 

[Naptown]

wow, just wow. Give him an extra hug from me.