Plane Crash-Case Study

Plane Crash-Case Study Three of my closest friends and I take off from San Juan, Puerto Rico, heading for a down island on a flight expected to last 1.5 hours. The commuter plane is propeller powered and seats 8. The pilot keeps us informed during the trip. The pilot tells us that a tropical storm made an unforeseen shift in our direction and may interfere with the flight path. The pilot then decides to adjust for the …

…Coast Guard coming, we fired our flare to give them our location and in no time we were on board a Coast Guard ship back on our way to civilization. Thanks to the timely decision-making, courage and teamwork of the four of us; we survived through the night and had gotten rescued by the Coast Guard. We will never forget this event and we are glad that we are able to tell this story today.