Seat 11A Saves Again: 1998 Survivor Reacts As Air India Sole survivor 'Cheats' Death in Same Seat
Meanwhile, it has been revealed that he occupied seat number 11A just by the emergency exit.
Vishwash said:
"For some time, I thought I was also going to die. But when I opened my eyes, I realised I was alive and I tried to unbuckle myself from the seat and escape from where I could."
Ruangsak, the Thai man who survived in 1998, was onboard Thai Airways Flight TG261, which plunged into a swamp while attempting to land in southern Thailand, killing 101 of the 146 people.
The fascinating thing is that he also occupied seat number 11A, the same seat as the British national who survived the Air India crash in Ahmedabad.
The Thai man said:
"Survivor of a plane crash in India. He sat in the same seat as me. 11A."
Source: UGC
Prof Edwin Galea, director of the Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) at the University of Greenwich, told The Telegraph UK that it can't be said that any seat in an airplane is safer during a crash.
However, he adduced possible reasons for the survival of Vishwash, who occupied the seat.
“This is probably an unsurvivable crash a) because it’s in a built-up area and b) because the damage to the fuselage would have been so severe. Plus the huge post-crash fire would make it unlikely. The fact that one person has survived, I think, is miraculous.”
The aviation expert says he believes seat number 11A is located on the strongest part of the airplane.
His words:
“The physically strongest part of the aircraft is the part of the fuselage where the wings are, called the wing box. It’s where the wings joined to the fuselage. That’s the strongest part of the aircraft because there’s the most structure there. “And I believe seat 11A is just at the front of that very strong part of the aircraft. That may have been a factor again.”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian lady said she saw the air crash in India before it happened.
The lady identified on Facebook as Peace Ogbonna Daniel said she saw the event play out before her like a movie.
She said she feels guilty because even though God showed her the impending tragedy, she failed to pray to prevent it.
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Source: Legit.ng
