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Survive, and we know that's not true. >> one key reason you can make it out, equipment enhancements. >> we've improved the chance of survival by improving seat strength, by building airplanes that can withstand crash forces. >> take a look at the inside of the asiana plane. even the damaged seats could have protected passengers. another example, little rock, june 1999, landing in a thunderstorm, american airlines flight 1420 slides off the runway, impacts a light structure, splits open. fire breaks out in the after the section. but look at the seats. with the fuselage breached, much of the cab...

Here is one survivor's account. >> there was a gap in the side of the fuselage. outside of that i found two people still strapped in their chair that had been thrown through that. they were both alive and doing okay. >> reporter: hard landings such as the 2002, iberia, emergency touchdown at jfk are survivable, marshal says. crucial to survival, human behavior. flight crews are better trained than ever to get people out. marshal pointed to the overrun of an air france jet in toronto. and hudson river landing. number of people killed. zero. she says passengers need to be sharper in the cabin. m...