Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111113:21:23:00
May 2nd, 1970. bad weather, low visibility, and lack of fuel. captain dewitt has no choice but to ditch his plane in the caribbean sea. no footage exists of this incident, but our dramatic animation shows what the plane might have looked like as it slammed into those turbulent waters. here is how the pilot describes what it felt like to be in the cockpit in that life-and-death mome moment. >> my first contact with the water was quite smooth. it was not too long after that that the rest of the airplane was making contact with the water, starting to get a heavy drag, extreme amount of vibration ...