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>> reporter: the boeing 747 is dropping from the night sky. heading straight for the indian ocean. they are about six miles up. about a half hour from crashing into the sea. >> mayday, mayday, mayday, speed bird 9. we've lost all four engines. >> reporter: captain moody warns the nearly 250 passengers to prepare for an emergency landing. >> i said, "good evening again, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. we have a small problem in that all four engines have failed we're doing our utmost to keep them going, and i trust you're not in too much distress. >> reporter: passengers be...

We've lost all four engines. >> reporter: captain moody warns the nearly 250 passengers to prepare for an emergency landing. >> i said, good evening again, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. we have a small problem. all four engines have failed. we're doing our utmost to keep them going. i trust you're not in too much distress. >> reporter: passengers begin to accept they may not survive. >> ma, in trouble. plane going down. >> we'll do best for the boys. we love you. sorry, pa. >> reporter: the jet sails through the sky like a glider, still unaware of the ash, the crew glide...

With our utmost to keep them going, i trust you're not in too much distress." >> reporter: passengers begin to accept they may not survive. >> ma, in trouble. plane going down. >> we'll do best for the boys. we love you. sorry, pa. >> reporter: the jet sails through the sky like a glider, still unaware of the ash, the crew glides low enough to escape it. captain moody considers landing in the ocean. but then at 13,000 feet, the crew gets all four engines started again. they had had a chance to cool, and the ash had broken away. one quickly fails again. still, he lands british airways flight 9 ...