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It's a violent forward-throwing scenario. >> it's a tense moment as the spray from the impact settles it reveals the first good sign, the plane has not broken into pieces. but there's no more radio communication from the pilot and the plane won't stay afloat for long. rescue choppers are now racing towards the aircraft, which is bobbing in the swells. as modjeska and his crew stay on site and circle the raft, they hope for the best. then, after about 25 seconds, you can see the pilot crawling out of the hatch. he stands on the wing of his crippled sesna to wait for help. >> the helicopter was ...

Spray from the impact settles it reveals the first good sign, the plane has not broken into pieces. but there's no more radio communication from the pilot and the plane won't stay afloat for long. rescue choppers are now racing towards the aircraft which is bobbing in the swells. as majeska and his crew stay on site and circle the raft they hope for the best. then, after about 25 seconds you can see the pilot crawling out of the jet hatch. he stands on the wing of his crippled sesna to wait for help. >> the helicopter was on scene ready for the pickup. >> the coast guard helicopter arrives and...

The best. after 25 seconds, you can see the pilot crawling out of the jettisoned hatch. he stands on the wipg of his crippled cessna to wait for help. >> the helicopter was on scene ready for pickup. >> the helicopter arrives and a rescue swimmer drops into the choppy water. >> it actually only took seven minutes from when the plane entered the water to when the helicopter hoisted the man into the helicopter. >> watch as the rescue swimmer holds on to the basket even after it leaves the water with the pilot secured inside. >> the rescue swimmer holds on to the basket and drags his fins a littl...