When Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff, smashing into a residential building and bursting into flames, it seemed impossible that any of the 242 occupants could have survived.
Miraculously, one did—but how?
How Does One Person Survive a Plane Crash?
The lone survivor of Air India Flight 171 was seated in an exit-row window seat
When Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff, smashing into a residential building and bursting into flames, it seemed impossible that any of the 242 occupants could have survived.
Miraculously, one did—but how?