I think it's one of the most interesting plane mysteries of our time. When it ran out of fuel seven hours later, we don't know where it came to rest. When the Boeing 777 took off, air traffic control lost contact with the plane soon after it took off. On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing. It's a story of miracles and tragedy, but the most important thing is that people have the strength to keep going. A few people, led by Parrado, would trek 45 miles over the frozen mountain for help. Over the next 72 days, many people would die from their injuries and the cold. While there were many survivors at first, the group was stuck on a glacier at almost 12,000 feet above sea level with very little food and no way to get help. The pilot made a mistake and crashed into the Andes mountains. The rugby team had hired the plane to fly to Santiago, Chile, for a game. This is the story of Nando Parrado, who was one of those people. There were 16 people on board the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 when it went down. Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek HomeĪlmost never does a plane crash leave anyone alive, let alone multiple people. Some of them are true, and some are made up. Between the runway and 35,000 feet, there are a lot of things that can go wrong. We've put together a collection of books about aviation disasters, as well as some books about close calls. On a plane, you can't do anything because you're 'strapped and trapped.' A car gives us the best chance of not getting into an accident. There are a lot of things we can't do once the cabin doors close. The reason so many people don't like to fly is because it's scary.

Usually, it comes with this statistic: 1.5% of the time, you'll die in a car accident. That's how likely it is for the average American to die in a plane crash each year.

1 in 11 million: We've all heard this before.

Flight 232 by Laurence Gonzales