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35 Miles from Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980
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About 35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching And Rescue Of ALM
Product Description On May 2, 1970, a DC-9 jet with 57 passengers and a crew of six departed New York's JFK International Airport en route to the tropical island of St. Maarten. The flight ended four hours and thirty-four minutes later in the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean. It was, and remains, the only open-water ditching of a commercial jet. The subsequent rescue of survivors took nearly three hours and involved the coast guard, navy, and marines. This gripping account of that fateful day recounts what was happening inside the cabin, the cockpit, and the helicopters as the crews struggled against the weather and dwindling daylight to rescue the survivors who have only their life vests and a lone escape chute to keep them afloat. "Mr. Corsetti left no stone unturned in his detailed book of this accident and the rescue that followed. His description of the aftermath of the crash, the anguish of the survivors after the ditching, brought the reader right into the midst of the action." William Phenn Readersviews.com Review "Frightening Flight. On May 2, 1970, ALM Flight 980 from New York to St. Maarten was forced to land in the rain-swollen Caribbean, where it floated for ten minutes before sinking in deep waters. How the fifty-seven passengers survived for an hour and a half in the shark-infested waters until the Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy arrived to the rescue, is harrowingly told here." Karl Helicher Foreward magazine "...Corsetti weaves a story of an airplane type pushed to the edge of its performance limits on a non-stop route between New York and St. Maarten; confusion in emergency protocols, a non-functioning PA system, and a possibly faulty fuel totalizer, all of which combined in a "perfect storm" in the days before safety management system (SMS) culture made risk analysis an industry touchstone." Curt Epstein Aviation Int'l News From the Author As the search for answers to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mystery continues, questions will arise as to the condition of the plane before it entered the water as well as the fate of the passengers. The story told in 35 Miles From Shore recounts what happened in the only open-water ditching of a commercial jet. If there were survivors on MH370, this true account will give readers some idea of what it may have been like for those who managed to get out of the plane before it sank. From the Inside Flap For the missing From the Back Cover "Tells a compelling and interesting story that exemplifies some of the complex decision-making pilots are faced with regularly." Gregory Feith Former NTSB investigator and Host of the History Channel's Feature Show: Secrets of the Black Box About the Author Emilio Corsetti III is a professional pilot and author. He currently flies the A320 for a major US Airline.
