400 feet. captain collins realizes something is terribly wrong and calls for maximum thrust. the jet's nose tilts up 10 degrees and they start to climb. but as they pull up, the dc-10's underbelly and wings gouge into the slope of mount erebus an active volcano. 70 tons of jet fuel ignite the cabin. the tail engine breaks off and roars up the slope, along with a horrifying trail of burning wreckage. deputy police officer ted robinson radios the crew. he's met with ann eerie silence. >> we kept calling 901. others were also calling flight