what are the odds that this pilot could crash-land this plane, keep it in tact and keep everybody safe? it s incredible. it s 99 he had a .1% chance of survival. i don t think there s any way he could have repeated that outcome. reporter: coast guard lieutenant commander jason condon and flight mechanic mike van berkom swooped into the crash site. cloud cover was the thickest i ve ever been in. we were fully expecting fatalities just due to the sheer rock faces around the area. to see that helicopter through the fog was just a huge relief. reporter: the rescue crews hoisting ten passengers and the pilot up one-by-one into a helicopter and ultimately to safety. all expected to be okay. nothing but 11 smiles shining back at us. they were pretty grateful. reporter: david, it s still not clear what caused the plane to crash. investigators are now hiking to that wreckage that s still on the side of the mountain, as tonight, both the pilot and the rescue crews receiving prais