we saw the helicopter. i said the helicopter is in distress. another news helicopter responding to the same story starts filming the chopper 4 s wild fall from the sky. it suddenly started coming right down. but guess where it was coming? right down at us. we started running. breaking apart into pieces. it looked like certain death for those inside. but then, amazingly, the pilot hasan kahn and reporter andrew torres managed to climb out of the wreckage on their own. pilot russ mowry, however, is stuck inside, and the engine is still running with 80 gallons of fuel on board, threatening to ignite. police officers arrive within minutes. they were already on the scene responding to the earlier shooting that the helicopter originally was sent to cover.
that is the absolute worst thing to happen. that is a nightmare for pilots. and i knew it was going to be really, really ugly. i just knew that we were not going to come out of it. mowry does a superhuman job to control crash the aircraft saving his life, his passengers and innocent bystanders on the ground. jerusalem, israel, may 24th, 2001. a city that s seen its share of tragedy is about to experience another devastating blow. it begins with the most joyous of celebrations, a wedding. nothing is too good for jaime yusef, who rents one of jerusalem s finest wedding halls for his daughter s big day. the wedding begins like a dream come true. his daughter, karen, exchanges
he was telling us, pull the red levers, pull the red levers. to stop the engine. to stop the engine, yes. rescuers pulled out the pilot out of the wreckage and shut off the engine. the three men are taken to the hospital. all survive the incredible crash. the fuselage around their seats protecting them like a cocoon. their unbelievable survival becomes a national story, and pilot russ mowry is interviewed on the today show. my last thought was i wanted to get away from the street, wanted to hit a rooftop, get on the rooftop level. i saw that what i thought was a white chimney. i said, if i can hit that chimney and stop, that will arrest my forward motion. i ll stop when i hit the chimney and land on the roof. i thought, well, this is it. and it s over.
that is a nightmare for pilots. and i knew it was going to be really, really ugly. i just knew that we were not going to come out of it. mowry does a superhuman job to control crash the aircraft saving his life, his passengers and innocent bystanders on the ground. jerusalem, israel, may 24th, 2001. a city that s seen its share of tragedy is about to experience another devastating blow. it begins with the most joyous of celebrations, a wedding. nothing is too good for jaime yusef, who rents one of jerusalem s finest wedding halls for his daughter s big day. the wedding begins like a dream come true.