the first officer goes to full power and tilts the nose up so much a stall warning erupts in the cockpit. there s mayhem in the cabin. i just remember hearing people crying and screaming and i was terrified. mercedes mother and father help prepare her for the worst. through all of that chaos i remember hearing my mom s voice, her voice calmed me down because she was actually praying. i was holding on to my dad s hand at the same time [siren sound] 12 seconds after the warning alarm goes off, the sound of splintering trees shatters the silence on a mountainside at 8900 feet. trees impale the jet s hull as 17,000 pounds of fuel explode on impact. it was just the loudest scariest sound i d ever heard.
full power and tilts the nose up so much a stall warning erupts in the cockpit. there s mayhem in the cabin. i just remember hearing people crying and screaming and i was terrified. mercedes mother and father help prepare her for the worst. through all of that chaos i remember hearing my mom s voice, her voice calmed me down because she was actually praying. i was holding on to my dad s hand at the same time. [ siren sound ]. pull up. 12 seconds after the warning alarm goes off, the sound of splintering trees shatters the silence on a mountainside at 8900 feet. trees impale the jet s hull as 17,000 pounds of fuel explode on impact. it was just the loudest scariest sound i d ever heard. the destroyed jet s wreckage spills over the top of a ridge.
the plane is at 9,000 feet but the crew is unaware there s a towering mountain directly ahead. pull up! the first officer goes to full power and tilts the nose up so much a stall warning erupts in the cockpit. there s mayhem in the cabin. i just remember hearing people crying and screaming and i was terrified. mercedes mother and father help prepare her for the worst. through all of that chaos i remember hearing my mom s voice, her voice calmed me down because she was actually praying. i was holding on to my dad s hand at the same time [siren sound] 12 seconds after the warning alarm goes off, the sound of splintering trees shatters the silence on a mountainside at 8900 feet. trees impale the jet s hull as 17,000 pounds of fuel explode on impact. it was just the loudest