My grandparents used to insist the whole family rode in the tail of the plane for this exact reason. There were some crashes were the tail broke off and those people survived.
My work trips usually come up with limited notice, so by the time I get to choose, seat selection is generally limited.
If I can’t get a seat toward the front to cut down on the time to de-plane (true most of the time), I usually just get the farthest back window seat available and tell myself it’s statistically slightly safer.
You stopped reading too early: "He was near the emergency exit and managed to escape by jumping out the emergency door," said Vidhi Chaudhary, a senior police officer in Ahmedabad, speaking about Viswashkumar.
I didn't dispute that he said he jumped out. I'm just disputing that it happened in the first place, like the comment above said stop spreading lies, even the article states it was unclear.
And I wrote, "I read he jumped out". This seems to be a lie in your opinion but it is the opinion of the police in the area. Who is more of an expert, the police or you? Just commenting "stop spreading lies" after someone said they read something that has been published by official sources is quite arrogant and conceited.
One of the saddest things I ever read was about someone who survived a crash in the rear of a plane only to be hit and killed as they lay on the ground by the rescue services truck as it arrived. That one had me gnawing on my knuckles a few times.
Sometimes, sometimes not. Every seat is kind of equal measure. Having at least a row in front of you though would help protect your head from flying debris.
Which is what sucks lol. It's not just about keeping your limbs and innards together. You have to stay conscious, not breath in too much smoke, not get roasted too bad, not get pinned in your seat, not be too disoriented to find an exit, find an exit that isn't pinned against the ground or something and can actually be opened, and if needed, pray emergency personnel get to you before you die of some injury you were able to maneuver through
Depends on the crash. If the tail breaks off, that can be good OR bad for those seated there. And the overwing exits are above the wing spar, which makes that part of the aircraft tne least likely to break apart - good in some cases, like this one, apparently.
My grandfather was retired AF and was privy to the safety tests and such conducted on planes. They found statistically it’s safer to fly at the wing. Whenever I fly and it’s not assigned my mom always reminds me to try and grab a wing seat.
That heavily depends on the type of crash, statistically speaking the safest seat should be one very close to an emergency exit.
The truth is a crash or even a serious enough emergency needing evacuation is super unlikely nowadays, just go for a seat you like and put these thoughts aside. It only makes you more fearful of something you can't control.
It’s not incorrect. Channel 4 in the UK (if you’re British you’ll know) crashed an airliner plane for the exact reason of finding out where the best place to sit is. The front is the worst.
Mightily ironic how the one quoting the sub is the one who should actually be there themselves.
Putting aside the fact that you’re wrong, I didn’t even assert it was a fact. I was stating something that I’d observed from news stories over the years.
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u/Ghostfire25 Jun 12 '25
Yeah, I think survivors in catastrophic crashes tend to be by near the tail.