Lone crash surviver released from hospital
On Oct. 3, James Polehinke, the co-pilot of Comair Flight 5191, was released from the University of Kentucky Hospital, where he has been since August 27, when the Delta Connection (Comair) CRJ-100 crashed, killing 49 of the 50 on board. The plane crashed because it tried to take off from a too short runway, but the reason why hasn't been nailed down, except that the pilot taxied on to the runway and James tried to get airborne. Blame was also credited to the FAA, which had only one traffic controller on duty (law mandates at least 2).Surviving a plane crash is miracle enough, but when everyone else perishes, it's almost freaky. Even though his left leg had to be amputated, and suffering minor brain damage (he can't remember the crash or the day before), his survival was a one in a million chance (yes, that statistic was made up). He and his family are very, very lucky, and it goes to show how advanced medical science and possible aviation safety have become. Air transportation is made safe (from crashes) once again!
posted by Ryan @ 10/04/2006 06:37:00 PM
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