Family of Jazz Aviation Hero Pilot Antoine Forest Speaks Out, Shares Heartwarming Childhood Photo

“The pilot was trying to brake to slow the plane down to avoid the crash, and that made, like, just a huge noise… It was like a grinding.”

Moments later, the impact came.

“A few seconds after that, you hear the collision, and we just got jolted… We got thrown forward. And everybody’s screaming.”

In the aftermath, as passengers tried to process what had happened, one realization began to take hold: the crew had done everything they could.

“They did everything they can to save us and they didn’t save themselves…”

Another passenger, Joe Capio, echoed what many would later say.