When will he fly again? "As soon as I can." Pure New York resilience. Both pilots killed, dozens injured, but Cabot refuses to let fear win. "There's always some humanity. Always people trying their best." Even at 100 mph into a fire truck, that held true.
Cabot's new motto: "Sit in the middle of the plane and have a beer." The flight attendant who gave him that beer before the crash was the one ejected on impact. He credits his seat position and calm demeanor for his survival. Now dealing with whiplash and possible concussion — but considers himself lucky.
Strangers organized rescue efforts on the fly. Passengers toward the front were badly stuck and needed help to escape. A young girl traveling alone for the first time was comforted by an older British woman who stayed with her throughout. Two hours to evacuate everyone safely.
Cabot's account: "incredibly loud bang, really hard landing." Sitting in 18A mid-cabin near the wing, he saw the passenger next to him with blood gushing from their nose and face. The landing felt "immediately off" — then everything went sideways in those "crazy 12 seconds."
The collision was violent and instant. Air Canada Flight from Montreal hit a Port Authority fire truck while landing at 100+ mph just before midnight. 72 passengers, 4 crew. The impact was so brutal a flight attendant was ejected 300 feet — still strapped in her jump seat. She survived.
A 22-year-old survivor watched strangers become heroes in 12 seconds of chaos. Jack Cabot walked away from LaGuardia's deadly Air Canada crash with whiplash — and a front-row seat to humanity at its best. Blood everywhere, passengers trapped, two pilots dead. Yet people shared coats, wiped blood with COVID masks, and made sure everyone got out alive.
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When will he fly again? "As soon as I can." Pure New York resilience. Both pilots killed, dozens injured, but Cabot refuses to let fear win. "There's always some humanity. Always people trying their best." Even at 100 mph into a fire truck, that held true.
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Cabot's new motto: "Sit in the middle of the plane and have a beer." The flight attendant who gave him that beer before the crash was the one ejected on impact. He credits his seat position and calm demeanor for his survival. Now dealing with whiplash and possible concussion — but considers himself lucky.
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Strangers organized rescue efforts on the fly. Passengers toward the front were badly stuck and needed help to escape. A young girl traveling alone for the first time was comforted by an older British woman who stayed with her throughout. Two hours to evacuate everyone safely.
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Cabot's account: "incredibly loud bang, really hard landing." Sitting in 18A mid-cabin near the wing, he saw the passenger next to him with blood gushing from their nose and face. The landing felt "immediately off" — then everything went sideways in those "crazy 12 seconds."
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The collision was violent and instant. Air Canada Flight from Montreal hit a Port Authority fire truck while landing at 100+ mph just before midnight. 72 passengers, 4 crew. The impact was so brutal a flight attendant was ejected 300 feet — still strapped in her jump seat. She survived.
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A 22-year-old survivor watched strangers become heroes in 12 seconds of chaos. Jack Cabot walked away from LaGuardia's deadly Air Canada crash with whiplash — and a front-row seat to humanity at its best. Blood everywhere, passengers trapped, two pilots dead. Yet people shared coats, wiped blood with COVID masks, and made sure everyone got out alive.