I remember that there was a prisoner being transported on this plane. After aiding several of the other passengers to escape the danger of the crashed plane, he then escaped himself!

Does anyone know what happened to him over the years?

--JEFFREY BROWNE

I remember that two of the passengers were a prisoner in handcuffs and the law enforcement officer in charge of him. With the trouble with the landing gear, and preparation for a possible crash, the prisoner was unhandcuffed. Once the plane crashed, the reports were that the prisoner became separated from his guard, but was hailed by passengers as being a hero, going back into the plane numerous times to help injured people out, all while the fear was that the plane would explode in fire. Finally, once the last person was out, the prisoner made his escape, disappearing in the confusion. Later, prosecutors publicly pleaded for him to turn himself in, and promised that there would be no charges for escape. As I recall, that's exactly what the prisoner did after enjoying several days of freedom, and that the prosecutors did keep their word, filing no additional charges.

--Steve