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His reaction reminds me of the pilot of the F117 that crashed in 2006. He stayed with it until the last possible second, ejected, and landed hard. He stumbled toward the nearest people, and managed to ask "did I make it away from the crowd?" before collapsing, I believe from a concussion. Similarly, safety officials say that the pilot of the Concorde that crashed realized he couldn't save the plane and passengers, but did his best to steer away from people on the ground rather than try a near-impossible crash landing. The impression I get from seeing incidents like these over the years is that pilots know how catastrophic a crash is and take every effort to save as many people from harm as possible, even at the cost of their own safety.
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