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My understanding is that the front of a plane is usually more survivable in a crash. Usually crashes are tail-first, and the back is closer to the engines / ga

My understanding is that the front of a plane is usually more survivable in a crash. Usually crashes are tail-first, and the back is closer to the engines / gas to star with. (pilots are generally trying to pull up at the time of a crash, so the nose is up and tail is down). So yeah, if he was in business class, I don't think it'd be crazy for that to boost his survival odds (assuming anyone does survive).

ashtonkem 6y ago
That is not correct. The back of the plane is slightly safer based on historical data, largely due to the tendency of the front of the plane to break off during a crash landing. [0] If the pilot is still pulling up when the plane contacts the ground, then you’re probably talking about an extremely high speed crash, where no seat is safe. The types of crashes you need to analyze for seat specific survivability are things like runway excursions and relatively level landings onto fields or bodies of water. O: https://youtu.be/kJZ1eHU_JZg https://youtu.be/kJZ1eHU_JZg