The three pilots of the plane—Yaroslav, the captain, and the co-pilots—saw the danger right away at that instant, but harm was already done.
Uncovering the force, the Airbus A310 started to swiftly drop altitude. The airplane attempted to recover but a catastrophic stall sent it into a dive.
Time was running out as the pilots battled the unpredictable motions of the jet, trying to recover control. Yaroslav told his kids to get off the cockpit in a hurry.
“Go to the rear!” Go to the rear, Eldar! he yelled. “See the danger, don’t you?” As things became more dire, his begging for them to go emerged.
The pilots battled to recover control of the aircraft, which was now in a dangerous drop, despite their best attempts. As Yaroslav begged his children, “Get out now!”
