Passenger on Talofa Airways flight that crashed tells of harrowing experience
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger on Talofa Airways Flight 511 from Faleolo International Airport firmly believes that it was but for the grace of God that they survived when the pla

![There were eight passengers on Talofa Airways Flight 511 that survived the crash that luckily happened after the aircraft had landed. The pilot with the help of one of the passengers was able to open the door and get passengers to a safe distance from the aircraft. It took around 25 minutes before Port Admin showed up, there was no EMS or fire fighters, according to one of the passengers. He said the driver of the Port Admin vehicle asked, “What was happening?” [facebook photo] The ight passengers on Talofa Airways Flight 511](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tarmac_grp_copy.jpg?itok=iJ9_y-0M)





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