Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

[B-Valvs]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100816/ap_ ... lane_crash

Another fatal crash. 

8-)

[ApplePie]

Still, it is surprising that only one person died.

[Al_Fallujah]

Absolutely amazing that there was only one fatality.

I am sure his (the pilots) actions will be closely studied, much like Sully's were on the Hudson.

[DaveSims]

From the sounds of it, the one fatality was actually not a trauma injury, but a cardiac event (heart attack). 

[Al_Fallujah]

Indeed.

They doused the beginnings of flames before anything big got started.

I think that is a huge factor. The way the plane broke up, it did not turn into a fireball.
If it had, many would have never made it out of their seats.

[hhomebrewer]

From the article:

"The plane was coming in perfectly. We were just about to land, everything was under control," he said. The accident "appeared out of nowhere."

Microburst?