Annette Herfkens ( Maracaibo , 29 April 1961 ) is the sole survivor of Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 which crashed into a mountain on November 14 , 1992 in Vietnam . She survived eight days with multiple injuries and sustained herself only on rainwater . The plane , a Soviet-made Yakovlev Yak-40 jet built in 1976 , was carrying 25 passengers and six crew when it crashed en route to Nha Trang Airport . Some passengers survived the initial impact but died before they could be rescued . Herfkens ' fiancé , who was travelling with her , died instantly upon impact
Flight 474
Vietnam Airlines Flight 474
Annette Herfkens