German pilot , 17 , was only survivor of the plane crash in the rainforest . As the plane broke into pieces in midair , Koepcke was thrust out into the open air : . Juliane Koepcke fell more than 3 km into jungle attached to a pair of seats . She suffered minor injuries , survived for 10 days alone in rainforest . Koepcke haunted by ordeal ; especially when confronted with other air ##men .
German pilot , 17 , was only survivor of the plane crash in the rainforest . Juliane Koepcke fell more than 3 km into jungle attached to a pair of seats . She suffered minor injuries , survived for 10 days alone in rainforest . Koepcke haunted by ordeal ; especially when confronted with other air ##men .