Andy Godfrey

He'd seen the plane while he was on the chairlift.

So as he got off the chairlift, he quickly skied to a spot on the side of the run where he could have a better view of it.

Unfortunately, his brother was not looking at the time.

So when he said, did you see that?

He said, no, I didn't see anything.

His dad questioned him and said, are you sure?

People down here saw that plane too.

Maybe it just disappeared over the horizon.

And so Danny began to doubt what he saw.

And he just sort of let it go.

It was just the tearing sound of ripping through the trees.

And then I think we must have hit one final tree to come to rest.

And that's when I was probably thrown forward and knocked unconscious.

What I really remember is just looking out the left window right next to me and seeing the ground very closely and the trees and just being confused why we were so low.

And the last thing I remember is my mother screaming, oh my God, we're going to crash.

I had gone the year before at the age of seven.

Before that, I would be left behind with my grandparents because I was just too young to go on the family trip.

So I had gone the year before in 1973, probably my first time skiing.

I was extremely excited to learn how to ski.

So when March of 1974 rolled around, I was extremely excited again.