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removed incorrect unsourced information that contradicts the basic facts of Whyalla Airlines Flight 904
* Columbian AF C 130 Hercules, October 1982, en route between the Azores and Bermuda stayed afloat for 2 days
* Columbian AF C 130 Hercules, October 1982, en route between the Azores and Bermuda stayed afloat for 2 days
The average rate of survival for all the passenger planes listed above is 77%. Until now, there has never been an instance of a passenger plane water ditching in which there have not been any survivors.
The average rate of survival for all the passenger planes listed above is 77%, although this varies widely: All passengers and crew survived [[US Airways Flight 1549]], but all passengers and crew aboard Whyalla Airlines Flight 904 perished in the crash.<ref name=coroner>{{cite web|url=http://www.airsafety.com.au/whyalla/d724find.htm|title=Findings of Inquest|author=Chivell, Wayne|publisher=airsafety.com.au|date=24 July 2003}}</ref>