On 6 Jan 2005 23:06:12 -0600, Andrew Sarangan
wrote:

I wonder how often that really happens. I know of only one case when a
Seattle pilot hung on a wire. I would imagine that the chance of hitting
a wire and hanging upside down is just as remote as surviving a midair
collision. I could be wrong though.




Remote? The survival rate is something like 30-40%, I believe. For
example, in 2000 there were 19 midairs, with 8 non-fatal. I don't
have the actual number of people involved.