Hero BA pilot Captain Eric Moody saved hundreds when all four engines of his 747 stopped in 1982
Captain Eric Moody died aged 84 this week, decades after he was responsible for saving 263 people in June 1982.Flight 009, as it was officially named, has now been dubbed the 'Jakarta Incident' after it flew through the cloud on its journey between
Reports said passengers were in awe of an electrical light storm outside plane, but the engines then glowed white, shot flame, and then died.At the time, Moody was on his way to the plane's bathroom but was summoned back to the cockpit.: “On the way back, I noticed puffs of smoke billowing out of the floor vents and there was an acrid smell or ionised electrical smell.”He said: "All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
Moody was able to fly the 'City of Edinburgh' to safety and he was eventually given the control column as a memento.He said: “It still affects me and Shirley today. The cabin was quiet, people were praying. We just hugged and held hands.” In 2010, he told The Times the experience was: "a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse".
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