Sosoliso Plane Crash Survivor Kechi Okwuchi Narrates What She Did When Aircraft Was Going Down
- Kechi Okwuchi has given an insight into her experience during the Sosoliso plane crash of 2005 that killed all but two passengers
- The Nigerian-American singer has had more than 100 surgeries, including skin grafts, as a result of the burns all over her body
- Okwuchi was a boarding high school student on her way home for a holiday when the plane crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
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FCT, Abuja - Kechi Okwuchi, a plane crash survivor, has paid tribute to the victims of the tragic Sosoliso air accident that happened 20 years ago.
Legit.ng reports that the America Got Talent star was one of the two survivors in the Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crash on December 10, 2005.
Source: Twitter
Sosoliso survivor recalls plane ordeal
In a post on her X (formerly Twitter) page on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the 36-year-old reiterated her commitment to keep advancing a good course in honour of 'the 60 angels' who breathed their last during the tragic incident.
Kechi survived but sustained severe burns during the plane crash.
She said, hopelessly, that she held a close friend’s hand as the plane went down.
Kechi explained in the video on X:
“On this particular day (20-year anniversary), it is not really about the story; it is about the feeling that I had that day. I feel like it would never go away for the rest of my life.
“I remember everything that happened that day vividly, and I think I will forever. But I also remember the feelings I was having during the time when the plane was going down, all the confusion. And I remember holding one of my closest friends' hands. I was thinking that this was the end for real.”
Kechi added:
"20 years have passed, and some of my memories are not only painful or negative anymore. I have had a lot of amazing experiences because I was able to have a second chance at life that most people in that place were not able to."
The X post can be seen below:
Recall that the Sosoliso Flight 1145, which took off from Abuja, crash-landed at Port Harcourt International Airport, its destination, with 110 people on board.
There were only two survivors out of the 103 passengers and seven crew members.
Among the passengers were about 60 secondary school students from Loyola Jesuit College in the capital, Abuja.
Source: Twitter
Kechi has continued to pull the strings since the plane crash, which dominated discussions across the globe at the time.
In 2015, she graduated with a first-class honours from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas, USA.
She also emerged as a finalist at the 12th edition of America’s Got Talent two years later.
Sosoliso survivor Kechi Okwuchi earns MBA
Legit.ng earlier reported that Kechi Okwuchi had trended online as she celebrated earning a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of St. Thomas, a Catholic college in the United States.
She took to her X page to praise God and thank her loved ones for supporting her during her studies, with netizens and celebrities lauding her determination and her ability to achieve despite the challenges she has faced.
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