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From hero to zero – SA pilot who saved lives but lost a career

‘I’d saved the lives of 25 people and they suspended my licence. I will fight this until the day I die’. Pilot Rod Lovell saved the lives of 25 people and prevented one of Australia’s worst air disasters when he ditched his plane into Botany Bay in 1994. He tells reporter Roy Eccleston the whole saga cost him his marriage and career. Reported by: Roy EcclestonProduced by: Greg BarilaEdited by: Emily Dawe

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Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/from-hero-to-zero-sa-pilot-who-saved-lives-but-lost-a-career/audio/261916b34a0c100ad372cd98f668e89a