Beyond Survival: J. A. Bayona's 'Beyond Society' Doc Revisits Survivors' Lives After Andes Crash The 1972 Uruguayan Air Force plane crash in the Andes Mountains is one of the most infamous aviation disasters in history.
On October 12, 1972, a chartered aircraft carrying a rugby team and their friends and family from Uruguay to Chile crashed into the mountains, killing everyone on board except for 16 survivors.
These individuals were forced to resort to cannibalism to stay alive, surviving against all odds for 72 days in one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth.