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ONLY SURVIVOR OF AIRPLANE CRASH – CAPT DALE BLACK – YOUTUBE

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CAPT. DALE BLACK is a seasoned expert in living by faith, partnering with God to make the impossible possible.

Following a devastating plane crash in which Dale was a passenger and the sole survivor, he was not expected to survive. He was given no chance of living a normal life…. From a coma with life-threatening injuries, to being confined to a wheelchair with no hope of walking, ever using his left arm, seeing out his right eye, or recovering his memory, he found the hidden biblical principles that make the power of faith work. Every time.

Dale has spent his life in three areas: aviation, business, and sharing the love of Jesus to countless thousands through ministry. For over thirty years Dale and Paula led scores of teams on short term Christian missionary projects to over 50 countries.

His career has included working as a former commercial pilot, airline pilot instructor, FAA designated jet examiner, and aviation accident prevention counselor. He has captained flights throughout the world—all while building and operating several businesses. With over forty years of professional flying experience, he has trained more than a thousand pilots, shaping the lives of celebrities and CEOs alike as an instructor pilot and jet aircraft manager.

Dale continues to touch people in ways that are life-changing. His greatest joy is to share the love of God—introducing people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Dale now spends his time writing and teaching. He is currently writing a book series called Messages From Heaven, just completing the first book–Atomic Faith.

A few months following Dale’s release from the hospital, while visiting the crash site, he vowed to fly over the monument again on the one-year anniversary date of the crash. It would take a miracle.

As Dale began the journey of recovery, he became a dedicated student of the Bible, delving into the miracle working power of Jesus. This journey led him to uncover what he calls the “secrets of atomic faith.” Dale got his life back! You can find more about his miraculous story in his books: Flight To Heaven and Visiting Heaven.

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Against all odds, on the first anniversary date of the crash Dale flew a plane over the monument he had crashed into. Since that time, he completed a career as an experienced airline pilot and the owner of a successful jet aviation company. Dale and his wife, Paula, also started a non-profit ministry, sharing the gospel of Jesus and helping the needy in over 50 countries.

Dale and Paula Black

Dale and Paula at the Guatemala orphanage they established

Dale with ministry team in Moscow, Russia

Married for over fifty years and now semi-retired, they live in the Pacific Northwest. They continue to write books about the abundant life Jesus offers, empowering others to overcome life’s challenges with atomic faith through the teaching and stories in Dale’s first book in the Messages From Heaven series.

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A QUICK REVIEW OF THE CRASH

As the only survivor of a horrific airplane crash, Dale’s life was forever changed. As a nineteen-year-old brash young pilot in flight training, he boarded a commuter airplane out of Burbank, California along with two other pilots—carrying bank checks as cargo. Just after take-off, they violently crashed into a 100’ tall, air memorial called Portal of the Folded Wings. The first witnesses to the crash site determined that all three pilots were dead. Ironically the mausoleum is dedicated to famous, deceased pilots.

For three days Dale drifted in and out of a coma but not before taking an uncharted trip … to heaven.

What he experienced; words cannot do justice. Even the best words pale before the indescribable. For many months following the crash, due to serious amnesia, he remembered almost nothing. Nothing of the crash. Nothing of the 70-foot fall into a tangled mass of metal debris. He remembered nothing of the first three days in the hospital, nor his visit to heaven. Dale says, “For months my mind did not remember. My heart? Well, that’s a different story”.

It took 40 years for Dale to finally tell his story.

The story is written in two books: Flight to Heaven (2010-Bethany House) and Visiting Heaven (2023-Destiny Image).

Flight to Heaven is about Dale’s crash and the miraculous recovery against all odds, lessons on how God heals and ending in the recovery of his dream to become a professional pilot.
Visiting Heaven is the detailed and intimate account of Dale’s out-of-body experience at the crash site and in the hospital, followed by a journey to Heaven where he learned more about God and the principles of heavenly life, culminating in several adventures of faith stories, following Dale’s recovery from the crash. Each book reveals very different aspects of Dale’s journey.