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.

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.

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.

My 20-year anniversary tribute to the 60 angels of the Sosoliso Plane crash of Dec 10 2005, to all that lost their lives in that crash that day and, most sincerely, to the loved ones left behind.🕊️#neverforgotten #60angels pic.twitter.com/4JIpsFC1px

— Kechi Okwuchi (@Kechi) December 10, 2025