Ferdinand Puentes is still filled with raw emotion, almost one month after surviving a plane crash.
"As sirens and bells of airplane were going, it was quiet. Everyone knew what was going on," Puentes said.
Puentes turned on his GoPro camera moments after the engine of the Makani Kai Air Cessna he was on quit, just offshore of Kalaupapa, Molokai.
"Seeing the water coming up real fast, the splash down when we hit the water," Puentes said.
Puentes and the rest of his passengers jumped out of the sinking plane.
"It just bit into me like am I dreaming," Puentes said.
He held on to one wing as long as he could. From his vantage point, he got this eery image of the plane underwater.
Despite being an avid waterman, Puentes' life vest wasn't enough to keep him from going under, so the pilot, Clyde Kawasaki, gave him an extra seat cushion to stay afloat.
"Steel-toed boots, heavy work jeans, and long sleeve shirt. It was hard and exhausting to swim with all that," Puentes said.
After floating for what seemed like hours, Puentes and the rest of the people on board were picked up by the Coast Guard.
He was flown to the Queen's Medical Center to get checked out.
"You could have died. There's so much variations that could have happened for the worse," Puentes said.
Puentes says his life has been forever changed by that day.
"A lot of things seem petty now. Can't take things for granted," Puentes said.
On Thursday, he boarded another roundtrip flight to Kalaupapa to overcome his fear of flying.
"It hurts, but you have to heal my way of healing and move forward," Puentes said.
Puentes says he has made a lifelong friend following the ordeal.
He and the pilot chat and text to keep up with each other's lives.
The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate what caused the engine to lose power.
