Which did he choose?

• A. He chose for the engines to die.
• B. He chose to continue flight to Canada.
• C. He chose to crash into a mountain.
• D. He chose to bail out with a parachute.

Answer: (A)

The situation hinges on what happens right after the pilot collapses. Once the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian is suddenly in control but cannot keep the engine running or steer toward Canada as planned. The engine dies, and with no way to maintain flight, a crash-landing becomes the unavoidable outcome. The other options don’t fit the story: there isn’t a plan to continue to Canada without a functioning pilot, there’s no parachute to bail out with, and crashing into a mountain isn’t what Brian intends or chooses. So the turning point is the engine dying, which leads to the crash.