Wilmer Valderrama is grateful to be alive today.
In his new book, “American Story: Everyone's Invited,” the “That 70s Show” star details the horrific plane crash that left him questioning everything from his career to what's truly important in life.
“After the Super Bowl, a group of actors and associates were on their way back to Hollywood from New Orleans, but nothing about the flight was smooth,” Valderrama, 44, writes in his memoir. US Weekly“A winter storm is brewing in the sky and the mood on board is unsettled.”
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Wilmer Valderrama starred on “That 70s Show” from 1998 to 2006. (Getty Images)
Valderrama, who was traveling with other friends including his “70s Show” co-stars Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson, as well as Colin Hanks, said the small plane “started to rock up and down and side to side.”
“I am feeling dizzy,” he wrote. “It is getting hard to breathe. Oxygen masks are falling from the ceiling and I am wondering if they have come off due to turbulence or if there is something else going on.”
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Valderrama said the pilot was already donning a “full Air Force mask, which is much larger than ours” before realizing the seriousness of the situation.
“We fumbled to put our masks on. Something was definitely wrong on this plane,” the actor wrote. “Colin was clutching the arms of his seat like he was going to die. Ashton's chin had dropped to his knees. … Our plane was about to crash.”
At the time of the incident, Valderrama was traveling with co-stars Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson. (Getty Images)
Valderrama wrote that according to the captain, “the oxygen valve remained closed,” causing carbon monoxide to fill the cabin.
“I can't feel my arms,” Masterson told his co-star, Valderrama recalled. At that point, Valderrama and Kutcher were sharing one mask, and Masterson had a spare.
“It's hard to imagine a best-case scenario if we crashed high up on the mountainside and they never found us,” Valderrama wrote. “Ashton would be thinking about who he would eat first, and it would probably be me, because he loves Latin American food.”
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After all the difficulties, the plane finally landed safely.
“We cheered, but it felt like our whole lives had just flown by in a flash. It wasn't a happy cheer,” Valderrama wrote. “It was an awkward cheer, like we were trying to process what had just happened.”
Valderrama said the incident made him question his life. (Getty Images)
It's unclear when the incident took place, but Valderrama said it made him question everything, especially his career and the roles he wanted to play.
He received life and career advice from veteran actors such as Tom Hanks and Johnny Depp and came to one conclusion.
“What if my life had ended on that plane that day?” Valderrama wrote. “We all die someday, and we must prepare for what comes next, but it's also important to live in the here and now.”
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