In what would be Lucille Balls first major role (thanks to a last minute replacement), Five Came Back is an excellent adventure and is considered to be a precursor to disaster movies.
12 people (9 passengers and 3 crew-members) are en-route to Panama, when a violent storm throws the aircraft off course and forces them to crash land in an area know for its cannibalistic tribes.
The aircraft is eventually repaired, but some are not able to make the journey home… and as you can guess by the title, only five came back.