All one ever needs to know about this should have talked to Captain Haynes and his crew of United Flight 232
Flightcrew performance
In subsequent reconstructions of the circumstances of the accident in flight simulators, no pilot of any seniority has succeeded in reproducing Fitch's achievement of maneuvering the aircraft as far as the runway, generally losing control in mid air.
http://www.answers.com/topic/united-airlines-flight-232
Hell of a pilot!
The crew of the C-5 that crash landed in Vietnam in 1975 also did pretty well. I believe the ratio of survivors/non-survivors was similar.