Want to know the safest seat in a plane crash?  Hint: The more you pay, the more likely you’ll be among casualties.

In the midst of the news that there was a lone survivor in Tuesday’s Yemeni Airlines crash, there comes a study from Popular Mechanics writer and aviation expert David Nolan which found that the people sitting at the very rear of the plane (usually the less desirable ones due to their proximity to the head and galley) are more likely to walk away from a crash. The reason is simple: Planes usually hit the ground nose first.

Read about the ways to survive an airliner crash on CNN.com.