Tel Aviv, Oct. 2 -- An ordinary journey transformed into a desperate fight for survival when an Israeli dentist aboard a FlyDubai service sprang into action, combining quick thinking and medical expertise to save the severely injured captain after a mid-air cockpit attack.

Dr. Shota Musaev recounted that upon rushing toward the flight deck alongside fellow passengers after Capt. Smit Machchhar was assaulted, he instantly focused on how he could intervene to protect everyone on board.

"I think, how [can] I help this situation for all [the passengers for all plane. How I can help," he told ABC News. "And I see one pilot on the floor, with . blood."

The flight, designated as FlyDubai Flight 1073 travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, plunged ...