Christa (Final Destination)

Christa
Full Name	Christa
Gender	Female
Place of Origin	Mt. Abraham, New York
Born	1981－1982
Status	Deceased
Died	13 May 1999
Cause of Death	Sucked out of the plane and incinerated from engine #2 exploding
Occupation	Mount Abraham High School student
Actor	Leslie McMichael
First Appearance	Final Destination
Last Appearance	Final Destination

Christa was a Mount Abraham High School student, and a casualty of Flight 180 explosion.

Final Destination

Christa during the disaster on the plane

Christa is seen outside the airport, when Valerie returns a backpack that Christa forgot on the bus. Later inside the airport, Christa was seen followed the group, and listening to Larry Murnau's french. Christa sat on the left side of the plane, alongside Dustin and a student, in the same row with Ms. Lewton. During the disaster on the plane, the window side was destroyed, causing the passengers sucked out of the plane. After Dustin and a student being fell out of the plane, Christa tries to hold onto the hand of Ms. Lewton, and is even heard saying, "Mrs. Lewton! Help!". But it was too late and Christa is sucked out of the plane as engine #2 explodes, dying instantly from the blast.

Death

Christa's death

She heard Alex shouting about his premonition. But she did not believe him, and she remained on it when it took off. It can be assured that Christa died as the same way as what happened in Alex's premonition.

Trivia

• The character is uncredited in the movie, as the role is considered as a background extra, but the actress was credited as one of the stunts, under the name Leslie Spongberg.
• The actual name of this character is not clearly revealed, and there are several uncertainties and issues on this matter:
  • According to the English closed captions from the official DVD, Ms. Lewton called her "Christa" before she was sucked out from the plane. Although this seemingly has revealed the character's name, it may not be entirely accurate, as judging from Ms. Lewton's lip and her voice, she did not appear to have said such name during the scene, and this line is not seen in the script, so the validity of the name is debatable. It is very possible that the crew who worked on the closed captions have mixed this character up with another student Christa Marsh, and that the line is a pure creation by the team, which is normal for background dialogues that are not in the script.
  • In the Spanish dubbing, her name is changed to "Jane", which further proved the name "Christa" may not be accurate as it can be changed under different languages.
  • In the novel, her name is "Lucy". She was described as "a pretty girl in her late teens", and she was also revealed to be one of Ms. Lewton's favorite students from her English literature class.
  • The monument that listed the names of the 39 Mount Abraham High School students and teachers who killed on Flight 180, does not have the name Jane, Lucy or a second Christa on. It can be argued that these names are the middle name of the character and that it didn't include in the monument, otherwise, it created a production error.
    • Among the names on the monument, this character could be Jody Chow, Laurie Edmundson, Karen Ann Eisenstadt, Kasandra Griebel, Kate Elise Heslup, Sally Hudson, Lee M. Jenkinson, Joey Jow, Terry Mackay, Johanna Ingrid Mazur, Brooke Karen McGill, Pamela McLeod, Julie Anne Slater, Terry Sonderhoff, Mary Lou Storey, Anneke Van Oort, Kirstie Van Oort or Carie Lynn Wallis.
  • Determining from Ms. Lewton's lip and her voice from the scene, along with the names on the monument, this character is likely "Lee M. Jenkinson".