Jet mechanic's death a U.S. first
Jan 20, 2006, 4:01 am
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Jet mechanic's death a U.S. first
A mechanic sucked into a Continental Airlines jet engine in El Paso on Monday was the first to die that way in the United States while an aircraft was being prepared for flight, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
"It has not happened a lot, but it has happened before. Just not while boarding," NTSB spokeswoman Lauren Peduzzi said.
Houston Chronicle link
"It has not happened a lot, but it has happened before. Just not while boarding," NTSB spokeswoman Lauren Peduzzi said.
Houston Chronicle link
Jan 21, 2006, 11:25 am
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Not to take a tragedy lightly, but... my favorite part of the article is this line:
Julie??? 
Julie's Aircraft Service, the El Paso contractor where Buchanan worked, did not immediately return a message.
Jan 21, 2006, 8:39 pm
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Originally Posted by LarryJ
Yes, that happens quite regularly.
Jan 21, 2006, 8:49 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
When was the last fatal tragedy in the US where a commercial passenger plane's propeller was the culprit (i.e. airline employee killed by propeller)?
-howie