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> The last US fatal accident was 14 years ago ... which just goes to show how incredibly safe this all is. This isn’t quite true, there was that poor woman suc

by ls612 3y ago

> The last US fatal accident was 14 years ago ... which just goes to show how incredibly safe this all is. This isn’t quite true, there was that poor woman sucked out of the Southwest flight in 2018. But your broader point is 100% correct.

0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
Please tell me someone intentionally opened the door. I had not previously thought getting blown out of a plane was a likely possibility.
- stouset 3y ago
  An engine failed mid-flight, the casing failed to contain the fan blades as they are designed to do, and one went through a passenger window. Again, Swiss cheese model. This is some Final Destination shit, not something anyone not an aircraft designer should spend time worrying about.
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- dreamcompiler 3y ago
  The engine shredded itself midflight and blew a hole in the fuselage next to her seat. The other passengers held her and prevented her from being completely sucked out but she still died from her injuries.
ineedasername 3y ago
Also someone on the ground crew on New Year’s Eve pulled into the engine, though they apparently disregarded multiple warnings about clearance distance from the engine even after nearly getting knocked over by exhaust. I’m not sure how that sort of thing (disregarding multiple warnings & a near miss) can be prevented: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/25/alabama-airport-worker-killed-jet-engine-safety-warnings https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/25/alabama-airp...
- ls612 3y ago
  Wasn’t that one ruled a suicide?
  - ineedasername 3y ago
    That was a different one, in Texas more recently. I have to wonder if the person was influenced in their choice of method by the relatively recent news of another dying the same way. In the end that of things, the method, probably doesn’t matter much. 988 Dialing that, at least in the US, will get help to anyone who needs it

by ls612 3y ago

0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago

Please tell me someone intentionally opened the door. I had not previously thought getting blown out of a plane was a likely possibility.

stouset 3y ago
An engine failed mid-flight, the casing failed to contain the fan blades as they are designed to do, and one went through a passenger window. Again, Swiss cheese model. This is some Final Destination shit, not something anyone not an aircraft designer should spend time worrying about.
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dreamcompiler 3y ago
The engine shredded itself midflight and blew a hole in the fuselage next to her seat. The other passengers held her and prevented her from being completely sucked out but she still died from her injuries.

ineedasername 3y ago

Also someone on the ground crew on New Year’s Eve pulled into the engine, though they apparently disregarded multiple warnings about clearance distance from the engine even after nearly getting knocked over by exhaust. I’m not sure how that sort of thing (disregarding multiple warnings & a near miss) can be prevented: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/25/alabama-airport-worker-killed-jet-engine-safety-warnings https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/25/alabama-airp...

ls612 3y ago
Wasn’t that one ruled a suicide?
- ineedasername 3y ago
  That was a different one, in Texas more recently. I have to wonder if the person was influenced in their choice of method by the relatively recent news of another dying the same way. In the end that of things, the method, probably doesn’t matter much. 988 Dialing that, at least in the US, will get help to anyone who needs it