An airline employee died on Saturday after being “ingested” into the engine of American Airlines Embraer plane, like the sort pictured right here on the Dallas/Fort Worth International airport in Dallas in June 2021.

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An airline employee died on Saturday after being “ingested” into the engine of American Airlines Embraer plane, like the sort pictured right here on the Dallas/Fort Worth International airport in Dallas in June 2021.

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP by way of Getty Images

An airline floor crew employee in Alabama died after being “ingested into the engine” of a parked airplane on Saturday, mentioned the National Transportation Safety Board.

In an announcement supplied to NPR, the NTSB mentioned it has opened an investigation into the loss of life. The incident concerned an Embraer 170 plane, a medium-range jet that may maintain about 70 passengers, which had flown from Dallas Fort-Worth to the Montgomery Regional Airport.

The sufferer, whose title has but to be launched, was employed by Piedmont Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines that operates at more than 80 airports. Neither firm responded to NPR’s request for remark.

“We are saddened to hear about the tragic loss of a team member of the AA/Piedmont Airlines,” mentioned Wade A. Davis, the airport’s government director. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.”

The airport grounded all flights for 5 hours after the incident, which occurred round 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.

People briefed on the matter told Reuters that the engine was running at the time of the incident. The NTSB confirmed the parking brake on the plane was additionally set.

More particulars on the loss of life might be launched in a preliminary report in two to a few weeks, the NTSB mentioned.