Jet engine ingestion
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A jet engine ingestion is an occurrence when an object is sucked into a jet engine. Ingestion of an object can cause engine failure.
Birds or other flying animals can be ingested into aircraft jet engines. This happens thousands of times per year.
There have been incidents of humans being ingested into jet engines. Most of these were accidents or suicides.
Other objects can be ingested and cause engine damage or failure, such as what occurred in Air France Flight 4590.
Fatal incidents of humans being ingested
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- On January 14, 1990, Daniel John O'Brien, a man from Illinois, trespassed onto the tarmac of Piarco International Airport, stole an automobile and crashed it into a taxiing British Airways Boeing 747, which destroyed the car and injured O'Brien. He then got out of the car and threw himself into the no. 2 engine, killing him instantly.[1]
- On December 31, 2022, ground crew worker Courtney Edwards was ingested into the no. 1 engine of an Envoy Air Embraer E175, which was on idle, as it arrived at the gate at Montgomery Regional Airport after accidentally stepping in front of it.[2]
- On June 23, 2023, ground crew worker was ingested after he intentionally stepped in front of the no. 1 engine of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 which was taxing to the gate at San Antonio International Airport.[3][4]
- On July 8, 2025, a man was ingested by the no. 1 engine of a Volotea Airbus A319 which was taxiing for takeoff at Milan Bergamo Airport.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "American Killed When He Jumps Into Jet's Engine". Los Angeles Times. January 17, 1990. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "NTSB's final report on 2022 death at Montgomery Regional Airport released". WSFA. December 20, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (June 25, 2023). "Texas airport worker dies after being sucked into Delta jet engine". The Guardian. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ Olson, Emily (June 27, 2023). "A Texas airport worker who was sucked into a plane's engine died by suicide". NPR. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ Gross, Jenny (July 8, 2025). "Man Dies at Milan Airport After Being Sucked Into Jet Engine, Official Says". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2025.