Who died on Southwest flight 1380?

The passenger in the window seat, Jennifer Riordan, was fatally injured – the first death on a U.S. airline flight since 2009. Eight other passengers including at least one of the men who helped pull Riordan back in the window, suffered minor injuries.

What happened to Jennifer Riordan?

Days after Flight 1380 landed safely, and the Philadelphia medical examiner reported that Riordan died of blunt-force trauma, the FAA issued an emergency inspection order.

Is Tammie Jo Shults still flying?

Shults, who retired from Southwest in August after a 26-year career, piloted a heavily damaged Boeing 737 to safety in April 2018 after an engine ripped apart and killed one passenger.

Who was the pilot of Southwest flight 1380?

Tammie Jo Shults
Captain Darren Ellisor ‘Southwest Flight 1380 might have been the first time many of us heard the name Tammie Jo Shults, but it won’t be the last.

Has anyone died on a Southwest flight?

Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 was a Boeing 737-7H4 that experienced a contained engine failure in the left CFM56-7B engine after departing from New York–LaGuardia Airport en route to Dallas Love Field on April 17, 2018….Southwest Airlines Flight 1380.

What happened on Southwest Flight 1380?

Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 was a Boeing 737-7H4 that experienced a contained engine failure in the left CFM56-7B engine after departing from New York–LaGuardia Airport en route to Dallas Love Field on April 17, 2018. The crew conducted an emergency descent and diverted to Philadelphia International Airport.

Did Jennifer Reardon survive?

Jennifer Riordan died from blunt impact after being partially sucked out of her seat midflight during Tuesday’s Southwest accident, medical experts ruled. The flight, traveling from New York City to Dallas, made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after disaster struck.

Has Southwest ever had a plane crash?

This was the first fatal airline accident involving a U.S. passenger carrier since the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in February 2009 and the first aircraft accident involving Southwest Airlines that resulted in the death of a passenger….Southwest Airlines Flight 1380.