file under I'm never flying ever again

[izzy]

Congratulations, you broke a 1000 posts.

Oh, look at that. Thanks!

[kidicarus13]

1 dead
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fe...hia/ar-AAvYQJ8

Least desirable outcome

[William]

Based on ballistics and fragment research I have personally conducted for one of the major aircraft producers, I never sit perpendicular to any engine components.

Going to have to change my preferences as I usually try to get seats on the wings.

[BushMasterBoy]

One of three failures comes to mind, bird strike, ring failure(engine part) or foreign object damage(FOD) from runway. Too bad somebody was killed. We will just have to wait until the NTSB report.

[Bailey Guns]

I can't even begin to imagine what the odds are of something like that happening to a particular person. That is some seriously bad luck.

[hollohas]

Maybe she should have paid attention to the seatbelt sign...

Seatbelt doesn't help much if you're sitting next to the window. Your top half can get pulled out while your bottom half is still buckled up. Story says other passengers pulled her back in which would support the idea that she was likely still buckled.

[hollohas]

Based on ballistics and fragment research I have personally conducted for one of the major aircraft producers, I never sit perpendicular to any engine components.

She was sitting near the back of the wing. The front part of the engine got destoryed. She wasn't really perpendicular to it.

[.455_Hunter]

That's a pretty isometric view. Her seat is well within the cone of dispersion.

[Aloha_Shooter]

When your number is up, it's up. This kind of thing happens far less often than getting mugged or assaulted. I'll worry about more substantial things.

[Gman]

Wow. The 737 is a pretty solid aircraft, but uncontained engine failures do happen, even when they try to keep everything contained. They landed safely and the plane handled it quite well. As to the fatality, someone could have had a heart attack in all the excitement. Just have to wait for details.

Unless you're moving around the cabin, this is another reason to keep your ass buckled up.