Woman Falls from 39,000 Feet After an Engine Explosion | Deadly Experiment (With Real Audio) 

That Southwest pilot was remarkably calm and polite. She has a very pleasant voice too.

Being sucked out of a plane puts my crappy day into perspective...

My husband walked by and commented on what great music you had for your video. I said “that means someone died when you hear that.” And he's like “oh.” 😂

A very moving video. Thank you TFC.

Hey tower guy, 27 left, WAKE UP!

Your content is amazing you should have 10 million subs.

I've seen test footage of runaway/detached fan blades being contained in the engine nacelle. Can't imagine the force necessary in the case of the Southwest jet to generate a catastrophic failure like that. Guess it just hit the wrong area.

Why is it the SouthWest 1380 captain does not include the aircraft callsign in nearly all her readbacks? The first officer seemed to do it every single time.

That is the complete opposite of winning the power ball in the world of luck.

You would never get me on DC 9 yet alone a flying coffin DC 10

When it’s your time it’s really your time

According to my research, the passenger ejected from flight 27 was a man not a woman (?). I spoke too soon, this episode includes Southwest Flight 1380 from 2018.

I'm a little confused by this. The title says a woman falls from 39,000 feet but a commenter says it was a guy and the voice of the captain sounds very much like a female.

Did they ever find the body of the first person that was sucked out??

Do continental airlines flight 11 next pls

The moment he repeats ‘you said there’s a hole in the aircraft and somebody went out?’ He corrects himself, knowing not to add stress by focusing on thepast.. immediately after he says’ok, doesn’t matter. We’ll sort it out when you come in’. Focusing on the important course of action. Great work.

That Philli controller had such compassion, integrity and team spirit. Every time I hear this story and the conversation with ATC I well up. Thank goodness they landed safe 🙏

One of many reasons I'm ALWAYS strapped in when flying. My seatbelt is only off when going to the restroom.

The National Airlines passenger who died was George F Gardner of Beaumont, Texas. He remains were eventually found and returned to his family for burial. Pilots of both planes did a great job getting the planes safely down. It must have been terrifying for the passengers and crew. Thank you for a great presentation.

Mad props to those pilots for keep calm, cool, collected, and professional throughout those ordeals. My heart breaks for the passengers whose lives were claimed in each incident.

I've heard this audio multiple times previously. Yet every single time I'm struck by the pilot's calmness and professionalism and the ATC's dito.

Professionalism at its finest. Coolheaded Southwest Captain and ATC. This is how it’s supposed to work. The tower did everything to accommodate the flight and the Captain covered all the bases to ensure a safe conclusion. Well done.

This was a realistic explanation. Anyways, can you do Japan Airlines Flight 123 as a request?

I remember hearing how the passenger setting right next to that lady had grabbed onto her legs and waist and tried to pull her back into the plane with the help of other passengers. But wasn’t able to. So he just held onto her for dear life with the help of the other passengers until the flight landed.

Teamwork and professionalism at it's finest. My admiration and heart goes out to all involved, in particular the passenger who lost her life, and her family. The focus and calm demeanor of the crew, tower and emergency personnel, in what was undoubtedly a harrowing situation, takes my breath away.

There are strange twist to these two events. I remember them both well because I lived near the runway in Albuquerque when the National incident occurred and saw it land that day. Then over forty years later the Southwest accident occurred and the passenger killed was from Albuquerque so the city was involved in both incidents just in different ways.

Captain Shults, once flew as a US Navy fighter pilot - small wonder her calm and controlled demeanor -- exactly what was needed in the 737-700 incident, Once again, kudos to TFC for an excellent recounting.

For the lady that fell out, she would instantly pass out from too little oxygen and stay that way as heat plummets from her body dying of both oxygen deprivation and hypothermia. For her, she died in her sleep. Tragic deaths are the hardest to grieve. Our imaginations can’t help but wonder…..

Hi. Could it be possible that the resume at the end, with names of people, stay up to the end? You make the sentence appear and 1 second later it's gone. Unless you pause and do it quick, you miss the end. I don't understand why you do that. Anyway thanks for your videos as usual. :)

I can't even imagine what was going through that poor woman's head when she went out the window.

Another lady was initially sitting in the same seat as the woman who was sucked out of the southwest plane. She always chose the window seat, but it just so happened she had a lot of coffee before boarding the plane and at the last minute chose to let the unfortunate woman have her seat so she could sit in the isle seat and go to the restroom during the flight without bothering her co-passengers. So basically, her drinking a lot of coffee that day saved her life. Life's weird like that.

A Newsweek article about Southwest 1380 stated the passenger was pulled out the window, but nearby passengers were able to pull her back in. She later died at the hospital from her injuries. RIP.

The In Memoriam gets faster and faster, I couldn't even get half way into the sentence before the flash disappeared from the screen

I felt that "Thank You Lord" at the end. RIP to both fatalities.

US hasn’t had a disastrous crash in FOURTEEN years….that’s an absurd safety record. The 2018 Southwest flight was the only fatality in the last 14 years. I’m only 38….major crashes we’re basically an annual event when I was growing up in 80’s/90’s and aviation was very safe even then. It’s ridiculously safe now. Not the safest transportation but the safest thing you can do period. A walk around your neighborhood is more dangerous

Damn that lady pilot was ice cold. Good for her.

From a retired airline captain with over 8,000 hours in 737s: 1/ To pax: Keep your damn seatbelt fastened! 2/ The graphics are amazingly detailed - and completely accurate. Well done, Flight Channel!

It's crazy how the captain earned his wings in 1947 and eventually would end up flying jets. He probably started out flying a DC-3. Must've been an interesting experience.

That poor passenger getting sucked out! I can’t imagine the horror she endured

About the 2nd incident: I don't mean to make light of this, but there are several moments that verge on deadpan humor. Like when the ATC asks the captain of the stricken plane which airport would she like to go to, and she says "Give us the vector to your CLOSEST". That's my emphasis because I would have yelled it. And then: what kind of final will you need, long or short? "We're gonna need a long final". Makes sense. And finally: "We're gonna stop right here by the fire trucks." Good idea. Seriously though, just astonishing level of composure be everyone, especially Captain Shults. (Noticed the name in a comment, odd that it isn't mentioned in the video)

I feel much better now about taking my first commercial flight next week 😂

the Flight 27 victim was a man - George F. Gardner of Beaumont Texas - his remains weren't found until a couple years later

That whole SW1380 crew and ATC were stellar. Rock solid rockstars given the situation

This Lady was a fighter pilot, and it show off. Calm, confident, respecting the rules and saving the souls she was in charge. An angel of mercy!

The voice of the captain of Southwest 1380 is so soft and dead calm.

To the person who creates these videos. I was trying to read the print at the bottom of the screen, which could not be read, due to two thumbnails if other videos. I have no idea what it said, as it is only readable for 2 seconds and then the thumbnails cover it up. I recommend you allow 6 or more seconds to read the information about who died before the thumbnails show up. It's like reading a book, and the ending is not in the book. Thank you. Their have been other videos that are like this too!

Thank you so much for the time and details you put into these videos. I’ve enjoyed watching many, many hours of your recreations. ❤ But…..I’ll never fly again without thinking of every single accident and near-miss.

That Philly controller is obviously a seasoned professional.

Here is an example of why it's wise to keep seatbelts fastened except for brief trips to the toilet. It might prevent you from getting sucked out of the plane. This incident is just like another more recent incident as well.

The 2nd incident in this video is Southwest 1380, not Southwest 3472 (which was a similar accident but no fatalities and occurred in 2016).

I'm sure you must eventually pass out but I can't imagine anything more terrifying than being sucked out of a passenger plane with no parachute and falling 30k feet watching your plane fly away.

Incredible video on the two accidents on both National Airlines in 1973 and Southwest in 2018! 😥Rest in peace to George F. Gardner on board National Airlines Flight 27 and to Jennifer Riordan on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1380.😥

That lady captain 👏 what an awesome pilot .

Too dismissive of the first victim on first story. Barely mention him or her? Who was it? Second story, what are the names of pilot, co-pilot ? 2 incomplete stories.

In '73 there were plenty of airline accidents, mostly due to air traffic control, so if you don't think unions ar4e good, well without them you would still be in serious risk flying today. Air traffic controllers were worked much to hard and the stress on the eyes and the b rain caused many things to get missed. It's a demanding job in the best situations, so many lives depend on them. It is just so much safer today it's unbelievable.

Every time I flew I all ways wore my seat belt in both military and civilian aircraft. May those Two Rest In Peace.

Those last words of the pilot after landing...Thanks you Lord, Thanks you Lord..Thanks you Lord...really touching....

The woman did not fall 39000 feet. She was stuck in the window.

Please update the video title and thumbnail to accurately portray the events that occured! A WOMAN did not fall 39k in the 1973 National Airlines event. How could you get this SO WRONG??

The National passenger who was sucked out of the plane was George F. Gardner according to Wikipedia.

What a nightmare! So glad that the crew and flight control were clearly communicating to each other.

Thank you Lord. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Lord. 🙏

Couple of major errors: First: "The New Mexico State Police and local organizations searched extensively for the missing passenger, George F. Gardner of Beaumont, Texas, who was blown out of the window." [thus, it was a man, not a woman that perished] ... Second, the Southwest Flight discussed is: Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 - "... 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." [not Flight 3472].

My goodness, this poor person who was sucked out of the plane is awful. Very tragic and sad. May this individual rest in peace always 🙏

Great video. Keep getting better and better. Also keep adding the real photos please. Really gives it an extra impact.

The Captain of SWA 1380 sounds remarkably calm.

The casualty from 39,000 feet was a man. George F. Gardner. His body was found 2 years later during construction of the Very Large Array radio telescope project. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Airlines_Flight_27#Casualties

Many decades ago I was told that one should always keep the seat belt on. It's possible that neither of those ejected passengers would have lived if they had their belts on. Missing from the story, were those passenger's bodies ever recovered? Great production!

Thanks, very professional communications both ways, very sad for the 2 passengers who died, the other passengers and crew on both flights must have suffered severe trauma, I doubt I would ever fly again after that. I thought the modern engines were designed to contain a catastrophic destruction, but I suppose it is not possible to cater for all possibilities. TFC thanks again for your detailed work, best flight channel on RU-vid.

Boy , she’s cool as a cucumber ! Kudos !

the calmness of the captain is unreal. The voice is almost sounds like some meditation. No stress whatsoever. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Wow, she was so calm, awesome pilot.

Your work is EXCELLENT, you are one of the few producers of this type of content who correctly described the poor victims of these events to be Ejected vs the commonly held myth that cabin contents are 'sucked' out in a cabin depressurisation/decompression event. Like a pressurised bottle containing carbonated beverages, if the cap/cork is released slowly like the insidious type gradual depressurisation or when the cap/cork is swiftly removed or popped causing dramatic overflowing discharge of beverage contents like a rapid depressurisation. No Sucking - Only Ejecting! Terrific work! :) The PIC failed to advise ATC of their cabin depressurisation in addition to the indicated engine failure/fire. The primary reason for their emergency descent and donning of masks was due to correct EICAS indications and aural warnings. The concurrent events would be (or ought to be if effectively trained) foremost in mind that the likely cause of both indications in that timeframe and sequence is an contained engine failure and subsequent breech of cabin integrity. Irrespective of identifying the catalyst of warning indications, the cabin altimeter will indicate the increasing altitude or equalised cabin and aircraft altitudes, relevant and important information to convey to ATC. With respect to the Aviate - Navigate - Communicate priority sequence; as SOON as practicable and WITHOUT delay during depressurisation-initiated emergency descent, the squawk code 7700 is entered to replace your assigned squawk code, and simultaneously advise ATC of actions and intentions with a message such as … “Pan-Pan! Pan-Pan! Pan-Pan!** 'Callsign' Currently Squawking 7700 Initiating Emergency Descent Due To Cabin Depressurisation Departed Flight Level XYZ for Flight Level 100 Currently Passing Through Flight Level ABC” ** or Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! if the situation is apparently life threatening. Vital communication because despite the technical crew's traffic proximity awareness of any potential threats, ATC has a bigger picture awareness and requires advice ASAP of any traffic deviations from assigned track and altitude. ATC asked her if there were any other issues, he also likely heard her transmissions were via an oxygen mask, unbelievably and inappropriately she stated NO! Overwhelming stress may be a factor, but these are memory items and the sensation of that mask firmly secured is a fairly decent reminder! There was no self-correction with ATC update until following advice from cabin crew of cabin conditions which is poor. The fact that ATC advised flight level 110 and it was accepted indicates extremely poor situational awareness from both tech crew and lack of awareness from ATC due to the crew’s failure to advise! Above FL100 oxygen is mandatory for tech crew, if ATC were aware they’d automatically keep them below the maximum of FL100. Even if there was a suspicion the cabin altitude indication was erroneous you would still advise the same but may elect to include “ … according to indications…” In their case they would have had clear physiological confirmation with ears popping, pain or at least discomfort (depending upon the speed of cabin-aircraft altitude equalisation) from any areas in their body containing trapped gases typically various locations along the alimentary (digestive) tract, but also facial sinuses, loose dental fillings or other dental anomalies etc. It would be interesting to know what the airline, NTSB and FAA made of that and what suggestions were made. A single engine operation is certainly a Non-Normal situation and requires special handling but is more an altitude and airspeed inconvenience and a frequently practiced exercise each sim ride. It becomes an issue when there are secondary complications like a breech of fuselage or flight control deficit. Clear communication is essential for the best and most appropriate assistance to be rendered. I hope they learned from that.

There is no one I'd rather have in the cockpit of an aircraft having an in-flight emergency than a Naval Aviator and a USAF AWACS pilot.

Thought this story was going to be more about someone falling 39,000 feet. Barely mentioned it

That 1380 pilot should get some kind pf award for remaining calm...

I can not speak to the first event. It was interesting to learn about. However, I am well learned on the events of Southwest 1380. If any man thinks a woman is not capable of the work of a man should learn about this event! This highly skilled female Captain performed her job with exceptional skill and professionalism. Once the captain knew they had landed safely, she was then very concerned about the condition of the ejected person. Her training was to preform like a male. She was a military trained pilot. Perhaps that is why she was able to remain calm like most good pilots under duress. Her voice on the radio was very soft, intelligent, and soothing. I truly think we need both men and women in the cockpit! Together everything would be safer.

Actually, it was a man who got sucked out. Not a woman

According to wikipedia the cause of death of the fatality was a blunt force trauma. No to be inconsiderate but I wonder wether this resulted from the debris impact or the depressurization and subsequent forces. Fantastic work by the channel, as always.

Hear that? Praise God!!! Nice confusion about which runway, 27L or 27R it was going to use. That was concerning.

i can only aspire to be the level of cool and collected the captain was. i'm astounded

Stories that bear telling, but if you headline the video with “passenger falls…” you should acknowledge who she was, or if privacy concerns are at issue, where she was found and acknowledge her tragic death. Also good to remind people they are often traveling Mach .8 which is better than 600 mph. Seat belts do little if a plane falls entirely, but why wouldn’t one keep it buckled unless going to the wc? Do a little something to offset the waves of passenger complacency that make these engineering issues tragic.

Engines exploding, windows shattering, lives lost. I just hope they didn't feel any pain!

What an awful luck! RIP that lady, thanks a lot for the upload

Great videos 👌 what software do you use to add explosions and other stuff to the MSFS images?

Wow that SW pilot had nerves of steel

May the woman rest in peace.

The calmness and professionalism of Capt. Shults is extraordinary!

Everyone, I’m here to say. Flight channel we appreciate your hard work and effort with these videos. Please upload as much as possible!

You may want to define which Houston airport this plane departed from, as in 1973, Houston had two major airports (as it does today): the older William P. Hobby Airport (or known as simply Hobby Airport) or (at the time) the newer Houston Intercontinental Airport (now known as George Bush Intercontinental Airport). I know this is usually done in previous videos, so it threw me off as I had to look up which airport this plane was coming from.

@theflightchannel could you lengthen the end of the video so that the previews of the other videos don't cover up the last of the on screen information?

That pilot is the calmest person I have ever heard! In that situation! Incredible!

Sooooo.....curiously, the poor passengers that got "sucked" out of the aircraft......were they wearing their seatbelts, or did it simply not matter....meaning their entire seat was sucked out or.....their seat belt failed or.......they were contorted/mangled so badly due to the suction even with their seat belt on they may have been dead already because of the force exerted on their bodies....the reason I'm asking this question is.....should this happen on a flight, is it best to always keep your seat belt fastened regardless of whether they have the fasten your seat belt sign on and also, are their seats on an airplane you might want to try to avoid if possible for this very reason of having an engine failure that damages a window......anyone care to "weigh in"??

Many airline pilots worked in the Military & converted to Civilian Pilots. This Capt. EXEMPLIFIED Her tenure in both Military/Civilian piloting. Well done Officer!!

I wish at the end of a fatal incident, the number of people who perished stayed up longer, out of respect! It just seems to flash up as if it didn't matter! Please take note @TheFightChannel ... The advertisement for your channel is far bigger at the end and also stays up longer!

You just keep getting better and better with your videos. Thank you for all the details.

You show the “ in memory of” tribute text for not even a second…. What’s the point.

Was the ejected passenger ever recovered?? That has to be the most terrifying way to go. RIP

On the second flight the pilot was a former fighter pilot, and so she was very professional in a stressfull situation. She got the plane down safely. RIP to the passenger who did not make it.

Your title is wrong. The passenger who was ejected from the aircraft and died was a man named George F. Gardner