Worker dies after being ‘ingested into engine’ at airport in Alabama

Ground crew worker employed by American Airlines subsidiary involved in accident while aircraft parked at gate in Montgomery

A US ground crew worker has died after being ingested into the engine" of an aircraft while they worked a shift at an airport in Montgomery, Alabama.

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement to Insider that the tragic accident happened while an American Airlines Embraer 170 was parked at the gate with at least one engine on.