Air New Zealad confirmed the man’s death, saying he was working on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules engine early Monday. He was identified by local television reports as Miles Hunter, 51. The engine was not attached to a plane, but was on a stand when the incident occurred.
Rob Fyfe, chief executive of Air New Zealand,told TVNZ News that officials were at a “complete loss” as how the incident occurred.
“It was a very routine procedure with very experience people involved,” he said.
Although rare, such gruesome deaths are not unprecedented. A U.S. navy serviceman survived after being sucked into a jet engine on an aircraft carrier in 1991.
If i didnt know better your story would actualy make me believe that the C-130 hercules is a jet. haha
They never said he was sucked into a jet.. Read properly.. It was said a “jet engine”
Well.
The C-130 is a turbo prop. Although there actually is an intake behind the propeller. And there is a compressor. During this incident the propeller was removed, therefore the poor guy was most likely sucked into the intake whole and into the turbines. I feel bad for the poor guy