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| It also took several hours, almost the entire night to retrieve Ravi Subramaniam's body, which stayed stuck in the engine. |
December 17, 2015, NewsCrunch
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Ravi Subramanian was sucked by an engine of Airbus A 319 in a nightmarish accident on Wednesday in Mumbai. The aircraft was being towed when its engines were started by a co-pilot.
It also took several hours, almost the entire night to retrieve the body, which stayed stuck in the engine. The accident occurred at bay 28 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport around 8.40 pm.
Giving details of the accident NDTVsaid Ravi Subramanian was at the spot with a helper, who was also close to the engine and had a narrow escape. He sat down instantly once the aircraft started unexpectedly moving and managed to save his life.
But Ravi Subramanian, who was standing with his back to the aircraft and was wearing a headset, died instantly.
There was also lack of proper coordination between the pilots and ground staff. The co-pilot, who started the engine without waiting for clearance signals from the engineer, has been grounded along with the pilot.
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is probing the accident.