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Fatal Discovery: Body Found in American Airlines Plane Wheel Well After Frankfurt-Charlotte Flight
Sep 29, 2025 03:16 pm CST
A deceased stowaway was discovered in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines Boeing 777 at Charlotte Douglas International Airport during routine maintenance, two days after arriving from Frankfurt. The incident highlights the extreme dangers of wheel well stowaways, with FAA data showing over 77% fatality rates due to freezing temperatures and oxygen deprivation at high altitudes.
"-60 Degrees, Low Oxygen": When 2 Indian Brothers Hid In Plane Landing Gear
Sep 23, 2025 07:42 pm CST
In October 1996, two brothers from Punjab hid in the wheel well of a British Airways plane at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.