An Alabama airport worker was killed after getting too close to a plane engine last month, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
Thirty-four-year-old Courtney Edwards was identified as the ground agent who was killed at Montgomery Regional Airport on Dec. 31, 2022. According to the NTSB, Edwards was a ramp agent for American Airlines’ commuter carrier American Eagle.
Before the accident, a co-worker saw Edwards get nearly knocked over by the exhaust from a jet and tried to warn her to keep her distance.
Another ground worker on the other side of the jet backed away after a pilot said that the engines were still running. Moments later, Edwards walked in front of one of the engines, and was pulled into it.
A co-pilot reported that the airplane “shook violently,” followed by an immediate automatic shutdown.
According to a GoFundMe, Edwards was a “loving mother of 3 kids and a wonderful daughter to her beloved mother. As of Jan. 26, the campaign has reached over $100,000 to help her children.
