Broken engine parts shattered Ryanair plane window that passenger's head got sucked into: NTSB
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- NYT Worldseen 16 Aug, 03:36headline rewritten
Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet When Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report SaysEngine Blade Hit Window on Jet Before Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says
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- 13 Aug, 19:43Ryanair, finestrino distrutto dai detriti del motore: si ipotizza la frattura della pala1 outlet
- 13 Aug, 21:43Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says2 outlets
- 13 Aug, 21:55NTSB Report After Man Partially Sucked Out Of 7371 outlet
- 13 Aug, 22:16Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a man's head got sucked into: NTSB2 outlets
- 14 Aug, 05:16Engine part shattered Ryanair window and saw man sucked from plane2 outlets
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Thu, 13 August 2026
20 reports- La Repubblica (Italy)19:43first to report
Rapporto preliminare sull’avaria al volo da Salonicco a Memmingen che stava costando la vita a un passeggero, risucchiato fuori dall’oblò in frantumi. Il Boeing 737 rispettava le scadenze fissate dalle autorità per gli interventi di sicurezza. Ora l’autorità americana (Ntsb) valuta se anticipare gli adeguamenti e rafforzare i controlli
- Novinky (Czechia)19:50
Okénko letadla společnosti Ryanair při červencovém letu z Řecka do Německa rozbila odlomená část motoru, zní závěr vyšetřovatelů z amerického Národního úřadu pro bezpečnost v dopravě (NTSB). Při nehodě, která se stala letos v červenci, cestujícího z Boeingu 737-800 téměř vysál podtlak.
- abc7news.com20:24
Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month.
- South China Morning Post20:30
Bird remains were found in the engine of a Ryanair Boeing 737 NG plane where a passenger was partially sucked through a broken window shortly after take-off from Greece in July, the US National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday. The NTSB is investigating the incident where a piece of the engine broke off the plane and smashed the window. The plane, headed to Germany, lost pressure and was forced to make an emergency landing. The NTSB said in its preliminary report into the July...
- Index.hr (Croatia)20:56
ISTRAGA o kvaru Ryanairova motora otkrila je ostatke ptice nakon drame u kojoj je putnik djelomično usisan kroz prozor tijekom leta iz Grčke.
- BBC News World21:43
A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last month's flight from Greece to Germany.
- Google News - Top Stories21:43
Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says BBC A jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB says CNN Harrowing Ryanair Boeing flight showed signs of a bird strike, NTSB says The Seattle Times Bird remains found aboard 737 engine from Ryanair Greek incident Reuters Engine Blade Hit Jet Window Before Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says The New York Times
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- iheart.com21:55
The NTSB released a preliminary report on a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident where a passenger was partially sucked out of a window. The report cites metal fatigue in fan blades and bird remains in the engine. The investigation is ongoing, with comparisons to past incidents.
- Google News - Top Stories22:16
Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a man's head got sucked into: NTSB AP News A jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB says CNN Engine parts shattered window on harrowing Ryanair flight, NTSB says USA Today Harrowing Ryanair Boeing flight showed signs of a bird strike, NTSB says The Seattle Times Evidence of bird strike found after Ryanair passenger nearly sucked out of plane's broken window, NTSB...
- NYT World23:20edited after publishing
previously
Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet When Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report SaysThe National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.
Fri, 14 August 2026
9 reports- Channel News Asia00:05
Bird remains were found inside the engine, suggesting that the plane might have struck birds during takeoff.
- gazettelive.co.uk05:16
An investigation says an engine fan blade broke off and sent parts flying
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- plymouthherald.co.uk14 Aug, 05:17their copy
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)06:52
Amerykańscy śledczy ustalili przyczynę dramatycznego incydentu na pokładzie samolotu linii Ryanair, do którego doszło w ubiegłym miesiącu. Z opublikowanego raportu wynika, że za pęknięciem szyby i gwałtowną dekompresją stało uszkodzenie silnika - oderwana łopatka wentylatora doprowadziła do wyrzucenia odłamków, które uderzyły w kadłub i wybiły okno. W wyniku zajścia z kabiny częściowo "wyssało" 61-letniego pasażera.
- Al Jazeera English08:15
Flight crews had recorded four suspected bird strikes involving the same engine during the previous year.
- The Guardian World10:28
Fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany, preliminary findings show Business live – latest updates Broken engine parts were responsible for shattering a window on a Ryanair plane, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out mid-flight in July, US investigators have said. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found an engine fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on the 10 July flight from Greece to Germany shattering...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)11:51
Investigation finds bird remains in engine after fan blade failure on flight from Thessaloniki to Munich
- Tagesschau (Germany)13:02
Nach dem schweren Zwischenfall an Bord einer Ryanair-Maschine liegen erste Untersuchungsergebnisse vor. Demnach beschädigte ein abgebrochenes Triebwerksteil den Flugzeugrumpf. Ein Passagier wäre beinahe aus dem Flugzeug gesogen worden.
- Die Zeit (Germany)14:42
- PBS NewsHour20:36
A fan blade in the Boeing 737-800's right engine broke loose, sending fragments flying out of the engine that broke the window and damaged the fuselage in several other places, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- ABC (Spain)16:29
Cuando Ljubisa Karovic embarcó en el avión que debía trasladarlo de Tesalónica (Grecia) a Memmingen (Alemania) a principios de julio no imaginaba que acabaría con medio cuerpo fuera de la ventanilla después de que unos fragmentos del motor impactaran contra el cristal en pleno vuelo. Un informe preliminar de la Junta Nacional de Seguridad en el Transporte de EE.UU. (NTSB) ha revelado ahora que estos componentes causaron la rotura del portillo y provocaron que este turista serbio parcialmente...
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- RMF24 (Poland)06:57
Pasażer częściowo wyssany przez okno samolotu. Co ustalili eksperci?
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- Vecernji list (Croatia)17:30
Putnik je u incidentu teško ozlijeđen. Zadobio je ozljede vrata, ramena i ruke, kao i opekline nastale zbog trenja. Njegov odvjetnik navodi da se 61-godišnjak fizički oporavlja, ali da i dalje trpi ozbiljne psihičke posljedice
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- Novinky (Czechia)17:54
Hororovému červencovému letu společnosti Ryanair, během kterého se rozbilo jedno z oken boeingu, se věnoval pořad australské televize 60 Minutes Australia. Přinesl i nové záběry ze stroje po záchraně cestujícího, kterého ostatní pasažéři museli držet, aby ho nevysál podtlak.