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Air India Technician Dies After Getting Sucked Into Plane Engine

Air India Technician Dies After Getting Sucked Into Plane Engine
An Airbus SAS A321 aircraft operated by Air India Ltd. approaches to land at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Air India is the nation's third biggest airline by market share. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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An Airbus SAS A321 aircraft operated by Air India Ltd. approaches to land at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Air India is the nation's third biggest airline by market share. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In a freak accident, an aircraft technician died after being sucked into the engine of an Air India aircraft during push back at the Mumbai airport this evening.

The mishap occurred when the co-pilot of Mumbai-Hyderabad flight 619 mistook a signal for starting the engine and the victim, Ravi Subramanian, who was standing close, got sucked into it at bay 28 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji domestic airport around 8:40 pm.

Confirming the incident, Air India Chairman Ashwani Lohani said the incident is being investigated.

“During the pusback, the co-pilot mistook a signal for engine start. As he switched on the engine, it sucked in the technician standing nearby,” Air India sources said.

Lohani said he was deeply saddened by the tragic incident.

“We are deeply saddened and regret the tragic incident at Mumbai airport this evening when an Air India technician died in a mishap during pushback of flight AI 619. The incident is being investigated. Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family,” Lohani said.

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