NTSB Investigating Deadly Southwest Flight That Landed In Philly

On Tuesday, April 17, the engine on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas went out. Shrapnel broke one of the jet's windows and a woman was partially sucked out. She later died from her injuries and the flight was forced to land at the Philadelphia International Airport.

Now, the National Transportation Safety Board is beginning its investigation into what exactly caused the incident that killed Jennifer Riordan, 43, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to Action News.

Officials will hold a hearing on the ill-fated Southwest Airlines flight #1380 incident in Washington Wednesday.

CBS Philadelphia reports NTSB investigators will hold a hearing with officials from engine maker CFM International and Boeing about the fatal accident.

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said back in April during a press conference at the airport that the investigation would be "extensive."

Despite the death of Riordan, who was married for 21 years and a mother of two, Captain Tammie Jo Shults was credited with safely getting the jet on the ground.

Shults, who was one of the Navy's first female fighter pilots, could be heard radioing with the air traffic controller saying "we have part of the aircraft missing," and "there is a hole and someone went out." Shults also requested medical personnel respond to the airport due to injured passengers.

Image via Amanda Bourman, used with permission