2018 Review: Mother Dies In Forced Landing At Philly Airport

Tragedy struck Philadelphia, New Mexico, and Southwest Airlines in April as a woman died after being partially sucked out of a Southwest Airlines jet when shrapnel from a damaged engine broke a jet window.

On April 17, Southwest Airlines flight #1380, heading to Dallas from New York, was forced to land at the Philadelphia International Airport due to jet engine caught fire and a piece of shrapnel pierced a window, partially sucking Jennifer Riordan, 43, of Albuquerque, New Mexico out of the plane.

In the following days, more details emerged about the incident, including the calm reaction from pilot Tammie Jo Shults, Rirodan's life and community activism, and passenger's recounting the harrowing moments on the flight.

See our coverage of this story below:

Woman Partially Sucked Out Jet Window, Forcing Landing: 1 Dead

Southwest Airlines flight #1380, heading to Dallas from New York, was forced to land in Philadelphia April 17 after a jet engine caught fire and a piece of shrapnel pierced a window, partially sucking out a passenger.

Pilot In Southwest Emergency Landing, 'Someone Went Out:' Listen

The pilot of Southwest Airlines flight #1380 can be heard on audio recordings of radio communications with air traffic control at Philadelphia International airport telling controllers someone "went out" of the jet and that part of the aircraft was missing.

Southwest Airlines Victim A Wells Fargo Bank Executive, Mom Of 2

Jennifer Riordan, a 43-year-old Albuquerque, New Mexico, resident, was an active member of the United Way of Central New Mexico, a Wells Fargo Community Relations vice president, a University of New Mexico graduate, a former New Mexico Broadcasters Association Board member, and much more to those who knew her and worked with her.

Southwest Airlines Pilot One Of Navy's 1st Female Fighter Pilots

Tammie Jo Shults was in the cockpit of Southwest Airlines flight 1380Tuesday, which took off from New York City and was destined for Dallas. Shults is one of the first female fighter pilots for the U.S. Navy.

Stamford Man Recounts Terrifying Southwest Airlines Flight: Video

Jim Demetros said when the plane's oxygen masks were deployed, the crew did a great job of keeping passengers calm. By then attention had already turned to Riordan, who was frantically dragged back into the plane by a pair of passengers. She was the flight's only fatality.

NTSB Investigating Deadly Southwest Flight That Landed In Philly

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.

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