In April 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 was cruising at 32,000 feet when a catastrophic engine failure suddenly shattered the routine flight. The explosion sent debris into the aircraft and forced the crew into an immediate emergency response as conditions inside the cabin rapidly deteriorated.

Airplane Engine Explodes, Killing Passenger Midair One person was killed and seven others suffered minor injuries on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas when an engine exploded in midair Tuesday, shattering a window that passengers said partially sucked a woman out of the aircraft.