SB,OT:"HP woman..." Can you help on this>
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To: kapkan4u who wrote (122997)
From: John Koligman
Friday, Dec 15, 2000 1:25 PM ET
Reply # of 123004
*OT* Things must be getting tough out there. Can someone explain to me how one 'falls out' of an airplane at speed?
Also, if this occurs, how does it happen without other passengers observing it??
Regards,
John
Woman Disappears From H-P Plane
During Flight in Northern California
Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A woman fell or jumped from a company plane as it flew about 2,000 feet over the Sacramento,
Calif., area.
The Hewlett-Packard Co. employee, who was taking the company's shuttle from Sacramento to San Jose, has not been
found and is presumed dead.
Federal aviation safety officials were interviewing the plane's two pilots and five other passengers.
Reports conflicted on whether anyone saw the woman leave the plane on Thursday, or if they only noticed she was gone
when the plane landed in San Jose, the San Jose Mercury News reported Friday.
The twin-engine plane departed from Lincoln Regional Airport and shortly afterward made an emergency landing at
the Sacramento Executive Airport because a cockpit light indicated that a door was unlocked.
After the door was checked, the plane took off again. Minutes later, the woman fell or jumped from the emergency exit
door.
A passenger called 911 to report the woman missing about 45 minutes after the landing, according to a report filed with
the San Jose Airport.
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