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To: lassic who wrote (288238)	5/28/2004 1:17:10 AM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 436258

Tail-Heavy Cargo Plane Tips in L.A. Thu May 27, 9:12 PM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! LOS ANGELES - A cargo plane being unloaded at Los Angeles International Airport tipped backward Thursday, stranding seven workers 40 feet in the air for about an hour. AP Photo No one was hurt in the accident, which authorities said occurred because a stabilizing jack hadn't been placed beneath the rear of the aircraft. "As soon as they took whatever it was out of the back of the plane, the weight shifted and the plane just went back on its tail," fire department spokesman Bob Collis said. The workers were rescued by firefighters using a ladder truck, Collis said. Television footage showed a conveyor belt crushed under the plane's tail. Workers may need a crane to right the MD-11 plane, operated by World Airways, Collis said. The company, based in Peachtree City, Ga., did not immediately return a phone message. The accident happened before dawn at the airport's cargo complex, away from regular airport traffic. In January 2002, a Korean Air MD-11 tipped back on its tail while being unloaded in Sydney, Australia. Ten crew members were trapped, but all were rescued without injury.