Body Found In Wheel Well of ua 858 pvg-sfo today july 19, 2007

goalie · Jul 19, 07, 12:11 pm

heard on kcbs and this from nbc 11 (san jose) :

A body was discovered in a wheel well of a United flight at the San Francisco International Airport Thursday, NBC11 reported.

The flight was United Flight 858 out of Shanghai. It was scheduled to land at 8:32 a.m. Thursday, but actually got in early at 7:42 a.m., according the United Website.

The flight was scheduled to continue to Los Angeles with a scheduled departure from SFO at 10:45 a.m.

It took off from Shanghai at 12:10 p.m. Thursday.

SFO officials told NBC11 the body was found during the post flight inspection.

A coroner has been called to the scene, NBC11 reported.

The United plane was a Boeing 747.

stevenshev · Jul 19, 07, 12:12 pm

Where is Sainghai?

Jaimito Cartero · Jul 19, 07, 12:13 pm

Some people just don't learn how to sneak into the US the right way.

UNITED959 · Jul 19, 07, 12:17 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by goalie

The flight was scheduled to continue to Los Angeles with a scheduled departure from SFO at 10:45 a.m.

I love how the media does their homework.

The fact that the "flight" continues onto LAX has no bearing on the dead body stuffed up in the wheel well of the 744 that flew PVG-SFO since a different aircraft flies SFO-LAX. (sigh)

When are people going to learn this form of transportation doesn't work??

stevenshev · Jul 19, 07, 12:18 pm

Oh well. Another one bites the dust. Too bad. Sorry, this comment belongs in OMNI, but since the article was posted in UA, I guess you have to hear it anyway. IBTL/The move to Newstand

Pegasus23 · Jul 19, 07, 12:19 pm

My condolences to the man's friends and family.

djerikd · Jul 19, 07, 12:19 pm

KCBS LINK with spokesman interview

NBC11.COM link

"Airport officials said the plane has been impounded and the passengers were all off the plane before the discovery."

goalie · Jul 19, 07, 12:22 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevenshev

Where is Sainghai?

i'm only the messenger as it was a copy 'n paste

but i did fix it

Quote:

Originally Posted by djerikd

KCBS LINK with spokesman interview

aw, nutz as it wasn't up when i heard the story on the radio

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stevenshev

Oh well. Another one bites the dust. Too bad. Sorry, this comment belongs in OMNI, but since the article was posted in UA, I guess you have to hear it anyway. IBTL/The move to Newstand

i debated ua/newsstand but since it was a ua flight......

**iluv2fly** · Jul 19, 07, 12:23 pm

Moving this to Newsstand.

iluv2fly
Moderator, UA

Rejuvenated · Jul 19, 07, 12:29 pm

stevenshev · Jul 19, 07, 12:34 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by goalie

i'm only the messenger as it was a copy 'n paste

but i did fix it

I was making fun of them, not you, but thanks!

goalie · Jul 19, 07, 2:21 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevenshev

I was making fun of them, not you, but thanks!

oh, i know but you know me.....

Flaflyer · Jul 19, 07, 3:04 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaimito Cartero

Some people just don't learn how to sneak into the US the right way.

You mean millions of successful sneakers have demonstrated the human body

much

prefers the "One Hundred Hours Walking on 120° Sand" routine over the "Ten Hours Flying at Minus 60°" routine?

Dovster · Jul 19, 07, 3:23 pm

Actually, the United wheel well was an upgrade. He had originally been scheduled to fly Alitalia's Magnifica class.

tom911 · Jul 19, 07, 7:45 pm

Since 1947, the FAA is aware of 74 wheel-well stowaways on 64 flights worldwide, Gregor said.

Out of those 74 stowaways, 14 survived.

Of the 60 stowaways who were killed, the vast majority asphyxiated, froze to death or were crushed to death, Gregor said.

The last time a stowaway survived was in 2004 on a flight from the Dominican Republic to Miami, Gregor said.

http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnew...urces_bcn_html