From the album "Aliens".Horslips - Stowaway (1977) | 3:34
Prog Rock Jazz Fusion & More | 2.36K subscribers | 1,978 views | September 28, 2017
Posted on 09/29/2025 7:00:04 AM PDT by V_TWIN
The body of a stowaway has been found in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight from Europe after it arrived at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, police have confirmed.
Maintenance staff found the body shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday while servicing the aircraft on Hangar Road within the airport division, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) said in a statement.
CMPD Airport Division officers responded and pronounced the individual deceased at the scene.
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I read of one in Reader’s Digest, in the 1960s. I think it was from Cuba.
And, since absolutely everything is on the internet somewhere, here it is.
https://www.rd.com/article/escape-from-cuba-dc-8/#ixzz3aWExw5pa
Turns out it was 1970. I probably read it in a doctor’s office, or at my grandmother’s house.
FAA tracks this. SInce 1947:
Based on FAA data:Total documented attempts: 132 people (as of November 2021).
Survivors: 30 (approximately 23%).
Fatalities: 102 (approximately 77%).
Apparently according to the Google it is successful about 13% of the time. Meaning 77% of the time you arrive dead. You die from lack of O2 and then freeze to death.
However, this happened just last week:
“An Afghan boy traveled from Kabul to Delhi by hiding in the landing gear compartment of a plane, Indian authorities have said.
From a CNN article about the incident.
There was another incident when an Algerian man survived a flight and was found just barely alive when it landed in Paris in 2023.
The boy, who authorities estimated was about 13 years old, was found wandering around the tarmac near where the plane had parked shortly after it had landed on Sunday morning,”
I don’t think even tik-tokers would be stupid enough for this challenge.
So Sorry, me bad at math.
It is successful 23% of the time.
Still not very good odds.
Less than 1 in 4. I probably would buy a ticket. even in coach.
Yet another example of America being so bad people continue to literally die trying to get here.
It would be interesting to see the flight data of the 23% that survived. Maximum altitude and flight duration.
New Tik Tok challenge.
Take a hand full of Tylenol, wash it down with some bleach and take a ride in the landing gear of a Boeing 737 Max.
“I don’t think even tik-tokers would be stupid enough for this challenge.”
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I dunno.....since covid I’ve realized there are some absolute dumb MFers in this world.
What? You want to ride inside the plane? You’ve gotta pay extra for that!
No sympathy...not even a milligram.
At 35,000 feet you’re dead in seconds without an oxygen tank.
😆😂
From the album "Aliens".Horslips - Stowaway (1977) | 3:34
Prog Rock Jazz Fusion & More | 2.36K subscribers | 1,978 views | September 28, 2017
Based on FAA data:Total documented attempts: 132 people (as of November 2021).
Survivors: 30 (approximately 23%).
Fatalities: 102 (approximately 77%).
...so better than the chances of UCLA winning at football?
I'm astonished that 23% of people trying this survive ...
Flying BYOB................Bring your own blankets............
Flying BYOB................Bring your own blankets............
I’m surprised they don’t put a seat down there and charge a premium price for that service!
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