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Mechanical problems blamed for errant airplane death
The investigation is continuing but early reports indicated mechanical problems were likely involved when a Southwest Airlines plane skidded off a snowy Chicago runway and plowed thorough a fence-like barrier to a busy street, killing a six-year-old boy.
The child was traveling in a car. The crash also injured upwards of a dozen people.
The pilot of a Southwest Boeing 737 plane told safety investigators there were mechanical problems when the plane attempted to land during a light snowfall.
Midway Airport, just southwest of downtown Chicago, was hit with 9 inches of snow before and after the accident.
Other planes were landing before and after the incident.
No alarms were raised on the plane’s cockpit voice recorder, investigators said.
Report by David Wilkening
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