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Wheel-well stowaway

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Wheel-well stowaway

Wheel-well stowaways are individuals who attempt to travel in the landing gear compartment, also known as the wheel bay or undercarriage of an aircraft. Between 1947 and June 2015, a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) researcher had documented 113 such attempts on 101 flights. These 113 people were all male and predominantly under age 30. There were 86 deaths, a 76 percent fatality rate, with many unidentified decedents. There may be additional undocumented cases of wheel-well stowaways. A further 19 incidents, identified since 2015, are listed here. Wheel-well stowaways face considerable risk of death during all phases of flight. Some have been unable to remain in the well during takeoff and landing and have fallen to their death. Immediately after takeoff, the landing gear retracts into the wheel wells, with the potential to crush the stowaway. If the stowaway is able to avoid physical injury, they still face hypothermia and hypoxia risks at the extremely low temperatures and low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, as well as hearing damage from prolonged exposure to the dangerously high noise levels outside the cabin.

Tables

· List of wheel-well stowaways
Aug 7, 1946
Aug 7, 1946
Date
Aug 7, 1946
Stowaway(s)
Bas Wie, 12
Flight
Kupang–Darwin
Aircraft
Douglas DC-3
Stowaway's fate
Survived, naturalised in Australia in 1958 and married
Aug 5, 1947
Aug 5, 1947
Date
Aug 5, 1947
Stowaway(s)
Francisco Carvalho, 30
Flight
Lisbon–Natal
Aircraft
Douglas DC-3
Stowaway's fate
Survived. Returned home to Portugal and was arrested for leaving the country illegally
Aug 24, 1947
Aug 24, 1947
Date
Aug 24, 1947
Stowaway(s)
Wa Mon-Ping
Flight
Lashio–China
Stowaway's fate
Survived, hand and shoulder severely injured
Nov 15, 1948
Nov 15, 1948
Date
Nov 15, 1948
Stowaway(s)
Sayabali (Fiji Indian), 18
Flight
Nadi–Honolulu
Aircraft
Douglas DC-4
Stowaway's fate
Survived, arrested, jailed for 60 days and deported back to Fiji
Jul 5, 1952
Jul 5, 1952
Date
Jul 5, 1952
Stowaway(s)
Harvey Wichman, 20 and Russ La Rose, 19
Flight
Los Angeles–Milwaukee
Aircraft
Douglas DC-6
Stowaway's fate
Survived, arrested
Feb 10, 1956
Feb 10, 1956
Date
Feb 10, 1956
Stowaway(s)
Wanderley de Cunha Camargo, 20
Flight
São Paulo–New York
Aircraft
Douglas DC-6
Stowaway's fate
Survived, arrested and deported back to Brazil; legally emigrated to the United States that July
Sep 9, 1960
Sep 9, 1960
Date
Sep 9, 1960
Stowaway(s)
Daniel Melo, 16
Flight
Santa Maria-Bermuda
Aircraft
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Stowaway's fate
Survived, caught by LAV's ground team and deported.
Sep 28, 1966
Sep 28, 1966
Date
Sep 28, 1966
Stowaway(s)
Francisco Cuevas Garcia, 17
Flight
Bogotá–Mexico City
Aircraft
Boeing 707
Stowaway's fate
Survived at 34,000 feet (10,000 m). Returned home to Querétaro and was pardoned.
Apr 18, 1966
Apr 18, 1966
Date
Apr 18, 1966
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified man, about 24
Flight
Moscow–Paris
Aircraft
Sud Aviation Caravelle
Stowaway's fate
Died
Apr 19, 1966
Apr 19, 1966
Date
Apr 19, 1966
Stowaway(s)
Unknown youth, 20/21
Flight
Orly–Morocco
Aircraft
Sud Aviation Caravelle
Stowaway's fate
Died (frozen)
Jun 4, 1969
Jun 4, 1969
Date
Jun 4, 1969
Stowaway(s)
Armando Socarras Ramírez, 17, Jorge Pérez Blanco, 16
Flight
Havana–Madrid(Iberia Flight 904)
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8
Stowaway's fate
Pérez fell out before takeoff and survived to be imprisoned by the Cuban government. Socarras made it to Madrid, was released after 52 days in a Spanish hospital, and as of 2021 lives in Virginia.
Jul 26, 1969
Jul 26, 1969
Date
Jul 26, 1969
Stowaway(s)
Male, 17, and a second unknown
Flight
Havana–Madrid
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8
Stowaway's fate
One survived, second fell to death
Feb 22, 1970
Feb 22, 1970
Date
Feb 22, 1970
Stowaway(s)
Keith Sapsford, 14
Flight
Sydney–Tokyo(Japan Airlines flight)
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8
Stowaway's fate
Sapsford fell to his death after the landing gear doors opened underneath him as the gear retracted, falling from 200 feet (61 m) during the take off sequence. His fatal fall was inadvertently captured by amateur photographer John Gilpin and the photograph was published in Life magazine.
Jun 21, 1970
Jun 21, 1970
Date
Jun 21, 1970
Stowaway(s)
Jean-Pierre Viers, 13
Flight
Lyon–Abidjan
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell at Abidjan when landing gear lowered)
Apr 14, 1972
Apr 14, 1972
Date
Apr 14, 1972
Stowaway(s)
John J. Gribowski, 18
Flight
San Diego–New York City
Aircraft
Boeing 707
Stowaway's fate
Died (froze)
Mar 23, 1975
Mar 23, 1975
Date
Mar 23, 1975
Stowaway(s)
Luis Albert Fula Camacho, 18
Flight
Bogotá–Miami
Aircraft
Boeing 707
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell)
Nov 14, 1986
Nov 14, 1986
Date
Nov 14, 1986
Stowaway(s)
Gabriel Pacheco, 35
Flight
Panama–Miami
Aircraft
Boeing 707
Stowaway's fate
Survived at 39,000 feet (12,000 m)
Feb 19, 1990
Feb 19, 1990
Date
Feb 19, 1990
Stowaway(s)
Two men from Trinidad
Flight
Trinidad–Toronto
Aircraft
BWIA West Indies Airways Lockheed L1011
Stowaway's fate
Both survived 5 hour flight
Mar 15, 1993
Mar 15, 1993
Date
Mar 15, 1993
Stowaway(s)
Shamsul Ramli, 17
Flight
Kuala Lumpur–Johannesburg(Malaysia Airlines flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Died. Body found in the 747's wheel well at Johannesburg Airport on arrival.
Jun 4, 1993
Jun 4, 1993
Date
Jun 4, 1993
Stowaway(s)
Juan Carlos Guzmán-Betancourt, 17
Flight
Bogotá–Miami(Arca Airline flight)
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8
Stowaway's fate
Survived at 35,000 feet (11,000 m), but frosted
Aug 4, 1993
Aug 4, 1993
Date
Aug 4, 1993
Stowaway(s)
Male, 19
Flight
Bogotá–New York City
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Died
Sep 13, 1994
Sep 13, 1994
Date
Sep 13, 1994
Stowaway(s)
Male
Flight
Tonga-Raratonga (diverted to Samoa)
Aircraft
Boeing 737-300
Stowaway's fate
Died. Body prevented landing gear from extending, requiring crash landing.
1995
1995
Date
1995
Stowaway(s)
Unknown migrant worker
Flight
To Shanghai
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Died (froze and fell during landing at Pudong International Airport)
Aug 2, 1996
Aug 2, 1996
Date
Aug 2, 1996
Stowaway(s)
Two Mongolian boys, about 9 and 12
Flight
Ulan Bator–Kadena Air Base
Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-141B
Stowaway's fate
12-year-old declared dead after discovery. Other child died two days later.
Oct 14, 1996
Oct 14, 1996
Date
Oct 14, 1996
Stowaway(s)
Pardeep Saini, 22, Vijay Saini, 19
Flight
New Delhi–London
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Pardeep survived in the nose wheel well at 35,000 feet (11,000 m), Vijay died
Mar 22, 1997
Mar 22, 1997
Date
Mar 22, 1997
Stowaway(s)
Male, adolescent
Flight
Nairobi–London
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Died (crushed in nosewheel well)
1998
1998
Date
1998
Stowaway(s)
Trevor Jacobs, 30
Flight
Antigua–Trinidad
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Stowaway's fate
Died (Trevor Jacobs was wanted on several criminal charges, including kidnapping)
Feb 7, 1998
Feb 7, 1998
Date
Feb 7, 1998
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male
Flight
Baku–London(British Airways Flight 2028)
Aircraft
Boeing 767
Stowaway's fate
Died, body discovered upon arrival at Gatwick Airport on February 8
Jun 28, 1998
Jun 28, 1998
Date
Jun 28, 1998
Stowaway(s)
Chinese male, 23
Flight
Shanghai–Tokyo
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Survived, but hospitalized in critical condition
Sep 14, 1998
Sep 14, 1998
Date
Sep 14, 1998
Stowaway(s)
Emilio Dominguez, 23
Flight
San Pedro Sula–Miami(Iberia Flight 6130)
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Stowaway's fate
Survived at 33,000 feet (10,000 m), traveled seeking work, but was returned to Honduras
Jul 28, 1999
Jul 28, 1999
Date
Jul 28, 1999
Stowaway(s)
Yaguine Koita and Fodé Tounkara, both aged 14
Flight
Conakry–Brussels(Sabena Flight 520)
Aircraft
Airbus A330
Stowaway's fate
Both died (frozen)
Aug 4, 2000
Aug 4, 2000
Date
Aug 4, 2000
Stowaway(s)
Fidel Maruhi, 24
Flight
Papeete–Los Angeles–Paris(Air France Flight 71)
Aircraft
Boeing 747-400
Stowaway's fate
Survived at 38,000 feet (12,000 m). Discovered during a refueling stopover in Los Angeles, where his body temperature had dropped to 26 °C (79 °F), well below levels usually considered lethal, Maruhi later told, that the main motive behind his travel to France was to "shake hands" with Zinedine Zidane.
Jun 2001
Jun 2001
Date
Jun 2001
Stowaway(s)
Mohammed Ayaz, 21
Flight
Muharraq–London
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Died (traveled to London due to lack of employment in Pakistan and Bahrain)
Aug 7, 2001
Aug 7, 2001
Date
Aug 7, 2001
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male
Flight
London–New York City(American Airlines Flight 131)
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell from 1,500 feet (460 m) on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport)
Sep 2001
Sep 2001
Date
Sep 2001
Stowaway(s)
Mikhail Semenyaga, 24
Flight
Perm–Yekaterinburg–Frankfurt
Stowaway's fate
Died
Dec 24, 2001
Dec 24, 2001
Date
Dec 24, 2001
Stowaway(s)
Alberto Rodriguez, 15, Maikel Almira, 16
Flight
Havana–London
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Both died (planned on hiding on a flight to Miami)
Jul 2002
Jul 2002
Date
Jul 2002
Stowaway(s)
Cameroonian male, 34
Flight
Rio de Janeiro–Paris(Air France flight)
Stowaway's fate
Died
Dec 2002
Dec 2002
Date
Dec 2002
Stowaway(s)
Victor Alvarez Molina, 24
Flight
Havana–Montreal
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Stowaway's fate
Survived, received refugee status in Canada
Dec 5, 2002
Dec 5, 2002
Date
Dec 5, 2002
Stowaway(s)
Two boys, 12 and 14
Flight
Accra–London
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Stowaway's fate
Both died
Jan 11, 2003
Jan 11, 2003
Date
Jan 11, 2003
Stowaway(s)
Mariano Alexis Herrera-Ba, Punta Cana International Airport technician
Flight
Punta Cana–Toronto
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Stowaway's fate
Died
Jan 23, 2003
Jan 23, 2003
Date
Jan 23, 2003
Stowaway(s)
Two unidentified men
Flight
Paris–Shanghai(Air France Flight 112)
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Both died (fell on approach to Pudong International Airport)
Feb 25, 2003
Feb 25, 2003
Date
Feb 25, 2003
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male
Flight
Mali or Gabon–Paris?
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell near Paris)
Mar 25, 2003
Mar 25, 2003
Date
Mar 25, 2003
Stowaway(s)
Unknown Russian male, 19
Flight
To Frankfurt
Stowaway's fate
Died (was crushed and then fell when approaching Frankfurt)
Dec 24, 2003
Dec 24, 2003
Date
Dec 24, 2003
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male, about 25
Flight
Montego Bay–New York City
Stowaway's fate
Died
Dec 30, 2003
Dec 30, 2003
Date
Dec 30, 2003
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male, 30s
Flight
Lagos–London–New York City(British Airways Flight 117)
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Died (body found upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport)
Jul 21, 2004
Jul 21, 2004
Date
Jul 21, 2004
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male, 20
Flight
Dominican Republic–Düsseldorf
Stowaway's fate
Died (froze)
Oct 22, 2004
Oct 22, 2004
Date
Oct 22, 2004
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male, 20s
Flight
Miami–Detroit
Aircraft
Boeing 737
Stowaway's fate
Died
Nov 11, 2004
Nov 11, 2004
Date
Nov 11, 2004
Stowaway(s)
Liang Kailong, 14, Su Qing, 13
Flight
Kunming–Chongqing
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Stowaway's fate
Liang survived, Su died (fell shortly after takeoff)
Nov 16, 2004
Nov 16, 2004
Date
Nov 16, 2004
Stowaway(s)
Unknown
Flight
Mali–Paris
Stowaway's fate
Died
Nov 30, 2004
Nov 30, 2004
Date
Nov 30, 2004
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell, body found in Louvain)
May 25, 2005
May 25, 2005
Date
May 25, 2005
Stowaway(s)
Unknown boy, about 10
Flight
Dunhuang–Lanzhou
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell soon after takeoff)
Jun 7, 2005
Jun 7, 2005
Date
Jun 7, 2005
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified
Flight
Johannesburg–Dakar–New York City(South African Airways Flight 203)
Aircraft
Airbus A340
Stowaway's fate
Died (crushed on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport)
Jan 12, 2007
Jan 12, 2007
Date
Jan 12, 2007
Stowaway(s)
Male
Flight
Johannesburg–Dakar–Atlanta(Delta Air Lines Flight 35)
Aircraft
Boeing 767
Stowaway's fate
Died (frozen and crushed)
Jan 15, 2007
Jan 15, 2007
Date
Jan 15, 2007
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified
Flight
Banjul–Dakar–Brussels
Aircraft
Airbus A330-300
Stowaway's fate
Died
Jan 28, 2007
Jan 28, 2007
Date
Jan 28, 2007
Stowaway(s)
Samuel Peter Benjamin, 17
Flight
Singapore–Vancouver–Hong Kong–Cape Town–London–Los Angeles
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Died in the front wheel well, presumably after hitching the aircraft in his hometown Cape Town on January 22, body discovered in Los Angeles
Jul 19, 2007
Jul 19, 2007
Date
Jul 19, 2007
Stowaway(s)
Asian male, 50s
Flight
Shanghai–San Francisco(United Airlines flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Died (in the nose gear wheel well)
Sep 21, 2007
Sep 21, 2007
Date
Sep 21, 2007
Stowaway(s)
Andrey Shcherbakov, 15
Flight
Perm–Moscow
Aircraft
Boeing 737
Stowaway's fate
Survived, but suffered severe frostbite
Oct 12, 2007
Oct 12, 2007
Date
Oct 12, 2007
Stowaway(s)
Osama R.M. Shublaq
Flight
Kuala Lumpur–Singapore(Singapore Airlines Flight 119)
Aircraft
Boeing 777-200
Stowaway's fate
Survived
Oct 21, 2007
Oct 21, 2007
Date
Oct 21, 2007
Stowaway(s)
Ilgar Ashumov, 15
Flight
Baku–Moscow
Stowaway's fate
Died on approach to Domodedovo International Airport, body found 12 km from the airport
Aug 9, 2009
Aug 9, 2009
Date
Aug 9, 2009
Stowaway(s)
Filipp Yurchenko, 19
Flight
Irkutsk–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok(Vladivostok Avia Flight 486)
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Stowaway's fate
Died
Feb 7, 2010
Feb 7, 2010
Date
Feb 7, 2010
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male
Flight
New York City–Narita(Delta Air Lines Flight 59)
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Died
Feb 18, 2010
Feb 18, 2010
Date
Feb 18, 2010
Stowaway(s)
Unknown Dominican male
Flight
Santo Domingo–Miami(Amerijet flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 767
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell during takeoff)
Mar 2010
Mar 2010
Date
Mar 2010
Stowaway(s)
Okechukwu Okeke, Nigerian
Flight
Lagos to the United States(Delta Air Lines flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Died in the nose wheel well
Apr 2010
Apr 2010
Date
Apr 2010
Stowaway(s)
Unknown African male
Flight
To Zürich
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell after landing gear was lowered on approach to Zürich, body found in Weisslingen)
Jun 6, 2010
Jun 6, 2010
Date
Jun 6, 2010
Stowaway(s)
Romanian male, 20
Flight
Vienna–London
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Survived
Jul 9, 2010
Jul 9, 2010
Date
Jul 9, 2010
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male
Flight
Beirut–Riyadh(Nasair flight)
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Stowaway's fate
Died
Sep 10, 2010
Sep 10, 2010
Date
Sep 10, 2010
Stowaway(s)
Nigerian national
Flight
Johannesburg–Lagos(Arik Air flight)
Stowaway's fate
Died (crushed)
Nov 2, 2010
Nov 2, 2010
Date
Nov 2, 2010
Stowaway(s)
Roman Sorokovikov, 16
Flight
Yerbogachen–Kirensk
Aircraft
Antonov An-24
Stowaway's fate
Survived, but planned to reach Irkutsk
Nov 15, 2010
Nov 15, 2010
Date
Nov 15, 2010
Stowaway(s)
Delvonte Tisdale, 16
Flight
Charlotte–Boston(US Airways Flight 1776)
Aircraft
Boeing 737
Stowaway's fate
Died (possible fatal injury inside wheel well from landing gear, fell on approach to Boston)
Jan 15, 2011
Jan 15, 2011
Date
Jan 15, 2011
Stowaway(s)
Qasim Siddique
Flight
Lahore–Dubai(Airblue flight)
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell shortly after takeoff)
Jul 13, 2011
Jul 13, 2011
Date
Jul 13, 2011
Stowaway(s)
Adonis Guerrero Barrios, 23
Flight
Havana–Madrid
Aircraft
Airbus A340
Stowaway's fate
Died
Jul 26, 2012
Jul 26, 2012
Date
Jul 26, 2012
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Cape Town–London(British Airways flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 747-400
Stowaway's fate
Died
Sep 9, 2012
Sep 9, 2012
Date
Sep 9, 2012
Stowaway(s)
Jose Matada, 27
Flight
Luanda–London
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell)
Oct 26, 2012
Oct 26, 2012
Date
Oct 26, 2012
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
London–Lagos
Aircraft
Airbus A340-500
Stowaway's fate
Died
Apr 8, 2013
Apr 8, 2013
Date
Apr 8, 2013
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Yaoundé–Paris(Camair-Co flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 767
Stowaway's fate
Died
Jun 6, 2013
Jun 6, 2013
Date
Jun 6, 2013
Stowaway(s)
Georgian national, 22 (presumably)
Flight
Rimini–Moscow(I-Fly flight)
Aircraft
Airbus A321
Stowaway's fate
Died four days before discovery, and may have been undetected for seven or more previous flights; stowaway boarding location undetermined.
Jul 18, 2013
Jul 18, 2013
Date
Jul 18, 2013
Stowaway(s)
Hikmet Komur, 32
Flight
Istanbul–London(British Airways Flight 675)
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Stowaway's fate
Died (froze), body found upon arrival at Heathrow Airport
Jul 25, 2013
Jul 25, 2013
Date
Jul 25, 2013
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male
Flight
Ouagadougou–Niamey–Paris(Air France Flight 547)
Aircraft
Airbus A330
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell during landing in Niamey)
Aug 24, 2013
Aug 24, 2013
Date
Aug 24, 2013
Stowaway(s)
Daniel Ihekina, 13/14
Flight
Benin City–Lagos
Stowaway's fate
Survived
Jan 5, 2014
Jan 5, 2014
Date
Jan 5, 2014
Stowaway(s)
Unknown
Flight
Mashhad–Medina (emergency landing due to landing gear failure)
Aircraft
Boeing 767-300ER
Stowaway's fate
Died (body parts fell at an intersection in Mushrefa, Jeddah)
Feb 22, 2014
Feb 22, 2014
Date
Feb 22, 2014
Stowaway(s)
Chris Dikeh, Nigerian national
Flight
Dakar–Washington, D.C.
Aircraft
Airbus A340-300
Stowaway's fate
Died
Apr 20, 2014
Apr 20, 2014
Date
Apr 20, 2014
Stowaway(s)
Yahya Abdi, Somali national, 16
Flight
San Jose–Kahului(Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45)
Aircraft
Boeing 767
Stowaway's fate
Survived
Jul 5, 2014
Jul 5, 2014
Date
Jul 5, 2014
Stowaway(s)
Male, 17
Flight
Sandefjord–Amsterdam(KLM Cityhopper flight)
Aircraft
Embraer 190
Stowaway's fate
Died
July 27, 2014
July 27, 2014
Date
July 27, 2014
Stowaway(s)
Unknown male teenager
Flight
Mali (presumably)–Ramstein Air Base
Aircraft
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Stowaway's fate
Died
March 14, 2015
March 14, 2015
Date
March 14, 2015
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male, 40s
Flight
Lagos–New York City(Arik Air flight)
Aircraft
Airbus A340-500
Stowaway's fate
Died (the body was presumed to be in the wheel well from March 11, 2015, when the aircraft had its last flight from New York)
April 7, 2015
April 7, 2015
Date
April 7, 2015
Stowaway(s)
Mario Steven Ambarita, 21
Flight
Pekanbaru–Jakarta(Garuda Indonesia Flight 177)
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Stowaway's fate
Survived
June 19, 2015
June 19, 2015
Date
June 19, 2015
Stowaway(s)
Carlito Vale, Mozambican national, 28/29, and Themba Cabeka, 24
Flight
Johannesburg–London(British Airways Flight 54)
Aircraft
Boeing 747-400
Stowaway's fate
Vale died (fell during approach, body recovered from a roof in Richmond).Cabeka survived with life-changing injuries and has been granted leave to remain.
September 12, 2015
September 12, 2015
Date
September 12, 2015
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified stowaway
Flight
Nairobi–Amsterdam(Emirates SkyCargo flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 777-200
Stowaway's fate
Died, body discovered upon arrival at Schiphol Airport
January 11, 2016
January 11, 2016
Date
January 11, 2016
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
São Paulo–Paris(Air France flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Died, body discovered during maintenance operations on the Boeing 777 at Orly Airport
February 14, 2016
February 14, 2016
Date
February 14, 2016
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified man
Flight
Munich–Durban(Western Global Airlines flight)
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Stowaway's fate
Died, body discovered during refuelling at Harare International Airport, Zimbabwe.
June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016
Date
June 7, 2016
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Dakar–Brussels(Brussels Airlines Flight 204)
Aircraft
Airbus A330
Stowaway's fate
Died, body discovered during regular maintenance at Brussels Airport
September 21, 2016
September 21, 2016
Date
September 21, 2016
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified African male
Flight
Nigeria–Jeddah(Flynas flight)
Aircraft
Boeing 747
Stowaway's fate
Died, body discovered in the rear wheel well during regular check at King Abdulaziz International Airport
November 30, 2016
November 30, 2016
Date
November 30, 2016
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified stowaway
Flight
Lagos–Johannesburg(Arik Air flight)
Aircraft
Airbus A330-200
Stowaway's fate
Died, body discovered at the O. R. Tambo International Airport
August 12, 2017
August 12, 2017
Date
August 12, 2017
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified Dominican male
Flight
Santo Domingo–Miami(American Airlines Flight 1026)
Aircraft
Airbus A321
Stowaway's fate
Survived, was returned to Dominican Republic
January 13, 2018
January 13, 2018
Date
January 13, 2018
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Honolulu–Japan(Delta Air Lines flight)
Stowaway's fate
Died, body fell on take-off.
February 11, 2018
February 11, 2018
Date
February 11, 2018
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified African man
Flight
Kinshasa–Ukunda(Kenya Airways flight)
Stowaway's fate
Died, found after emergency landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
February 26, 2018
February 26, 2018
Date
February 26, 2018
Stowaway(s)
Marco Vinicio PG, 17, and Luis Manuel Ch. P., 16
Flight
Guayaquil–New York(LATAM Flight 1438)
Aircraft
Boeing 767-300
Stowaway's fate
Both died (bodies fell on takeoff)
August 2018
August 2018
Date
August 2018
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Caracas–La Fría
Stowaway's fate
Died (fell on takeoff from Simón Bolívar International Airport)
April 13, 2019
April 13, 2019
Date
April 13, 2019
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Pointe-à-Pitre–Cayenne (Air France Flight 600)
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Stowaway's fate
Survived. Homeless man found on the tarmac of the Félix Éboué Airport. The flight made a refuelling stop at Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport in Martinique between Pointe-à-Pitre and Cayenne.
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2019
Date
June 30, 2019
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male, 29
Flight
Nairobi–London (Kenya Airways Flight 100)
Aircraft
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Stowaway's fate
Died (froze during the flight and fell from the landing gear on approach to London Heathrow Airport. The body fell into a garden in Clapham, one meter (3 ft) away from a sunbathing resident). An investigation by Sky News initially identified the man as 29-year old Paul Manyasi, an employee of Colnet, a cleaning company contracted by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). KAA and Colnet both claimed that their records showed that Manyasi was never employed by Colnet, nor did his name appear on any airport staff registers. Later reporting by KTN News Kenya found that the family who claimed to have positively identified Manyasi as their son was not even named Manyasi, had no son named Paul and had been paid US$200 to make the claim. Sky retracted the story and apologized to its readers for having been misled and Colnet for having erroneously reported the man had been an employee.
September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
Date
September 30, 2019
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male, 20s.
Flight
Conakry–Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc Flight 526)
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Stowaway's fate
Died. Unknown man in his twenties was found lifeless in plane's landing gear compartment. External examination of the body revealed severe abrasions, particularly on the chest, abdomen and limbs. The body was frozen and rigor mortis had already set in. The cause of death was judged to occur as a result of the combined effect of hypothermia and thoracic trauma.
January 7, 2020
January 7, 2020
Date
January 7, 2020
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Abidjan–Paris (Air France Flight 703)
Aircraft
Boeing 777-300
Stowaway's fate
Died (cause unknown; body found in plane's landing gear upon arrival at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport)
February 4, 2021
February 4, 2021
Date
February 4, 2021
Stowaway(s)
Kenyan national, 16
Flight
London Stansted–Maastricht (Turkish Airlines Flight 6305)
Aircraft
Airbus A330
Stowaway's fate
Survived. Was hospitalized but recovered. The flight reportedly left from Nairobi previously, arriving in London after a stop in Istanbul.
April 19, 2021
April 19, 2021
Date
April 19, 2021
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Lagos–Amsterdam (KLM Flight 588)
Aircraft
Airbus A330-200
Stowaway's fate
Died during the flight, likely of hypothermia.
August 16, 2021
August 16, 2021
Date
August 16, 2021
Stowaway(s)
Shafiullah Hotak(~25), Fida Mohammad (~20), Zaki Anwari (19)
Flight
Kabul, Afghanistan
Aircraft
Boeing C-17
Stowaway's fate
Three men were among those who died during the 2021 Kabul Airport evacuation. Several men were seen clinging on to the landing gear, with at least two of them falling from the plane moments after takeoff. The bodies of the fallen men were later recovered from the rooftop of a house in Kabul and were identified as Shafiullah Hotak (~25 years) and Fida Mohammad (~20 years). Zaki Anwari (19) was a third fatality, whose remains were seen trapped in the landing gear, hours after take-off. Anwari was a footballer and had represented Afghanistan's under-23 team.
November 27, 2021
November 27, 2021
Date
November 27, 2021
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male
Flight
Guatemala City, GUA-Miami, FL (American Airlines Flight 1182)
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Stowaway's fate
Survived. The unidentified male was taken into the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and was taken to the hospital for medical evaluation.
January 23, 2022
January 23, 2022
Date
January 23, 2022
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male, 22 years old, from Kenya
Flight
Johannesburg – Nairobi – Amsterdam Cargolux Italia (Flight CLX 7156)
Aircraft
Boeing 747-400F
Stowaway's fate
Survived. The unidentified male was apprehended by Dutch border control to undergo medical evaluation.
April 17, 2023
April 17, 2023
Date
April 17, 2023
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male, possibly from Nigeria
Flight
Lagos – Toronto – Amsterdam (KLM)
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Stowaway's fate
Died on flight, possibly from hypothermia
September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023
Date
September 15, 2023
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male, possibly from Gambia
Flight
Banjul – Several destinations in Europe – Amsterdam – Istanbul Turkish Airlines
Aircraft
Airbus A330
Stowaway's fate
Died, possibly got on in Gambia on September 10. Found on September 15 during routine maintenance in Istanbul.
December 28, 2023
December 28, 2023
Date
December 28, 2023
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified male, possibly in his 20s
Flight
Oran - Paris Orly (Air Algérie)
Aircraft
Boeing 737
Stowaway's fate
Alive but in critical condition (severe hypothermia)
December 25, 2024
December 25, 2024
Date
December 25, 2024
Stowaway(s)
Unidentified person
Flight
Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - Kahului, Hawaii (OGG) (United Airlines)
Aircraft
Boeing 787-10
Stowaway's fate
Died; body discovered upon landing.
January 7, 2025
January 7, 2025
Date
January 7, 2025
Stowaway(s)
Jeik Aniluz Lusi, 18, Elvis Borques Castillo, 16
Flight
John F Kennedy (JFK) - Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL) (Jetblue)
Aircraft
Airbus A321
Stowaway's fate
Died; bodies discovered in landing gear compartment upon landing.
September 21, 2025
September 21, 2025
Date
September 21, 2025
Stowaway(s)
13-year-old resident of Kunduz, Afghanistan
Flight
Kabul (KBL) - Delhi (DEL) (Kam Air)
Aircraft
Airbus A340
Stowaway's fate
Survived. Sent back to Afghanistan on the same flight.
September 28, 2025
September 28, 2025
Date
September 28, 2025
Stowaway(s)
Jose Joaquin De Leon Santiz, 25
Flight
Frankfurt (FRA) or Madrid (MAD) – Charlotte (CLT)
Stowaway's fate
Died, body found during maintenance in Charlotte.
Date
Stowaway(s)
Flight
Aircraft
Stowaway's fate
Aug 7, 1946
Bas Wie, 12
Kupang–Darwin
Douglas DC-3
Survived, naturalised in Australia in 1958 and married
Aug 5, 1947
Francisco Carvalho, 30
Lisbon–Natal
Douglas DC-3
Survived. Returned home to Portugal and was arrested for leaving the country illegally
Aug 24, 1947
Wa Mon-Ping
Lashio–China
Survived, hand and shoulder severely injured
Nov 15, 1948
Sayabali (Fiji Indian), 18
Nadi–Honolulu
Douglas DC-4
Survived, arrested, jailed for 60 days and deported back to Fiji
Jul 5, 1952
Harvey Wichman, 20 and Russ La Rose, 19
Los Angeles–Milwaukee
Douglas DC-6
Survived, arrested
Feb 10, 1956
Wanderley de Cunha Camargo, 20
São Paulo–New York
Douglas DC-6
Survived, arrested and deported back to Brazil; legally emigrated to the United States that July
Sep 9, 1960
Daniel Melo, 16
Santa Maria-Bermuda
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Survived, caught by LAV's ground team and deported.
Sep 28, 1966
Francisco Cuevas Garcia, 17
Bogotá–Mexico City
Boeing 707
Survived at 34,000 feet (10,000 m). Returned home to Querétaro and was pardoned.
Apr 18, 1966
Unidentified man, about 24
Moscow–Paris
Sud Aviation Caravelle
Died
Apr 19, 1966
Unknown youth, 20/21
Orly–Morocco
Sud Aviation Caravelle
Died (frozen)
Jun 4, 1969
Armando Socarras Ramírez, 17, Jorge Pérez Blanco, 16
Havana–Madrid(Iberia Flight 904)
Douglas DC-8
Pérez fell out before takeoff and survived to be imprisoned by the Cuban government. Socarras made it to Madrid, was released after 52 days in a Spanish hospital, and as of 2021 lives in Virginia.
Jul 26, 1969
Male, 17, and a second unknown
Havana–Madrid
Douglas DC-8
One survived, second fell to death
Feb 22, 1970
Keith Sapsford, 14
Sydney–Tokyo(Japan Airlines flight)
Douglas DC-8
Sapsford fell to his death after the landing gear doors opened underneath him as the gear retracted, falling from 200 feet (61 m) during the take off sequence. His fatal fall was inadvertently captured by amateur photographer John Gilpin and the photograph was published in Life magazine.
Jun 21, 1970
Jean-Pierre Viers, 13
Lyon–Abidjan
Douglas DC-8
Died (fell at Abidjan when landing gear lowered)
Apr 14, 1972
John J. Gribowski, 18
San Diego–New York City
Boeing 707
Died (froze)
Mar 23, 1975
Luis Albert Fula Camacho, 18
Bogotá–Miami
Boeing 707
Died (fell)
Nov 14, 1986
Gabriel Pacheco, 35
Panama–Miami
Boeing 707
Survived at 39,000 feet (12,000 m)
Feb 19, 1990
Two men from Trinidad
Trinidad–Toronto
BWIA West Indies Airways Lockheed L1011
Both survived 5 hour flight
Mar 15, 1993
Shamsul Ramli, 17
Kuala Lumpur–Johannesburg(Malaysia Airlines flight)
Boeing 747
Died. Body found in the 747's wheel well at Johannesburg Airport on arrival.
Jun 4, 1993
Juan Carlos Guzmán-Betancourt, 17
Bogotá–Miami(Arca Airline flight)
Douglas DC-8
Survived at 35,000 feet (11,000 m), but frosted
Aug 4, 1993
Male, 19
Bogotá–New York City
Boeing 747
Died
Sep 13, 1994
Male
Tonga-Raratonga (diverted to Samoa)
Boeing 737-300
Died. Body prevented landing gear from extending, requiring crash landing.
1995
Unknown migrant worker
To Shanghai
Boeing 747
Died (froze and fell during landing at Pudong International Airport)
Aug 2, 1996
Two Mongolian boys, about 9 and 12
Ulan Bator–Kadena Air Base
Air Force Lockheed C-141B
12-year-old declared dead after discovery. Other child died two days later.
Oct 14, 1996
Pardeep Saini, 22, Vijay Saini, 19
New Delhi–London
Boeing 747
Pardeep survived in the nose wheel well at 35,000 feet (11,000 m), Vijay died
Mar 22, 1997
Male, adolescent
Nairobi–London
Boeing 747
Died (crushed in nosewheel well)
1998
Trevor Jacobs, 30
Antigua–Trinidad
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Died (Trevor Jacobs was wanted on several criminal charges, including kidnapping)
Feb 7, 1998
Unknown male
Baku–London(British Airways Flight 2028)
Boeing 767
Died, body discovered upon arrival at Gatwick Airport on February 8
Jun 28, 1998
Chinese male, 23
Shanghai–Tokyo
Boeing 747
Survived, but hospitalized in critical condition
Sep 14, 1998
Emilio Dominguez, 23
San Pedro Sula–Miami(Iberia Flight 6130)
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Survived at 33,000 feet (10,000 m), traveled seeking work, but was returned to Honduras
Jul 28, 1999
Yaguine Koita and Fodé Tounkara, both aged 14
Conakry–Brussels(Sabena Flight 520)
Airbus A330
Both died (frozen)
Aug 4, 2000
Fidel Maruhi, 24
Papeete–Los Angeles–Paris(Air France Flight 71)
Boeing 747-400
Survived at 38,000 feet (12,000 m). Discovered during a refueling stopover in Los Angeles, where his body temperature had dropped to 26 °C (79 °F), well below levels usually considered lethal, Maruhi later told, that the main motive behind his travel to France was to "shake hands" with Zinedine Zidane.
Jun 2001
Mohammed Ayaz, 21
Muharraq–London
Boeing 777
Died (traveled to London due to lack of employment in Pakistan and Bahrain)
Aug 7, 2001
Unknown male
London–New York City(American Airlines Flight 131)
Boeing 777
Died (fell from 1,500 feet (460 m) on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport)
Sep 2001
Mikhail Semenyaga, 24
Perm–Yekaterinburg–Frankfurt
Died
Dec 24, 2001
Alberto Rodriguez, 15, Maikel Almira, 16
Havana–London
Boeing 777
Both died (planned on hiding on a flight to Miami)
Jul 2002
Cameroonian male, 34
Rio de Janeiro–Paris(Air France flight)
Died
Dec 2002
Victor Alvarez Molina, 24
Havana–Montreal
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Survived, received refugee status in Canada
Dec 5, 2002
Two boys, 12 and 14
Accra–London
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Both died
Jan 11, 2003
Mariano Alexis Herrera-Ba, Punta Cana International Airport technician
Punta Cana–Toronto
Airbus A320
Died
Jan 23, 2003
Two unidentified men
Paris–Shanghai(Air France Flight 112)
Boeing 777
Both died (fell on approach to Pudong International Airport)
Feb 25, 2003
Unknown male
Mali or Gabon–Paris?
Died (fell near Paris)
Mar 25, 2003
Unknown Russian male, 19
To Frankfurt
Died (was crushed and then fell when approaching Frankfurt)
Dec 24, 2003
Unknown male, about 25
Montego Bay–New York City
Died
Dec 30, 2003
Unknown male, 30s
Lagos–London–New York City(British Airways Flight 117)
Boeing 747
Died (body found upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport)
Jul 21, 2004
Unknown male, 20
Dominican Republic–Düsseldorf
Died (froze)
Oct 22, 2004
Unknown male, 20s
Miami–Detroit
Boeing 737
Died
Nov 11, 2004
Liang Kailong, 14, Su Qing, 13
Kunming–Chongqing
Airbus A320
Liang survived, Su died (fell shortly after takeoff)
Nov 16, 2004
Unknown
Mali–Paris
Died

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