A JetBlue Airlines flight destined for Austin was affected to acreage account afterwards abrogation Long Beach Airport back an agent malfunctioned, bushing the berth with smoke and creating some alarming moments for passengers. Hetty Chang letters from Long Beach for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014.
Long Beach Airport was reopened afterwards a JetBlue even with a disabled agent fabricated an emegency landing and shut bottomward the airportThursday morning.
JetBlue Flight 1416 from Long Beach to Austin, Texas had to acknowledgment to the airport anon afterwards demography off at 9:05 a.m. because smoke was advancing from one of the plane's engines.
The flight landed about 9:30 a.m. Cartage were abandoned on the aerodrome application emergency slides.
Three bodies suffered accessory injuries and were relased at the arena and one actuality was taken to a hospital for conciseness of breath.
Several cartage aboard a JetBlue flight that had to accomplish an emergency landing anon afterwards demography off told NBC4 that they anticipation they ability not animate through the experience. Hetty Chang letters animate from Long Beach for the NBC4 News at Noon on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. By: Lori Bentley
JetBlue appear a account afterward the emergency landing.
"The aeroplane landed safely, and all barter and aggregation accept abandoned via slides with no appear injuries at this time. While the aerodrome at Long Beach is closed, entering flights are actuality directed to adjacent airports."
Jackson Rathborne, an amateur who had roles in the "Twilight" films, said he was on the flight and aggregate his acquaintance on Twitter.
"Over the PA, the pilot yelled 'Brace!'" Rathborne tweeted.
Long Beach Airport was reopened Thursday morning afterwards a JetBlue flight had to accomplish an emergency landing due to a disabled engine. Vikki Vargas letters animate from Long Beach for the NBC4 News at Noon on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. By: Kevin Dahlgren
"I affective my son and jumped bottomward the aggrandized ramp, my wife following. We larboard all our claimed furnishings onboard. Who cares. We were alive," he said in addition post.
Shawn Mahoney, who afresh became a father, was additionally on lath the flight. Mahoney said he could anticipate of little abroad as he anchored for the landing.
"All I could absolutely anticipate about is my son," Mahoney said. "This is the best activity that I've apparently had in my activity to date."
The airport is amid at 4100 Donald Douglas Drive.
NBC4's Vikki Vargas and Nyree Arabian contributed to this report.