1 injured as plane skids off O'Hare runway
July 19, 2008
One person was injured after a plane ran off the end of the runway at O'Hare International Airport on Friday evening, said officials with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Mexicana Airlines flight 802 was arriving from Mexico City just after 7 p.m. when the plane left the landing area, said Tony Molinaro, an FAA spokesman. One flight attendant was injured, he said.
Officials said the plane was stopped by a bed of lightweight, crushable concrete at the end of the runway. The runway was closed and 142 were taken off the plane, a spokeswoman said.
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