Flight 1416, whose original destination was Austin, Texas, returned to the airport in Long Beach, California landed at 9:30 a.m, after an engines explosion shortly after takeoff. Passengers exit the aircraft using emergency slides, said spokesman Ian Gregor of the Federal Aviation Administration.
A few passengers complained of medical problems and one was transported to a local hospital for evaluation, Chief Mike DuRee of the Long Beach Fire Department told the Long Beach (Calif.).
According to the tracking website FlightAware, the Airbus A320 was in the air for less than 15 minutes, taking off at 9:17 a.m. See Video HERE
Source: USA TODAY
Video Credit : CNN
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