The backpack flew into the plane's engine from the cargo hold
The moment was caught on video by a passenger.
The backpack flew into the plane's propeller from the cargo hold, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.
Need To Know writes about it.
The footage shows a Let L-410 twin-engine plane flying over the ocean when a bag suddenly flies into the propeller.
The engine stops for a short time and then starts again and starts to rotate unevenly.
The pilot of the plane operated by the small airline Aerocord was forced to make an emergency landing.
There were 18 frightened passengers on board.
The plane took off from the city of Chaiten in Chile and was heading to Puerto Montt, which is 240 km from there. The Aerocord airline operates flights on this route every day.
The backpack flew out of the plane's luggage compartment because the door was partially open.
The airline later reported that the bird hit the fuselage, damaging the baggage compartment door and not…