--- title: "Boeing Jet Nosedives, Sending 13 Passengers to Hospital" description: "A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner \"nosedived\" while traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand, resulting in at least 50 injuries." date: "2024-03-11" modified: "2024-03-11" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-jet-nosedives-passengers-hospital" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Boeing" - "Space" tags: - "#airlines" - "boeing" - "the digest" --- # Boeing Jet Nosedives, Sending 13 Passengers to Hospital ![A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner "nosedived" while traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand, resulting in at least 50 injuries.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Nosedive A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner "nosedived" while traveling from Australia to New Zealand, the [*Associated Press* reports](), resulting in at least 50 injuries. According to local authorities, 13 passengers were taken to a hospital and one is in serious condition. The flight's operator, Chilean multinational airline LATAM Airlines, has since said that the plane nosedived due to a "technical event," but didn't elaborate further. "The plane landed at Auckland Airport as scheduled," the company said in a statement. But getting there was a nightmare for passengers. One [circulating video]() shows a chaotic scene, with passengers being treated while lying in the center aisle. "The ceiling's broken from people's heads and bodies hitting it," passenger Brian Jokat [told *ABC News*](). "Basically neck braces were being put on people, guys' heads were cut and they were bleeding. It was just crazy." "I did think for a split second: 'This is it'," he [told the *BBC*](). ## Hitting the Roof It's yet another incident involving Boeing's airliners, adding to the company's already considerable woes following several technical issues plaguing the aerospace giant. Over the weekend, a Boeing 737 had to make an emergency landing after an engine [ingested some bubble wrap](). Last week, a Boeing 777-200 [lost a tire]() after takeoff, destroying a car. And in January, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 lost a "door plug," triggering a "[violent explosive decompression event]()." The pilots were forced to return to the Portland, Oregon, airport. Boeing has issued a statement in light of the latest incident, noting that officials were still trying to work out what happened. "We are working to gather more information about the flight and will provide any support needed by our customer," Boeing said. LATAM Airlines has said that it "deeply regrets any inconvenience and discomfort this situation may have caused its passengers." **More on Boeing:** *[Tire Falls Off Boeing Passenger Jet During Takeoff]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()