Worker killed after walking into spinning plane propeller at Arizona airport: FAA

In southern Arizona, an investigation is underway after a worker at an airport was killed in a horrific accident.

What we know:

The incident happened just before 4:30 p.m. on June 13 at Marana Regional Airport. According to the FAA, after a Cessna 208B landed and was parked, an airport employee walked into the airplane's propeller, which was still running.

The worker was killed.

Dig deeper:

KOLD News 13 reports the worker was identified as Eduardo Hernandez, a 40-year-old Tucson man.

Map of Marana Regional Airport:

The Source: Information for this story was gathered from an FAA accident and incident notification created on June 15, 2026, and an article from KOLD 13 News in Tucson.

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