Accident Sends Boeing 737 Fuselages Plunging into River

Bethany Whitfield

Tuesday, July 08, 2014 at 07:12 PM ET

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A train carrying several Boeing 737 fuselages and other aircraft components from Kansas to Washington state derailed in Montana.
Two 737 fuselages were dumped into the Clark Fork River, partially submerging them, while others were damaged or came to rest near the river.
Boeing personnel are working to extract the fuselages and are assessing the damage to determine the impact on production timelines.

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Several Boeing fuselages were thrown into the Clark Fork River in Montana when a train carrying a Boeing shipment from Wichita to Seattle derailed on Thursday.

The components — which included six complete 737 fuselages, as well as parts for a 777 and 747 — were en route to Boeing’s Washington state headquarters for final assembly after being manufactured by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings in Kansas.