Worker for skydiving company dies after walking into spinning plane propeller

Published
June 16, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Marana, Arizona
Marana Regional Airport
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Incident type
Workplace, Aircraft

Summary

Workplace Accident Marana Arizona in Marana, Arizona: A skydiving company worker, Eduardo Hernandez, was killed when he walked into a still‐spinning propeller of a Cessna 208B at Marana Regional Airport. The incident occurred just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday and is being investigated as an accident with no signs of foul play.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Eduardo Hernandez Unknown Fatal

Original reporting

Worker for skydiving company dies after walking into spinning plane propeller

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