A worker met a horrible death at his airport San Antonio, USA after being “swallowed” by an aircraft engine.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has confirmed that a member of the airline’s ground crew has died after being “swallowed” by the engine of a Delta Airlines aircraft.

The plane had just landed from Los Angeles and was heading to a gate at the time of the crash on Friday night.

Delta Flight 1111 it had only one engine running at the time the worker, who has not yet been identified, was sucked in and killed.

The death of the airline’s ground crew member is being investigated by authorities.

“Delta flight 1111 arrived at the gate, with one engine running at that time, and one worker was engulfed by the engine at 10:25 p.m. (local time),” the NTSB announced.