Explosion Rocks Building Where SkyCourier Is Fabricated
Textron Aviation's Plant III facility in east Wichita was rocked by a liquid nitrogen explosion Friday morning, sending 11 to the hospital.
Textron Aviation's Plant III in east Wichita was rocked by a liquid nitrogen explosion Friday morning. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark/AIN)
Textron Aviation's Plant III in east Wichita was rocked by a liquid nitrogen explosion Friday morning. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark/AIN)

The building where Textron Aviation is fabricating its new SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop was rocked by a liquid nitrogen explosion around 8 a.m. this morning, sending 11 people to Wichita-area hospitals and leaving a massive hole and partial collapse to a side of the building designated as Plant III. Authorities told AIN that despite rumors of a fatality, there were none.