Passenger goes live on Facebook during in-flight emergency

Marty Martinez thought the plane might crash

PHILADELPHIA – A Texas man on board a Southwest Airlines plane that had to make an emergency landing Tuesday morning in Philadelphia posted some dramatic pictures and video of the ordeal.

Part of the plane's engine cover ripped off during a flight from New York To Dallas and one of the plane's windows was damaged.

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At least one passenger died during the incident. Passengers say emergency medical workers tried to use a defibrillator on the woman.

READ: NTSB: 1 person dead after Southwest emergency landing

A passenger on the fight, Marty Martinez, recorded what he thought could be his last moments on Facebook Live.

His post reads, " Something is wrong with our plane! It appears we are going down! Emergency landing!! Southwest flight from NYC to Dallas!!"

Something is wrong with our plane! It appears we are going down! Emergency landing!! Southwest flight from NYC to Dallas!!

Posted by Marty Martinez on Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The signal wasn't very clear, but Martinez attempted a second Facebook Live during the emergency landing.

Posted by Marty Martinez on Tuesday, April 17, 2018

When the plane was safely on the ground, Martinez uploaded several pictures of the aftermath and of the damaged aircraft.

Flight 1380 From NYC to Dallas crash landed in Philly. Engine exploded in the air and blew open window 3 seats away from...

Posted by Marty Martinez on Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Martinez said he bought WiFi during the emergency landing "because I wanted to be able to reach the people I loved...thinking these were my final moments on earth."

I literally bought WiFi as the plane was going down because I wanted to be able to reach the people I loved...thinking...

Posted by Marty Martinez on Tuesday, April 17, 2018

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Julie Moreno has worked in local television news for more than 25 years. She came to KSAT as a news producer in 2000. After producing thousands of newscasts, she transitioned to the digital team in 2015. She writes on a wide variety of topics from breaking news to trending stories and manages KSAT’s daily digital content strategy.