{"id":2363503,"date":"2024-11-03T14:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skydiving-photographer-killed-after-accident-involving-planes-propeller\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T19:31:23","slug":"skydiving-photographer-killed-after-accident-involving-planes-propeller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skydiving-photographer-killed-after-accident-involving-planes-propeller\/","title":{"rendered":"Skydiving Photographer Killed After Accident Involving Plane&#8217;s Propeller"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fskydiving-photographer-killed-after-accident-involving-planes-propeller%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2363503&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-alec-baldwin-finally-surrenders-phone-to-rust-investigators\/\" title=\"Nolte: Alec Baldwin Finally Surrenders Phone to &#039;Rust&#039; Investigators\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-over-500-white-people-have-been-killed-by-cops-since-2020-there-has-been-no-rioting-over-those-deaths\/\" title=\"WALSH: Over 500 White People Have Been Killed By Cops Since 2020. There Has Been No Rioting Over Those Deaths.\">tragic accident<\/a> occurred<\/a> on\u200c October\u2062 26, resulting in the death of Amanda Gallagher, a 37-year-old skydiver and photographer. Gallagher was at Air Capital\u2062 Drop Zone in Derby, Kansas, to photograph skydiving activities when she accidentally backed into a spinning airplane\u200d propeller. Despite being transported\u2063 to Wesley Medical Center, she succumbed to her injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c Sedgwick County Sheriff&#8217;s Office confirmed that Gallagher walked into the propeller of a stationary plane with its engine still engaged. Eyewitness accounts \u200bsuggest that she\u2063 moved\u2064 in front of the aircraft \u2062while taking photographs,\u2062 violating safety protocols. Following her death, a GoFundMe campaign was launched to assist her family with funeral expenses, surpassing its initial goal of\u2063 $12,000. Both \u2064the \u2062Federal \u200dAviation Administration and the\u2062 National Transportation Safety \u2064Board are investigating\u2063 the incident. The community has been \u2062urged to keep Gallagher&#8217;s family in their prayers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 37-year-old skydiver and photographer is dead after a tragic accident involving a plane&rsquo;s propeller.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On October 26th, Amanda [Gallagher] passed away in a very sad accident, doing what she loved, skydiving and taking pictures,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-memory-of-amanda-gallagher-funeral-support?fbclid=IwY2xjawGMqpBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRhsCumwfrSq5XsYhJYJJJXuEWipmMQ0SlXIgDlh1tUl8Y3iknkp6Bunsg_aem_sjECRSVMpYIuOkOnfcq4qw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> made in the memory of Amanda Gallagher read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As her family processes through this tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberals-play-guns-democrat-involved-shooting-accident-bullet-fragment-hits-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accident<\/a>, they could use your help covering the funeral expenses. Please consider helping them out and also keeping them all in your prayers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/local\/article294663064.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wichita Eagle<\/a>, Gallagher died in Derby, Kansas, after walking into a spinning propeller.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mom-way-pick-4-month-old-killed-freak-accident-caused-wild-bird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accident<\/a> happened at a skydiving center in the city, Air Capital Drop Zone.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A photographer has died after she backed up into an airplane propeller while taking pictures.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQmuwB8VAY\">https:\/\/t.co\/AQmuwB8VAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PetaPixel (@petapixel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petapixel\/status\/1850960943674437801?\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Sedgwick County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, which confirmed Gallagher&rsquo;s identity and death Monday, said that the plane she walked into was on the ground, but the engine and propeller were still engaged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Amanda Gallagher] made contact with a grounded and stationary, but still running plane, and received critical injuries,&rdquo; an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sedgwickcounty.org\/sheriff\/media-releases\/plane-accident-102624\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SCSO media release<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gallagher was transported to Wesley Medical Center via Sedgwick County EMS. She was later pronounced deceased due to injuries sustained.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/woman-dies-backing-plane-propeller-taking-picture-kansas-airfield-rcna177635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, Air Capital Drop Zone said Gallagher was at the Derby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/skydiving-instructor-jailed-28-deaths-parachuting-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skydiving<\/a> center to photograph jumpers and flights.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After the airplane landed,&rdquo; Air Capital Drop Zone said in a statement, &ldquo;for unknown reasons, as the next group of jumpers were boarding, she moved in front of the wing, a violation of basic safety procedures.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With her camera up to shoot photos as she did so, she <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stepped back slightly moving<\/a> toward and into the spinning propeller.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cook Airfield, where the Air Capital Drop Zone is located, refused to guess as to the cause of Gallagher&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t there when it happened, so I will not speculate on what could have or should have happened differently,&rdquo; the airfield wrote in a post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just please keep her family, her friends and her Air Capital Drop Zone family in your prayers and thoughts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcookairfield%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0Ygjx2RkkdCqz4Nssm3XxYo59F9FvD2bQ7PqLSher6KUMQgMh3ZHCkx4CsFoUvEEl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The GoFundMe fundraiser has surpassed its $12,000 goal to pay for Gallagher&rsquo;s funeral expenses by thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board said the incident would be investigated by the agencies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The campaign appeals for assistance to cover funeral costs as her family copes with this loss. Reports indicate that Gallagher was killed in Derby, Kansas, after inadvertently walking into a spinning propeller at the Air Capital Drop Zone skydiving center. The Sedgwick County Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed that she sustained severe injuries from the contact with the still-running plane and was later pronounced dead at Wesley Medical Center. According to Air Capital Drop Zone, Gallagher was photographing jumpers when she accidentally stepped into the path of the propeller while taking pictures. Both the FAA and NTSB are investigating the incident, while a GoFundMe has exceeded its $12,000 goal for her funeral expenses by several thousand dollars<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2363504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanda-Gallagher.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8151,34962,42285],"class_list":["post-2363503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-accident","tag-photography","tag-skydiving"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Amanda-Gallagher.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}