“Twilight’s” Jackson Rathbone Okay After His Plane Loses Engine Mid-Flight
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Kiyoshi Ota/Paramount via Getty Images(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone had a close call Thursday when his airplane lost one of its engines in mid-flight.
His wife Sheila and their 2-year-old son Monroe were also on board.
The 29-year-old actor gave a detailed account of the incident in a series of posts on his WhoSay page. “We were on @jetblue flight 1416 to Austin from Long Beach,” he recalls, adding, “Our right engine exploded and our cabin filled with smoke.”
He notes, “The oxygen masks did not deploy, but the brave stewardesses came around and manually deployed them. It was rough, the plane was rocking.”
“We were told to brace as we careened sharply back towards land. Guided by our pilot, and I believe our guardian angels, we landed safely,” he continues. “I grabbed my son and jumped down the inflated ramp. We left all our personal effects on board.”
“Who cares. We were alive,” he writes. “We’re safe. I’m grateful.”
Rathbone played Jasper in the Twilight series.
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