--- description: The victim landed on a building in West London while another man was found in the undercarriage of a plane title: Stowaway Falls to Death From Plane Flying Over London image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfef25c16e854684/6988555ccd6848419c0a06e7/british-airways.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Stowaway Falls to Death From Plane Flying Over London ## Video: Mysterious Plane Disappearances in Aviation History [Watch (HLS stream): Mysterious Plane Disappearances in Aviation History](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/LG29TohL.m3u8) (2:26)  _Published 2014-03-11. Malaysia Airlines MH370 is only the latest in a long line of planes that flew off the radar. Here’s a look at other mysterious disappearances over the last century._ by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 19, 2015 12:27 PM CUT  A red, white and blue livery sits on the tailfin of a British Airways passenger jet, operated by IAG SA, at London City Airport Ltd. in London. A red, white and blue livery sits on the tailfin of a British Airways passenger jet, operated by IAG SA, at London City Airport Ltd. in London.Matthew Lloyd—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 19, 2015 12:27 PM CUT A stowaway, who clung to the undercarriage of a British Airways plane departing Johannesburg, South Africa, has fallen to his death in London, the airline announced Friday. A second stowaway managed to hold on to the plane. The body of the man was found on a building, [reported the BBC.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33196210 "undefined") The survivor, who is believed to be a 24-year-old man, is now in critical condition in hospital. He was discovered in the undercarriage of the flight, after enduring an 8,000 mile journey and freezing temperatures. “We are working with the Metropolitan Police and the authorities in Johannesburg to establish the facts surrounding this very rare case” said British Airways in a statement. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3928004/stowaway-london/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3928004/stowaway-london/"},"headline":"Stowaway Falls to Death From Plane Flying Over London","datePublished":"2015-06-19T12:27:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:21:26.947Z","description":"The man landed on a building in West London while another man was found in the undercarriage of a plane","url":"https://time.com/3928004/stowaway-london/","keywords":["Aviation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfef25c16e854684/6988555ccd6848419c0a06e7/british-airways.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcfef25c16e854684/6988555ccd6848419c0a06e7/british-airways.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Airside Operations At London City Airport Ltd.","caption":"Airside Operations At London City Airport Ltd.","creditText":"Matthew Lloyd—Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3928004/stowaway-london/","name":"Stowaway Falls to Death From Plane Flying Over London"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Mysterious Plane Disappearances in Aviation History","description":"Malaysia Airlines MH370 is only the latest in a long line of planes that flew off the radar. 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