Travel NTSB recommends changes following fatal Southwest accident. Boeing says it’s working on fix November 19, 2019November 20, 2019 Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY Comments Off on NTSB recommends changes following fatal Southwest accident. Boeing says it’s working on fix Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 suffered an engine explosion after a fan blade broke apart. A window was broken and a 43-year-old passenger died.