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Date: | Tuesday 3 February 2009 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing 757-222 |
Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
Registration: | N545UA |
MSN: | 25323/406 |
Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 151 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
Destination airport: | SFO |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:United Flight UA77 suffered a bird strike (bald eagle) on inital climb. The airplane returned to Denver and landed without any reported problems.
Sources:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/02/04/20090204jetlbirdstrike0204.html http://www.20min.ch/news/kreuz_und_quer/story/Flugzeug-nach-Vogelschlag-sicher-gelandet-28273468
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/18631779/detail.html#-
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Feb-2009 23:38 |
gunther |
Added |
05-Feb-2009 03:20 |
izl |
Updated |
05-Feb-2009 03:28 |
harro |
Updated |