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Chartered Delta 757 carrying the Utah Jazz suffers bird strike and engine failure at Salt Lake International
A Delta Boeing 757 chartered by the Utah Jazz NBA basketball team took off from SLC enroute to Memphis for a basketball game. At around 3,500 agl the aircraft hit a flock of birds causing such significant damage to the number one engine that it lit on fire and shut down. The aircraft circled back and made a safe landing and fire crews escorted the plane to a safe evacuation area. The team was then sent on a later plane to their destination. (www.ksl.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Birds own it.
"The end result of all of this is the same regardless of what it was." What on earth is this babble all about?
It is a big deal. Although not very likely, the loss of plane, crew, & passengers (in this case a pro basketball team) would have been very, very big news. In the case of the having a pro team on board; losing it would have had repercussions across the league (or any pro league, college team, or conference). The pros would have held a ‘draft’ of players on other teams to regenerate the team to continue playing. Could be, the sentiment to not play would be strong.
I was thinking the same thing. Is marijuana legal in Utah?
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Christer
in Sweden
Christer
in Sweden
Putty, the 757 is a very beautiful plane