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| Date: | Thursday 14 April 2016 |
| Time: | c. 20:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-900LR |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air |
| Registration: | N916XJ |
| MSN: | 15154 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Charleston-Yeager Airport, WV (CRW/KCRW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Connection Flight DL4071 was en route from New York-LaGuardia to Nashville Airport, TN when it diverted to Charleston-Yeager Airport, WV due to a cracked wind shield.
The aircraft, a CRJ-900LR, departed LaGuardia Airport at 15:56 EDT (19:56 UTC). En route at FL380 the first officer's forward windshield cracked. A descent was iniated at 20:42 UTC and a safe landing was made at Chareston at 21:05 UTC.
Sources:
http://www.wowktv.com/archives/bird-strike-causes-emergency-landing-at-yeager-airport/865467550
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl4071/#96a3700
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 2018 | N916XJ | Delta Connection, opb Endeavor Air | 0 | Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, KY (LEX/KLEX) | |
non |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Media:
Picture of the plane that made an emergency landing at the Yeager Airport https://t.co/2heq2xZfJ2 pic.twitter.com/AthxtWIXVX
— WOWK 13 News (@WOWK13News) April 14, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2016 05:59 | harro | Added |
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