ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200655
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 2017 |
| Time: | c. 00:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-232 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N650DL |
| MSN: | 24390/230 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, MN (MSP/KMSP) |
| Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) [N] | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL8935, a Boeing 757-200, suffered a big dent in the nose radome shortly before landing at Chicago-Midway Airport, Illinois, USA.
The aircraft was flying the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA-Team from Minnesota to Chicago.
Delta Airlines stated the dent was possibly caused by a bird strike.
Sources:
https://www.n-tv.de/sport/der_sport_tag/Der-Sport-Tag-am-Samstag-28-Oktober-2017-article20106774.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8935/history/20171028/0340Z/KMSP/KMDW
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl8935#f5a33ff
Media:
The OKC Thunder was on board this plane last night. The damage to plane is believed to be from a bird strike. pic.twitter.com/8ex1CKzkgV
— Brad Sowder (@KOCOBrad) October 28, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2017 14:16 | Schu193 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2017 14:21 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2017 12:30 | harro | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
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