The event drew comparisons to the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson,” when a captain ditched his plane in the Hudson River after a bird strike disabled his engines.
Published 8:38 AM EDT Aug 15, 2019
The Ural Airlines A321 carrying 226 passengers and a crew of seven hit the birds as it was taking off Thursday from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport en route for Simferopol, in Crimea. “It was quite a feat to keep the plane from stalling and quickly find a place to land,” Viktor Zabolotsky, a former test pilot, said in televised remarks.
The Emergencies Ministry said that 55 people asked for medical assistance after the incident. The health authorities said 23 people, including five children, were taken to the hospital, but all but one were released following check-ups and quick treatment.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
28 hurt after Russian plane hits birds, makes emergency landingThe Ural Airlines A321 carrying 226 passengers and seven crew collided with a flock of birds while taking off Thursday from Moscow's Zhukovsky airport.
Read more »
Russian plane with 234 people on board crash-lands in cornfield after birds fly into engine causing fire, 23 injuredThe Ural Airlines Airbus 321 was heading to Simferopol in Crimea before crash-landing just outside the Zhukovsky International Airport shortly after takeoff.
Read more »
Russian plane crash-lands outside Moscow after striking flock of gullsA Russian passenger jet flew into a flock of birds then crash-landed in a cornfield just outside a Moscow airport Thursday, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
Read more »
Stepmother arrested after 4-year-old girl dies from untreated burnsA Texas woman was arrested this week after she failed to seek medical attention for a young girl who accidentally burned herself with scalding hot water and died.
Read more »