Endeavor CRJ2 at Wausau on Apr 10th 2021, rejected takeoff after turkey strike
Last Update: April 12, 2021 / 15:11:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Endeavor Air
Flight number
DL-5068
Departure
Wausau, United States
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
N801AY
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
A replacement CRJ-200 registration N8969A reached Detroit with a delay of 5:10 hours.
The FAA reported erroneously identifying the replacement aircraft (that arrived in Wausau only at 17:03Z and was in Detroit at 13:44Z, the occurrence time): "AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER STRIKING A TURKEY DAMAGING LEFT WING, MOSINEE, WI." resulting in unknown damage. There were no injuries.
The occurrence aircraft N801AY is still on the ground in Wausau about 52 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Endeavor Air
Flight number
DL-5068
Departure
Wausau, United States
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
N801AY
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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