July 4, 2011 archive

Pinnacle Airlines CRJ strikes two deer on landing

On July 4th, 2011 at approximately 11 PM  CDT, a Pinnacle Airlines Canadair Regional Jet 200 Series aircraft being operated on behalf of Delta Airlines as flight DL3997 from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Brainerd, Minnesota with 18 passengers and 3 crew, was rolling out on Brainerd’s runway braking through about 100 knots when the aircraft struck two …

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