Basketball Team's Plane Sustains Large Dent During Flight to Chicago

Oct. 30, 2017
An aircraft carrying members of the Oklahoma City Thunder was damaged during its flight to Chicago, causing the nose of the plane to invert.

An aircraft carrying members of the Oklahoma City Thunder was damaged during its flight to Chicago, according to reports.

The Chicago Tribune reported the nose of the twinjet Boeing 757-200 was dented and appeared as if the plane hit something hard enough to cause the nose to invert.

The report noted a spokeswoman for Delta, said she believes the plane hit a bird as the plane descended into Chicago about 12:45 a.m. No one was hurt and the plane landed without incident. Maintenance workers will continue to investigate exactly what happened.

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