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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An eagle was sucked into an Alaska Airlines jet’s engine as the aircraft was taking off Sunday, causing the flight to be aborted.
Seattle-bound Flight 68 was approaching takeoff speed when the eagle was ingested into the left engine in Sitka, airline spokesman Paul McElroy said. None of the 134 passengers or five crew members was hurt. The collision automatically shut off the plane’s engine, and the jet braked to a stop.
