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Evidence of bird strike after man nearly sucked out of plane window, NTSB says

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A bird strike may have been the cause of an incident in which a passenger was nearly sucked out of a broken window aboard a Ryanair flight in Europe last month, the NTSB found.

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  1. Seattle Times

    Harrowing Ryanair Boeing flight showed signs of a bird strike, NTSB says (opens Seattle Times)

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    Federal investigators found evidence of a bird strike during a harrowing Ryanair Boeing 737-8 flight in Greece last month that saw one passenger hanging out of a broken window.

  2. CBS News

    Evidence of bird strike after man nearly sucked out of plane window, NTSB says (opens CBS News)

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    A bird strike may have been the cause of an incident in which a passenger was nearly sucked out of a broken window aboard a Ryanair flight in Europe last month, the NTSB found.

  3. New York Post

    Bird strike may have caused disastrous Ryanair flight where passenger was nearly sucked out of window: NTSB (opens New York Post)

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    Malta Air Flight 1879 — a Boeing 737-8AS — was climbing past 16,000 feet after departing Greece for Germany, on July 10 when a fan blade in the right engine fractured, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board.

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