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For the sixth time in three years an eagle was struck fatally by a plane at Sanford Airport last week. An allegiant air flight collided with the bird on Monday. There were one hundred and thirty eight passengers on board the plane.

The plane was just taking off destined for Allentown in Pennsylvania.  The eagle was struck by the angle of attack indicator on the plane. The plane was grounded at Sanford for safety reasons as the plane was inspected.

Passengers spoke of being mildly panicked by the ordeal with some children in particular becoming very agitated. The pilot announced that the plane had collided with a bird and there was nothing to worry about.

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The eagle weighed twenty pounds and remained in one piece despite the intensity of the collision. Passengers eventually took off for Pennsylvania four hours later on a different plane.

It is not considered unusual for a plane to hit a bird with over seven thousand collisions reported in the US last year however eagle collisions are quite rare with just twenty reported in the last year.

Officials at Sanford Airport have long been aware of the threat posed to eagles and have taken measures over the years to insure less problems including destroying eagle nests however the eagles that already reside there tend to stay.