CHICAGO (WLS/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A United Airlines flight returned to the airport after striking a coyote during takeoff. A United Airlines flight was forced to return to Chicago O'Hare Airport on Sunday after the aircraft struck a coyote during takeoff.

A recent flight returned to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, after the plane's landing gear struck a coyote during takeoff. More than 160 passengers were on board.

PHOENIX — A flight from Chicago to Phoenix was interrupted Sunday after the plane's landing gear struck a coyote. United Airlines Flight 1727 had to return to O'Hare International Airport after the plane hit an animal during takeoff for a flight bound for Arizona.

From Paris to Mexico City to Hawaii and beyond, here are all the new flights coming to Phoenix Sky Harbor and Mesa Gateway airports this year.

CHICAGO (CNN) – A United Airlines flight was forced to divert back to Chicago O’Hare airport on Sunday after the plane hit a coyote during takeoff. The Boeing 737 Max 9 was carrying 167 passengers and six crew members en route to Phoenix when it happened.

A United Airlines passenger jet struck a coyote on the runway during ... aboard the Boeing 737 MAX 9 were injured in the incident on Sunday, which forced the Phoenix-bound United Flight 1727 to make a swift return, the airline said Thursday in an email.

A United Airlines flight struck a coyote on the runway during takeoff from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, forcing the jet to return to the airport.

Boeing’s last 737 MAX 9 delivery to United Airlines was on December 13, 2024, when the airline welcomed N77585 to its fleet. The airframe operated its first flight on September 11, 2024, just two days before the strike by Boeing’s machinists began on September 13, 2024, ending on November 4, 2024.

A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Phoenix had to return to O’Hare International Airport on Sunday morning after its landing gear struck a coyote during takeoff.

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