United flight makes emergency landing after apparent rabbit strike, video shows engine fire

[Omaha Steve]

Source: ABC7

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:22AM

An unusual animal encounter causing a scare in for passengers on a United Airlines flight.

A rabbit somehow made it into the right engine of flight UA2325 from Denver to Edmonton on Sunday.

The possible wildlife strike happened as the Boeing 737 with 159 people on board was taking off.

"There was a loud bang and a significant vibration in the plane we proceeded to still climb," passenger Scott Wolff said.

Read more: https://abc7.com/post/united-airlines-engine-fire-flight-ua2325-denver-edmonton-makes-emergency-landing-apparent-rabbit-strike/16185044/

[ms liberty]

1. Right before Easter? It's a sign!!!

[maxsolomon]

2. That's no ordinary rabbit!

Glad no one's hurt.

I'd like to know how they know it was a rabbit after it had been through the compression blades.

[ZZenith]

4. They found the foot.

[maxsolomon]

6. Lucky, that.

[Random Boomer]

11. That rabbit was hurt...

Well, I'm not sure "hurt" covers being turned into mincemeat.

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

3. Killer Rabbit, Monty Python

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[Deuxcents]

8. Thank you..😊..sure needed that!

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

5. Jimmy Carter Rabbit

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[Buddyzbuddy]

7. A gremlin disguised as a rabbit.

[sdfernando]

9. Was William Shatner on board??? /nt

[Iamscrewed]

10. Humor

Was it Roger, Bugs bunny or the Easter bunny 🐰

[elleng]

12. Remind anyone of Sully BIRD BIRD BIRD???

Don't mean to make light of potential tragedy, but LOTS of bunnies (AND birds) around here!!!

[regnaD kciN]

13. Sorry for the poor bunny...

...but reading the headline reminded me of the time an Alaska Airlines plane was struck by a salmon while in-flight.

https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/flying-fish/

[electric_blue68]

21. omg woah!

[milestogo]

14. Was the rabbit in a Union or was he on strike by himself?

[mpcamb]

15. Seems most likely a bird was carrying a rabbit carcass when it flew into a motor.

[littlemissmartypants]

16. The rabbits at my house can jump incredibly high...

Going after bugs under my security light. But airborne?



I hope everyone on the flight is doing well. Poor rabbit. Some of them can get rather dangerously large, though.


Flemish Giant

[orleans]

17. holy crap! is that a real photo of an actual rabbit??? nt

[littlemissmartypants]

18. Flemish giant...

https://roughandtumblefarmhouse.com/all-about-flemish-giant-rabbits/

Flemish giants are a domesticated type of rabbit that is considered to be the largest breed of rabbit in the world.

The first records of them show their origin in Flanders, which is the northern region of Belgium. There were several ancient meat and fur breeds of rabbit that likely went into the Flemish, one of which is the ancient Patagonian rabbit. Unfortunately the Patagonian is now extinct.

Flemish Giant rabbits were also responsible for a United States “rabbit boom” back in the 1880s. Farmers and people with small acreage could raise large amounts of rabbits that were dual purpose. Due to their size they were prized for both meat and fur. That was when the breed as largely imported into the United States.

[electric_blue68]

22. Woah! 😄

[Old Crank]

19. I didn't have Rabbits

In a plane engine on my Bingo card.

[Historic NY]

20. Silly Rabbit.....flying is for planes.

How the heLL.

[LudwigPastorius]

23. How to make Squelch Rarebit:

Ingredients:
1 good-sized rabbit
1 good-sized 737

Mix indiscriminately
Serve immediately

[Prairie Gates]

24. Wascally!