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American Eagle Flight Lands in Emergency with Cracked Windshield

American eagleAn American Eagle flight, operated by Express Jet, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, just after 8:30 a.m. on September 22.

The Flight 2539 was on its way from Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Dallas, Texas, with 49 passengers and 3 crew members aboard, when its windshield cracked midair.

The pilots then decided to divert to Wichita where it made an uneventful emergency landing. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.

Investigators are looking into the cause of crack.

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