What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Chicago to Charlotte NC
Where: Champaign
When: March 4 2011, 9:36pm
Who: 31 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the pilot smelled smoke.
The pilots diverted to Savoy and made a safe landing. Emergency responders (whom, it was noted, had 12 minutes to set up) included Tolono and Savoy firefighters, Pro Ambulance and University of Illinois police.
There were no injuries reported. Passengers were ported to the terminal and the plane was sent for examination.
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