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Wed, Jul 04, 2007

Bird Strike Costs Brazilian Pilot His Eye

Animal Breaks Through Windshield

A 22 year-old pilot has lost an eye to a bird strike.

Carlos Willian Pereira Fraga was flying an unknown-type twin engine aircraft for an air ambulance company, and had just dropped off a patient in Campo de Marte in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and was headed to Jau, also in the state of Sao Paulo, with a doctor and a nurse on board.

The aircraft struck a large flock of ravens Sunday while over Jundiai, about 38 miles from Sao Paulo, according to Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

One of the birds broke through the windshield and hit Fraga in the face, knocking him unconscious. The aircraft was reportedly on autopilot.

After several seconds, Fraga regained consciousness and was able to land safely at Jundiai airport. He was transported to a local hospital where doctors said two separate surgeries were performed but they were unable to save the pilot's left eye.

The medical crew was not injured.

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