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Oprah's jet grounded after striking bird
Winfrey and boyfriend Stedman Graham unhurt after windshield cracked in collision
The Associated Press
Originally published December 27, 2005
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. // Oprah Winfrey's private jet was forced to return to the city airport after its windshield was cracked in a collision with a bird, officials said.

Winfrey and her boyfriend, Stedman Graham, were not hurt in the incident, which occurred around 12:30 p.m. Monday just after the GulfStream jet had taken off from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, said Santa Barbara Fire Department spokesman John Ahlman.



"This is not a totally unusual thing," Ahlman said of the cracked windshield. "We see these things pretty frequently."

The plane will remain grounded until its windshield can be repaired, Ahlman said.

Winfrey bought a mansion on 42 acres of land in the hills of nearby Montecito five years ago. The host of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has won several Emmys and other awards for her work on daytime television.

did she fry it up afterwards?






























...c'mon ya'll, it was gonna come sooner or later.

I bet it just shit on the windscreen, not broke it

IrresistibleB1tch said:

that's what i thought, too...i remember when i was younger, and i was with my uncle gilbert (r.i.p.). he drove this big-assed lincoln town car, and i remember looking at the grille of the car one day. there was this poor little dead sparrow on it that must've flown in front of the car and got hit.

but a bird hit by a plane...

why was this on the news?

"Oprah sneezes, we think she may have a cold, story at 11."

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[Edited 12/27/05 17:06pm]

On an unfortunately related note. I saw a squirrel get smacked and killed by a car this morning when I was driving to work.

LleeLlee said:

i...it's just...yeah. the american media is teh stupid.

BSK3478 said:

The British tabloids are just as bad.

LleeLlee said:

yeah...but british tabloids are so bad, they're kinna funny. the media here in the states are so bad, they're just bad.

BSK3478 said:

yes they are

BSK3478 said:

LleeLlee said:

:cough:



:cough:

meltwithu said:

:cough:



:cough:

She got grounded for hitting a bird???? Hope it is for a week

i picture Oprah flying kinda like Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet

Stedman Graham, is he related to Larry?

he does slightly resemble Larry I think

This is the type of jet Oprah has. It is based out of Chicago Midway.

BSK3478 said:

She would laugh @ this joke ...while looking FABULOUS

jbchavez said:

most jets look the same to me, but thanks.

LleeLlee said:

Dame airplanes are always invading the birds air space..

Oprah!

sag10 said:

Oh no, say it ain't so!!! Not you, too?
Confession: I got the Oprah 20th Anniversary DVD set for Christmas!

madartista said:

Oh for pete's sake, say you didn't.

Oprah is ok, I just don't want to hear about her crashing into a bird.

ehuffnsd said:

M

wasn't a bird after all, i suppose...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

i think it's a conspiracy. Oprah can't stand the thought of being called a murderer. She paid off the investigators!!!

madartista said:

"ohmigod, what will my fans think?! i...i'm not a bird-killer, i'm oprah, queen of television!!!! here, here's $1 million...just tell the folks that my plane's raggedy...yeah, that's it..."

BSK3478 said:

That's so wrong it's brilliant. I'm mad I didn't say it.