SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- December 12, 2007

A Delta Airline flight had to make an emergency landing Wednesday at Sacramento International Airport after it was hit by a bird.

Delta flight 798, which was en route to Salt Lake City, hit a bird on departure from Sacramento International Airport around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Federal Aviation Administration public information officer Ian Gregor said.

The bird hit the pilot's windshield, Gregor said, and the pilot made a precautionary landing at 4:29 p.m.

Gina Swankie, public information officer for the Sacramento International Airport, said the flight landed safely.

No onboard injuries were reported.

There were 56 passengers on the flight, a public information officer for Delta Airlines said.

Delta said passengers are currently being rebooked to get them to Salt Lake City.

The airport does have electronic signals to scare birds away, but experts said Sacramento International Airport has had more incidents of planes hitting birds than any other airport in the state.

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