Rumor is fact.
Best news... nobody hurt
http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/a...a/D_0128_N.txt
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** Report created 1/28/2008 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: DAL47 Make/Model: B767 Description: B-767
Date: 01/26/2008 Time: 1013
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION
DAL47 ON DEPARTURE FROM MOSCOW, RUSSIA, ENCOUNTERED A TAIL STRIKE AND
RETURNED SAFELY TO UUWV.
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Take-off Operation: Air Carrier