Cargo pilot unable to rein in escaped horse on plane, forcing return flight to JFK airport

A Boeing 747 cargo plane headed to Belgium was forced to dump 20 tons of fuel into the Atlantic Ocean and return to John F. Kennedy International Airport, after a horse on board broke free of its stall Thursday, according to air traffic control audio.

The Air Atlanta Icelandic charter aircraft had just reached 31,000 feet about 30 minutes from takeoff when its pilot radioed air traffic control, according to FlightRadar24. ---More...