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US Airways Emergency landing
On May 18, 2013, a US Airways/Piedmont Airlines Dash 8-100 turboprop en route from Philadelphia to Newark was landing in Newark when the left main landing gear failed to deploy. There were 3 crew and 34 passengers aboard, none of whom were reported injured. After landing at 1 a.m., the passengers disembarked, and were... »
Medical Helicopter Emergency Landing Takes out Windshield
photographer Jerome Mervelet A medical evacuation helicopter, ADAC-Luftrettung Eurocopter EC 135 P2 was making a street landing in Germany when it struck a car. The tail of the chopper struck an Opel Corsa’s window. The car was parked in a parking lot at the Ochsenfurt train station. No people were injured. The pilot and... »
Nepal Airlines Crash Landing in Jomsom
Twenty-one people aboard a Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 survived the attempted landing 125 miles NW of Kathmandu. Everyone aboard survived but everyone was injured. Five of the tourists were seriously injured. On landing at Jomsom airport at 8:30 a.m., the brakes failed, and the plane skidded to the banks... »
Piper Crash in Argentina
Mr. Julio Contreras – President of Allen Air Club was flying a Piper PA-11 Cub Special on May 10, 2013 and on landing at the Aeropuerto Arturo Humbert in Argentina, the plane flipped–a wheels up landing. Volunteer firemen, police, airport staff and members of the aeroclub responded to the scene. The cause of the... »
Air Astana Emergency diversion to Shymkent
On May 10, 2013, an Air Astana Boeing 757-200 en route from Tashkent to Almaty diverted to Shymkent with cabin pressure problems. Oxygen masks deployed when the air conditioning system failed. A replacement Airbus was provided to take the 136 passengers to Almaty. »
Indonesian Crop Duster Crash
Photographer Brian G Nichols On May 11, 2013, at 11 a.m. a PT Sinar Mas Super Air Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU24-950 crashed three minutes after takeoff from North Rawajitu Indonesia. The pilot, Muhammad Adipura, 47, a Bogor of West Java died in the crash. It is believed he died at the scene, but his... »
Netherlands Helicopter Crash at Sea
On May 8, 2013, Cessna 172P was on a photo flight over the North Sea when it crashed at sea in foggy weather near the town of Egmond, Netherlands. Around 9:00 pm, the pilot had sent a distress signal. A military helicopter and an offshore helicopter responded to the alarm. There was dense fog... »
Rio Helicopter Crash
On May 8, 2013, a Helisul Táxi Aéreo Ltda-owned Helibras HB-350B Esquilo (Eurocopter Ecureuil) helicopter landing at a Rio de Janeiro heliport landed in the trees instead of on the landing area. Aboard were the pilot and five tourists,a couple of miners, and two tourists from the United States. No one was injured though... »
Helicopter Goes Missing in Siberia
On May 6, 2013, 9 people aboard an Angara Airlines Mil Mi-8T were lost during a rescue operation in Siberia. Update Fragments of missing Mi-8 helicopter found in Irkutsk The helicopter was participating in a flood rescue and was carrying 1.9 tons of explosives for blasting ice dams in the river. Missing are three... »
Emergency Landing in Mumbai
An IndiGo flight en route from Srinagar to Mumbai developed a problem with a nose wheel, leading to the pilot requesting priority landing at Mumbai. Emergency services were on hand when the pilot made the emergency landing. No injuries were reported. The plane was towed to the gate. »
