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Southwest Airlines Safe Landing after Indicator Alert Error
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 Flight 481 from Las Vegas to Tulsa made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport. The flight diverted back after a cargo hold fire-alert alerted the crew. The flight had left at 1:20, and returned at 2:45. Passengers indicated turbulence as they were returning to Las Vegas. The crew did... »
British Airways Sickened by Fumes in Cockpit Diverts to Las Vegas
On Feb 14, 2013, an hour into the British Airways (Boeing 747-400) Los Angeles to London flight, the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit. Fumes made the flight crew sick. The captain put on the oxygen mask as they diverted to Las Vegas, where they made a safe landing at 10:20 p.m. Thursday. British... »
2 Lost in Piper Crash in Ely
What: Piper PA-31T1 Cheyenne en route from Mesa, Arizona to Portland-Troutdale Airport,Oregon Where: Ely, NV When: Dec 15, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: Two people aboard a Piper Cheyenne crashed in Ely Nevada when the pilot apparently lost control. The FAA and NTSB are investigating. Flight Aware Flight Log »
Jet Blue Takes Rocky Road back to Vegas, Jetblue 194 crew superheroes
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Nicholas Vollaro What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from Las Vegas to New York Where: Las Vegas When: June 17 Who: 135 passengers Why: After taking off from Las Vegas, “yellow” hydraulics aboard the jet blue flight failed, leading the pilot to declare an... »
Sundance Chopper Crashes in River Mountains
Pictured: Sundance Chopper from company video What: Sundance Helicopters Aérospatiale AS-350B Where: Near Lake Mead, Nevada When: Dec 7 2011, 5 pm Who: 5 fatalities Why: Las Vegas police search and rescue team conformed that a luxury sunset tour of the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam crashed into the River Mountains. The pilot... »
Gear Up Landing in Vegas
What: Cessna 230 Where: Henderson Executive Airport, Nevada When: Nov 26, 2011 Who: 2 aboard Why: The pilot of a Cessna 230 returned to the airport and made an emergency landing at Henderson Executive Airport when his landing gears did not come down. There were no injuries. Henderson Fire Department responded. In George’s Point... »
Reno Airshow Fatalities Rise
What: Aero-Trans Corp. DBA North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang (mod.) Where: Reno Stead Airport, Nevada When: 16-SEP-2011 Who: 11 fatalities, 1 aboard (2 on the ground) Eleven people have died so far in the Reno air show crash: Pilot Jimmy Leeward Joseph Wogan, 22, of Arizona; George and Wendy Hewitt of Fort Mohave, Ariz; Regina... »
