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Sarasota Seaplane Crash
On 12-JAN-2013 at 3:30 pm, a single engine SEAWIND 3000 seaplane was taking off from Sarasota for Venice Airport when it crashed after takeoff. The pilot died in the collision; the passenger survived with injuries. The seaplane did not gain enough altitude and struck a couple of trees. It impacted near the New College... »
Westjet Flies with Cabin Pressure Problem
Pictured: A WestJet Boeing 737-7CT Vieux Fort St. Lucia Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Gianni Deligny What: Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Victoria to Calgary Where: Victoria When: Dec 30th 2009 Who: not available Why: After takeoff, the plane developed a problem with cabin pressure. The flight... »
Air China Boeing Lands in AK
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Raymond Wang What: Air China Boeing 747-400 en route from New York to Beijing China Where: Ticonderoga When: Dec 18th 2009 Who: unknown Why: Thirty minutes into the flight, the cabin developed pressurization problems and requested to fly at a lower altitude. Over Canada,... »
Alitalia Ferry Flight Decompresses over Minsk
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact Photographer Dave Chapman What: Alitalia Airbus A321-100 en route from Moscow to Rome Where: Minsk When: Aug 20th 2009 Who: 0 passengers, 6 crew Why: While en route to Rome, the flight lost cabin pressure. The flight descended to a safe level and landed safely... »
Fighter Escorts Primera Air to Rome
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact Photographer Sergio Domingos What: Primera Air Boeing 737-700 en route from Zakinthos Greece to Dublin Where: Rome Italy When: Jul 10th 2009 Who: 153 passengers and 6 crew Why: While en route, the Primera flight requested an emergency landing. It lowered altitude without declaring an... »
Cessna Lands in Marsh
What: twin-engine Cessna 310 Where: marshy area near Pitt Street bridge Mt. Pleasant When: Saturday afternoon April 25, 2009 2:56 pm Who: Arthur Parker and (approx) ten year old son Why: When something “popped” on the plane and he could not turn and started losing altitude, Arthur Parker did the only thing he could,... »
Airbus A330-300 Turbulence Shakes UP Qantas
What: Qantas plane en route from Singapore to Perth in Western Australia when it was Where: forced to land at Learmonth airport near the remote coastal town of Exmouth, 745 miles north of Perth When: 1:45 p.m. local time. Who: 303 passengers, 10 crew members. Half of the passengers were from Australia, the other... »
