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American Airlines Diversion
On March 23, 2013, an American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Newark-Dallas flight diverted to Dulles when the first officer got sick. There were 141 passengers aboard American Airlines 1589, who disembarked in Dulles and boarded another flight at 2:00 pm. The first officer was hospitalized. View Tracking Below »
Entrepreneur, Dies Piloting Plane, 2 Sons, Woman Passenger, 4 dead
What: Pilot/operator Ângelo Rafaeli D’élia Beechcraft V35 Bonanza # PT-CTL en route from Ponta Porã to Viracopos-Campinas Where: Marabá Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil When: October 1, 2011, 21:30 Who: 4 fatalities Why: In the night, as rain was falling, the Beechcraft Bonanza en route for Campinas in Sao Paulo never made it to its... »
Flight Attendant Stands in
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alejandro Ruiz What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from San Francisco to Chicago O’Hare Where: en route When: Jun 14 2010 Who: 225 passengers and 7 crew Why: When the first officer became ill aboard 1612 from San Francisco, a fight attendant with... »
O’Hara: Medical Emergency
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Christopher Liao What: Miami Air International Boeing 737-400 en route from Minneapolis to Miami Where: Chicago When: Apr 4th 2010 Who: the “Miami Heat” Why: While en route, the flight’s mechanic became sick. The flight diverted to Chicago for an hour where the mechanic... »
Montezuma’s Revenge Diverts Ecuador Flight
What: Delta Flight 680 en route from Atlanta from Ecuador Where: Orlando When: May 29 2009 Who: 118 Why: Three passengers became sick because of possible food poisoning before boarding the plane.. Two of the passengers were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment. The third passenger declined treatment. George’s Point of View... »
Ill Alitalia Pilot Down in Shannon
Pictured: an Alitalia Boeing-767-3S1 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Josh May What: Alitalia Boeing 767, travelling from Milan in Italy to New York’s JFK Where: Shannon Airport When: Wednesday April 15 2009 5 PM Who: 168 passengers and eleven crew Why: When the pilot became ill, the flight landed... »
Medical Emergency Aboard United Airlines
Click here for full size photo at Airliners.net Contact Photographer Jack Tasker What: United Airlines Boeing 777-200 registration N219UA en route from Tokyo-Narita to Washington-Dulles Where: unscheduled landing in Winnipeg When: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Who: One passenger on a full commercial flight Why: Eight hours into the 11-hour trip, a 41 year old... »
Queasy Stomachs Land at O’Hare
What: United Airlines Flight 167 en route to Los Angeles from Boston Where: diverted to O’Hare International Airport When: Wednesday 8:37 p.m Who: 138 people were on board. Why: When about a dozen passengers became sick during a flight, the flight was diverted to O’Hare and an EMS Plan 2 was called which sends... »
