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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... »
Thomas Cook Unexpected Stop in Bermuda
photographer Andrea Tabanelli-Lugo Spotter A Thomas Cook Airbus A330-200 OY-VKF en route from Cancun to Manchester had 338 people aboard when pilots made an emergency diversion to Bermuda due to what one source called a “reported fire in the cabin” at about 8.20pm. Another account recorded the problem as ‘smoke coming from the in-flight... »
Cargo Boeing Crashes in Bagram
Contact photographer Shawn Byers A National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 on a cargo flight from Bagram to Dubai Al Maktoum crashed with 7 crew (including 4 pilots, 2 mechanics,) and cargo shortly after takeoff. The National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 had just lifted off and was climbing when it crashed. The crash resulted in... »
Air France Crisis Over Mumbai
photographer Sergio Cardona On March 11, 2013, an Air France Airbus A330 en route from Mumbai to Paris developed an engine problem. The pilot shut down the engine and returned to Mumbai. There were almost two hundred passengers aboard the flight. None of them reported injury. Passengers disembarked, and were provided accommodations as an... »
Microlight Crashes on Carters Beach, 2 fatalities
On Jan 30, 2012, a Micro Aviation Bantam B22S that took off from Westport Airport with two aboard went missing Wednesday. The plane was found on Jan 31, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. on Carters Beach, near Westport. The two local men aged 58 and 25, who were aboard did not survive. The bodies of... »
Fedex Hard Landing in Denver
Contact photographer Allen Zhao On Jan 25, 2013, a Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11F en route from Memphis to Denver landed in Denver and suffered a tail strike. There were no reported injuries but the hard landing left debris on the runway. Click to view Flight Aware »
Pilot Lands After Copilot Suffers Emergency
Contact photographer Dmitriy Shapiro On January 22, 2013, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 from Seattle to McCarran was en route when the co-pilot fainted. The pilot requested priority landing. The plane landed in McCarran ten minutes early at about 5:26 p.m.. None of the 146 passengers were injured. Alaskan Airlines said that while on... »
Ryanair 737 Diverts to Genoa
Contact photographer Fride Jansson On January 23, 2013, a Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS wasn en route from Valencia to Bergamo Orio al Serio when the plane developed cabin pressure problems. Oxygen masks were deployed, which panicked the passengers. The pilots descended the plane to 9,000 feet, and diverted to Christoforo Colombia Genova airport. Emergency services... »
Boeing Emergency Landing, Dumps Fuel
photographer Andy Egloff On Jan 8 2013, a Delta Airlines Boeing 777-232LR was en route from Johannesburg to Atlanta when one of the engines developed problems. The pilots dumped fuel and diverted to the island of Ascension where they made a safe landing. Passengers say the plane swerved and fuel came pouring out. The... »
Helicopter Tragedy in the Amazon
Photographer Miguel Cano Alva On January 7, 2013, Chinook helicopter (registration N241CH) Pucallpa-Tarapoto was en route near the Laguna Yarinacocha in Pucallpa Peru when it came down in the Amazon. The helicopter took off at took off at 2:57 pm, taking a load to Tarapoto. According to reports, although the crew tossed the load... »
