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Inter-Island Flight Ditches In Indian Ocean After Moroni Take-off
Inter Iles What: Inter-Iles Air Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia en route from Moroni, Comoros to Anjouan Where: Indian Ocean When: Nov 27, 2012 Who: 29 aboard-25 passengers, 4 crew Why: According to passengers accounts, the plane took off and was leaking. Another reports that an engine failed. The pilot intended to return to the airport... »
American Airlines Emergency Landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Mark Kryst What: American Airlines en route from Raleigh to Chicago Where: Raleigh-Durham International Airport When: May 20, 2012, 8:15 Who: 138 passengers Why: The American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 en route from Raleigh to Chicago developed an oil leak in one engine after... »
Cityhopper Hops Back to Amsterdam Minus One Engine
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer John Gregory What: KLM Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Amsterdam to Birmingham Where: Amsterdam When: Apr 21st 2012 Why: While en route, a leak in the right engine was detected. Pilots shut down the affected engine and returned to Amsterdam where they made a... »
Airbus Emergency Landing in Dusseldorf
What: Air Via Airbus A320-200 en route from Bourgas to Dublin Where: Dusseldorf When: Feb 17th 2012 Who: 3 crew Why: While en route on the ferry flight, the left engine gauge indicated low oil, signifying an oil leak. Pilots diverted to Dusseldorf where they made a safe landing. »
China: Airbus Leak Aborts Takeoff
What: Air Macau Airbus A321-200 en route from Beijing to Macau Where: Beijing When: Feb 4th 2011 Why: Takeoff was aborted when fluid started leaking (described evocatively as a fierce spray, large fluid spill, massive spray). The plane aborted takeoff, and stopped on the runway. Passengers disembarked on the runway, (hopefully were bussed or... »
Logan Emergency Landing
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Michael Carter What: Continental/ ExpressJet Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Manchester NH to Newark NJ Where: Logan When: Jan 18, 2010 Who: 44 passengers and 3 crew Why: After taking off 6 hours late after ground stops due to the weather, after five minutes... »
2nd Estonia : Water + Electrics Don’t Mix
Pictured: An Estonia Air Boeing 737 at Tallinn – Lennart Meri (Ulemiste) Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer What: Estonia Air Boeing 737 en route from Tallinn to Copenhagen Where: Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport When: Jan 16, 2011 Why: A leak in a water pipe set off electrical problems. The... »
Oil Fire Smokes Air Greenland Lavatory
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Stefan Sonnenberg What: Air Greenland de Havilland Dash 8-200 en route from Nuuk to Paamiut Where: Nuuk When: Oct 25th 2010 Who: 11 passengers and 3 crew Why: While en route, a fire was reported in the lavatory. Smoke was detected in the cabin.... »
Missing Plane Crash Couple Found
What: Privately owned Glasair Aviation “Sportsman 2+2″ plane en route to a fishing trip on Lake Klemka Where: Pipmuacan Reservoir in the Saguenay region When: Sunday August Who: Carol Tremblay, 56, and Nathalie Cote, 44, Why: The couple had decided to go fishing on Lake Klemka, and flew there on the Sportsman configured with... »
Air Canada Fire Discovered AFTER Flight
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Mark Kryst What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Kelowna,BC to Vancouver,BC Where: Vancouver When: Jul 19th 2010 Who: 52 people aboard Why: After making a safe landing at Vancouver, the Vancouver ground crew discovered evidence of a small fire... »
