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Polet Airlines Makes Emergency Diversion after engine Failure
On Sat Jan 12, 2013, Polet Airlines Saab 340 engaged in flight 770 was en route from Belgorod to Moscow when the left engine developed engine failure. The pilots made a safe landing in Voronezh at 21:04. 17 passengers and 3 crew were aboard. There were no injuries reported. Passengers were provided an alternative... »
Sol Linéas Aéreas Exits Runway with Propellor, Wing Damage
What: Sol Linéas Aéreas Saab 340A en route from Mendoza to Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia. Where: El Plumerillo airport, Mendoza Argentina When: Jan 2, 2013 Who: 33 aboard, 30 passengers, 3 crew, no fatalities Why: On takeoff, the Sol Linéas Aéreas flight exited the runway with a jammed wheel. A wing touched the ground... »
Oil Leak Leads to Engine Shut Down, Emergency Landing Argentina
What: Sol Lineas Aereas Saab 340A en route from Rosario,SF to Buenos Aires, Argentina Where: Rosario When: Nov 2nd 2011 Who: 30 passengers and 3 crew Why: On takeoff from Rosario, the left engine had to be shut down. The engine had developed an oil leak through a conduit washer which had to be... »
Coming Soon: Step by Step Reconstruction of Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428
In a Saab 340 simulation, two pilots are attempting to reconstruct how the pilots managed on May 18 in the Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 crash in Prahuaniyeu, 16 miles south-west of the town of Los Menucos, Río Negro, Argentina, crash that killed 22. The information sources were the black boxes, (flight data recorder... »
Contention Grows over Cause of May 2011 Sol Tragedy
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alberto U. What: Sol Linaeas Aereas Saab 340A Where: 20 km (12.5 mls) N of Prahuaniyeu, RN Argentina When: May 18, 2011 Who: 3 crew, 19 passengers Why: Was it wing icing, a failure of the inlet deicing system or pilot error which caused... »
Engine Shut down, Flybe Emergency Landing in Stornoway
What: Flybe/Loganair Saab 340B en route from Glasgow,SC to Stornoway,SC Where: Stornoway When: Jul 27th 2011 Who: 37 passengers Why: On approach to Stornoway, the plane developed issues. The crew shut down an engine and made a safe landing. »
May 2011 Saab Crash in Argentina
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alberto U. What: Sol Linaeas Aereas Saab 340A Where: 20 km (12.5 mls) N of Prahuaniyeu, RN Argentina When: May 18, 2011 Who: 3 crew, 19 passengers Why: After the last radio contact at 20:50, the aircraft crashed near Los Menucos en-route Neuquen to... »
Rio Negro Crash: Investigation Begins
Argentine Aviators Union of Air Lines said that the investigation into the Rio Negro crash will take 3 months. After departing from Neuquén at 20:08, the pilot sent out a distress call declaring an emergency. 19 passengers and 3 crew were aboard. Locals saw a ball of fire fall from the sky 35 kilometers... »
Rio Negro-Argentina Plane Goes Up in Fireball, 22 Lost
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alberto U. What: Sol Líneas Aéreas Saab 340A en route from Córdoba to Mendoza to Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia Where: Prahuaniyeu, Rio Negro, Argentina When: May 18, 2011, 22:00 Who: 19 passengers and three crew (two pilots and a stewardess) Why: After departing from... »
Binghampton Emergency Landing
What: United Airlines/Colgan Air Saab 340B en route from Binghampton to Washington DC Where: Binghampton When: Nov 24 2010 Who: 33 passengers Why: On takeoff, the flight developed an indication of a fire in the left engine. The pilot returned to Binghampton, and made a safe landing. After passengers evacuated, the problem was discovered... »
