What: Cessna 150 Where: San Diego bay When: May 26, 2012, 4:20 p.m Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities Why: A Cessna towing a banner lost engine power. Pilots informed ATC, cut free the banner they were towing and ended up in San Diego Bay, Missing the Hilton Hotel. The plane sank; the pilot and... »
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What: Viva Aerobus Boeing 737 300 en route from Cancun to Tuxtla Gutierre, Mexico Where: Villahermosa Mexico When: May 27 2012 Who: 108 aboard Why: After a successful takeoff, the plane depressurized. Pilots diverted to Villahermosa where they made a safe landing. Mexican news reported that the plane was struck by lightning, and that... »
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What: Twin Club Diamond DA42 Twin Star Where: Schwerin-Parchim Airport, Germany When: May 28, 2012 Who: 4 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: After the pilot reported to ATC of having problems with the aircraft just after takeoff, the flight crashed in a forest near the town of Parchim. The 58 year old Swiss pilot and... »
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What: Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 en route from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Where: Mumbai When: May 28, 2012 Who: 158 aboard Why: While en route, Jet Airways pilots had to shut down and engine and divert to Mumbai. One of the Boeing’s engines caught on fire. Pilots made a safe landing at Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International... »
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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Francisco Muro What: Air Canada Boeing 777-333ER Where: Toronto Canada When: May 28 2012 Who: 318 passengers, 16 crew Why: After a louder than normal take-off, fifteen minutes into the flight, pilots of the Air Canada Boeing en route from Toronto to Japan shut... »
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