What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles Where: Miami When: July 12 2012 Who: 143 passengers 6 crew Why: After taking off from Fort Lauderdale, the flight experienced problems (cabin pressure) and diverted to Miami International airport. There was some delay while the problem was resolved (either cabin... »
Archive for July 12th, 2012
Instruction Flight Crashes in El Salvador
What: Dárdano Aeroservicios Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B Where: Soyapango El Salvador When: July 11, 2012 Who: 3 aboard, 3 fatalities Why: After takeoff, the plane fell into a riverbed canyon. Three people died in the crash, pilot instructor Jose Miguel Avalos and his two students, Jose Antonio Martinez and Rodrigo Calles. One died... »
Ex-legislator killed when Cessna Flips at Beluga Lake
What: Cessna U206G Stationair Where: Beluga Lake, Homer, Alaska When: July 10, 2012 Who: 5 aboard Why: Five passengers were aboard a plane that flipped on landing in Beluga Lake. The fire department found the plane upside down and underwater. Four passengers were evacuated safely; one passenger was trapped underwater and seatbelted in, but... »
Turbulence Over Miami
What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Aruba to Miami Where: Miami When: July 10, 2012 Who: 185 passengers, 6 crew, 12 injured Why: While en route thirty minutes from landing, the flight encountered some turbulence. Fifteen seconds worth of turbulence was enough to knock people around. People were knocked out of their... »
Delta Diverts to Cedar Rapids with Engine Trouble
What: Delta en route from Minneapolis to St Louis Where: Eastern Iowa Airport When: July 11, 2012, 6 pm Who: 150 aboard Why: The Delta flight was en route from Minneapolis to St Louis when it lost an engine. Pilots diverted to Cedar Rapids Iowa and made a safe landing. Johnson and Linn County... »
US Airways Charlotte-Rome Diverts for Fumes
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Robert Noël What: US Airways Airbus A330-300 en route from Charlotte to Rome Where: Philadelphia When: July 10, 2012, 10:00 pm Who: 176 passengers, 12 crew, 5 crew ill Why: While en route, a number of US Airways flight crew became sick from smelling... »























