American Airlines flight AA-2549 hit severe turbulence near Denver, Colorado, on December 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off from Chicago, Illinois, and was heading to San Diego, California, when it encountered turbulence that injured four people, including three crew members and a passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing in San Diego.
British Airways flight BA-864 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on 
July 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Warsaw, Poland, but had to turn back due to an unidentified odor onboard.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: An Air Canada Jazz Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER
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What: Air Canada Jazz Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Victoria to Calgary
Where: Vancouver
When: Jan 5th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the crew reported a fire alert. They diverted to Vancouver, apparently handling the fire on approach; and they made a safe landing in Vancouver, where the plane was looked over.
Air Niugini flight PX-2006 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on April 10th.
The Boeing 737-300 freighter plane took off for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, but had to turn back due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in the Clark Mountain Range of the Mojave Desert, near the border of Nevada and San Bernardino County, on January 20.
The plane, registered to Van Pray of California City, was en-route from California City to Henderdon, Nevada, when it was reported missing. The search operation began shortly afterwards however, it was not until next day that the wreckage was located.
Both people aboard the plane were killed in the accident. Their identities have not yet been released.
The accident is under investigation.
American Airlines flight AA-5224 returned to Wilmington International Airport, North Carolina, on October 9th.
According to the airport authorities, the Canadair CRJ-900 plane hit a coyote during takeoff which caused damage to the nose gear. The crew continued takeoff but subsequently returned to Wilmington Airport.
The coyote was killed.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Seattle Sea-Tac to Seoul, South Korea
Where: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
When: on Wednesday,
Who: 179 passengers
Why: There were reports that flames shot out of one of the jet’s engines and television video of smoke as the plane circled before landing.
