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What: Pantanal Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Sao Paulo to Juiz de Fora Brazil
Where: Congonhas
When: Dec 8th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, the flight returned to the airport, after developing smoke in the cabin. The plane landed safely.
Maintenance traced the smoke to faulty lighting.
Pictured: A Steen Skybolt-180
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What: Skybolt en route from Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport
Where: Oklahoma
When: Nov 8 2009
Who: 2 fatalities: pilot Robert N. Munson and passenger Zachary james Cook
Why: Shortly after takeoff, the plane crashed and burned in a field a mile and a half from the airport. Both occupants were killed.
The FAA is investigating.
What: American Eagle Embraer EMB-145LR en route from Chicago to Tulsa
Where: Chicago
When: May 31, 2012
Who: 31 aboard
Why: The flight took off, but received a gear disagree message. After a flyby determining the gear were down, the pilots made an overweight landing. No injuries were reported. There were apparently no stairs provided on exit.
Passengers eventually arrived in Tulsa after 1 pm.
The same plane had just made a prior emergency landing at O’Hare.
Pilot’s audio provided by http://www.liveatc.net
Lufthansa flight LH-681 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on August 4th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Wings Air flight IW-1156 had to return and make an emergency landing in Palu, Indonesia, on January 14th.
The plane took off for Luwuk, Indonesia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to the failure of right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. All 64 people aboard remained unharmed.
Thomson Airways flight BY-6133 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on April 17th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Las Palmas, Spain, to Bristol, England, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Thai Airways Boeing 777-200 en route from Bangkok to Osaka
Where: Kansai International Airport in the city of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture
When: Jun 20th 2010
Who: 227 passengers and 17 crew, 4 injured
Why: The flight encountered turbulence at 6:30 am over the Pacific Ocean off Kochi Prefecture
The flight landed safely Osaka 15 minutes later. Three cabin crew and one passenger were hospitalized for injuries. The weather service says that the atmosphere was unstable due to a rain front.
