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What: Chautauqua Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Boston to Cleveland
Where: Cleveland
When: Jan 19th 2010
Who: 55 passengers
Why: Prior to landing, the jet suffered electrical problems resulting in smoke and a loss of power. The crew managed a safe landing. Passenger debarked on the runway and were bussed to the gate. The plane was taken out of commission for maintenance/observation/repairs.
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What: Expressjet/Continental Express Embraer ERJ-145 flight 2496 en route from Houston to Louisville
Where: Louisville
When: 7 pm
Who: 47 aboard
Why: On landing, the plane developed a problem with one of its flaps (emergency flap failure). The pilot made a safe landing with no injuries.
The flight was attended by airport emergency crews.
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Contact photographer Michael Nikel
What: RAK Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Ras Al Khaimah to Kozhikode
Where: Ras Al Khaimah
When: Mar 10th 2012 11.30pm.
Who: 141 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with an engine and had to shut it down.
Pilots returned to Ras Al Khaimah where they made a safe landing.
A replacement jet was provided for the passengers. It left for Calicut 6.40am Saturday.
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Contact photographer Petr Gorbunov
What: Rossiya Airbus A319-100 en route from St. Petersburg to Moscow
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia
When: Oct 7th 2011
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed engine failure in the left engine.
The pilots shut down the left engine and returned to make a safe landing.
The flight was in the air less than twenty minutes. A replacement jet was provided within three hours.
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Contact photographer James Scott
What: Japan Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Tanegashima to Kagoshima
Where: Kagoshima
When: Mar 25th 2009 10:26 a.m
Who: 42 passengers
Why: When the left hand engine’s oil pressure dropped, the pilot shut down the engine and continued on to Kagoshima. Maintenance crews discovered significant damage in the engine. There were no injuries reported.
This was also reported as a Bombardier Inc. DHC-8-Q400. The Bombardier Dash 8 was formerly known as the de Havilland Canada Dash 8; Bombardier acquired de Havilland Canada (DHC) .
What: Dagmar Transport LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS en route from the Dominican Republic to Miami to Tuscaloosa Alabama
Where: Tuscaloosa Regional Airport
When: May 10 2010
Who: Pilot and passenger 41 year old Mark Yellen and 56 year old Paula Moffett
Why: Witnesses say that on landing, one of the plane’s wings may have hit the pavement before the landing gear. The single engine plane flipped and crashed twenty-five yards short of the runway.
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Contact photographer Gerard Helmer
What: Million Air Boeing 707-323C en route from Manta Ecuador to Miami
Where: Dolorosa
When: October 22, 1996,
Who: pilot-in-command, first officer, flight engineer, 1 passenger and 30 on the ground died in the crash. 50 were injured.
Why: On October 22, 1996, a Millon Air Boeing 707-323C cargo flight carrying frozen fish and flowers crashed after takeoff from the Eloy Alfaro Airport, Manta, Ecuador. The aircraft ripped off rooftops of houses in the Dolorosa neighborhood and crashed in flames into a restaurant. Local officials claim an engine was on fire. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport pilot-in-command, first officer, flight engineer, 1 passenger, and about 30 persons on the ground were fatally injured. About 50 persons on the ground sustained serious injuries.
