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 fire crews were reported as first responders. No injuries were reported.
Delta Airlines flight DL-166 had to return and make an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on September 15th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirteen people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Atlanta to Los Angeles
Where: Atlanta
When: Nov 21 t 2010
Who: 262 passengers
Why: While en route, the flight developed an engine problem and made an emergency return to Atlanta. The tail scraped on landing (damage unknown). Passengers were provided alternative flights.
A small plane crashed near Van Horne Road on Crow Mountain, Pope County, Arkansas, on October 29.
The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza plane was attempting to take off from Russellville Regional Airport when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed. They were identified as the pilot Phillip Cowger and three siblings Wesley Harris, Julie Lefevre, and Robert Harris.
It is believed that the passengers were heading to Knoxville to attend a funeral.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
What: Private Cessna
Where: Annino, Russia
When: August 22, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: The light aircraft crashed and fell not far from St. Petersberg. The two pilots, 1st pilot Victor Ignatiev and 2nd pilot Alexei Syrchin died in the crash near the village of Annino.
The pilots were taking the plane out just prior to a routine certification test. The pilots were attempted to land because they experienced engine problems, but they did not reach the runway and the plane impacted in the yard of a village kindergarten. No children were in the yard at the time of the crash.
The plane ignited on impact. One pilot was ejected, and one is locked in the cockpit.
42 people and 20 vehicles were involved in the rescue/recovery effort.
The plane had undergone repairs in Poland in 2007.
A private helicopter crashed on a beach in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, on June 30th.
It is believed that the aircraft was carrying four people when it went down.
One person was killed in the crash. He was identified as Carlos Virelles Jimenez, 53. Three others were injured.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
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What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Dubai to Toronto
Where: Ottowa
When: Jun 1st 2012
Who: 530 aboard
Why: On approach to Toronto, the pilot entered a holding pattern due to bad weather, but on approach, was alerted to windshear, and made another precautionary go-round due to gusty conditions. They diverted to Ottowa where they made a safe landing. the plane touched down safely shortly after 5 p.m.
The plane refueled, and made a safe landing in Toronto at Pearson after 9 pm.
Pilots had declared (and undeclared) a fuel emergency on approach to Ottowa. After landing, the runway was inspected.
