What: Mesaba plane en route to Watertown and Minneapolis
Where: Pierre Regional Airport
When: 7 am Sunday
Who: a small number of passengers
Why: When one of the plane’s engines failed, the plane returned to the airport where it landed safely. No more information is currently available
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Contact photographer Christopher LiaoWhat: Miami Air International Boeing 737-400 en route from Minneapolis to Miami
Where: Chicago
When: Apr 4th 2010
Who: the “Miami Heat”
Why: While en route, the flight’s mechanic became sick. The flight diverted to Chicago for an hour where the mechanic was hospitalized in a diabetic coma.