United Airlines Flight 5064 had to return and make an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport, California, on April 1.
The plane, bound for Calgary, Canada, had to turn back some 30 minutes into the flight after the crew reported smoky odor in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
The flight was being operated by SkyWest Airlines.
A helicopter crashed into a building at 722 Alameda Drive, near Orlando Executive Airport in Orlando, Florida, at around 2:15 p.m. on March 22.
Authorities said the Robinson R44 helicopter took off from Orlando Executive Airport but crashed shortly afterwards into a two-story garage apartment, sparking fire.
According to Orlando police Sgt. Wanda Ford, “We don’t know what caused the accident… We just know the helicopter did go inside the guest house and thankfully there were no residents inside.”
All 3 occupants of the aircraft were killed in the crash. They were identified as the pilot Bruce Teitelbaum, his wife Marsha Khan and a friend Harry Anderson.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
Jetstar Airways flight JQ-956 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on September 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Sydney to Cairns, Australia, was diverted after one of the engines developed a technical problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
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Contact Photographer Richard Austen
What: Horizon Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 (Alaska Airlines) en route from Seattle Bellingham
Where: Bellingham
When: Aug 16th 2009 11:50PM PDT (arrival)
Who: 76 passengers and 4 crew
Why: There were no reported problems during the 32 minute flight; however, while landing at Bellingham, the plane overran the runway. No injuries were reported and the plane was towed to the terminal after a delay of 6-8 hours.
What: nine-seater plane, a charter of Shine Aviation Service
Where: Geraldton Airport
When: Jan 7 8:30 am
Who: 9 passengers aboard.
Why: Flight reported that a warning light predicted the landing gear might fail on landing. The emergency landing occurred when landing gear became stuck and its wheels failed to come down. The pilot used up excess fuel before landing without incident.
Pictured: An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-86R
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Contact photographer Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt
What: ETHIOPIAN Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Bamako Mali to Addis Ababa
Where: Ndjamena Chad
When: Jan 29, 2010
Who: 150 passengers
Why: After circling N’Djamena for an hour and dumping fuel, the plane made an emergency landing in Chad on Thursday. The emergency was attributed to a radar problem. Earlier the same plane had electrical problems on an earlier leg of the flight.
Why does this sound to me like an accident waiting to happen? Maintenance! Please!! Let us not have more bad news!
Delta Airlines flight DL-2392 had to return for an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, on December 6th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported failure of right engine.
The plane landed safely. There were 123 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
