An ultralight plane crash-landed in woods off Porter Road, Fryeburg, Maine on the afternoon of August 23rd.
The single-seater Aerolite 103, flying from Leavitt Airport, New Hampshire, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Eastern Slopes Regional Airport, Fryeburg, due to engine failure.
The pilot, a 56-year-old Pennsylvania man, remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5951 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-16 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on November 24th.
The plane heading from Orlando, Florida, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1571 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Cordoba to Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina, had to divert due to a problem with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
What: Pawan Hans Helicopters Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil en route from Tawang to Itanagar
Where: Luguthang, India
When: April 30, 2011
Who: 5 fatalities, including Dorjee Khandu
Why: The helicoptor taking Dorjee Khandu from a retreat disappeared en route. Two MI-17 and two Cheetah helicopters were engaged in the search.
The helicopter wreckage was found 5 days after it went missing. Dorjee Khandu, Mr Khandu’s security officer Yeshi Choddak, Yeshi Lamu, and crew members JS Babbar and KS Malick all died in the crash. The wreckage was at 4900 meters, near Jung Falls in the Tawang district. The search was hampered by bad weather.
The chopper that crashed was 4 months old, according to Chief Minister Khandu’s adviser Kiren Rijiju. However, the maintenance department of Pawan Hans has a bad reputation.
Delta Airlines flight DL-219 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on April 22nd.
The plane took off for Austin, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problems with cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
Air France flight AF-1016 had to divert for an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, England, on June 8th.
The plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted after the crew reported issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
