A small plane made an emergency landing in a grassy area near U.S. 380 in Denton, Texas, on January 22.
The Piper Navajo plane took off from Denton Enterprise Airport for a routine maintenance flight but was forced to land in emergency due to engine issues.
The aircraft came to rest on its belly near some electrical transmission towers.
The pilot, identified as David Kinney of Aubrey, suffered minor injuries in the incident.
TAROM flight RO-306 made an emergency landing at Henri Coand International Airport, Romania, on May 26th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was mid-air when the captain decided for emergency landing due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 91 people aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-428 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on April 22nd.
The plane took off for Charlotte, North Carolina, but had to turn back after an electrical odor was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a parking lot in LaPlace, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, on November 26.
Authorities said the plane, that took off from the Reserve airport, had to land in emergency due to engine trouble.
The plane landed safely on Belle Terre Boulevard and both occupants, including the pilot and a passenger, remained unhurt.
Iran Air flight IR-467 made an emergency landing in Mashhad, Iran, on January 14th.
The plane took off for Tehran, Iran, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On March 15, 2013, an Era Helicopters LLC Sikorsky S-76A with three board crashed just before noon in Cameron Parish Louisiana in a remote area of swampy/muddy pastureland with only four-wheeler access.
The helicopter had taken off from Lake Charles Regional Airport. Emergency services responded to the scene, but access was limited to 4 wheel vehicles.
The helicopter was on a maintenance test flight with the pilot and two mechanics aboard. The fatalities were listed as the pilot, William R. Croucher, 69, of California; and two mechanics: Michael Lee Tyree, 55, of Iowa, La., and Timothy Lloyd Goehring, 41, of Sulphur, La.
Era helicopters normally provides transport to oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, but this flight was reported as a maintenance flight.
THe FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
Era Helicopter’s statement:
“We deeply regret this unfortunate accident and we will use all of our resources to support the families of those involved. Our review will continue in concert with the investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, which has jurisdiction over this matter”
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A small plane crashed at Millard Airport in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 27th.
The plane was carrying a man and a woman when it went down at the end of the runway.
The male occupant of the plane was killed in the crash. The woman was injured and was taken to Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in critical condition.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
