A single-engine plane crashed immediately after take off from Elmdale Airpark in Abilene, Texas, on March 1st.
Authorities said the two-seater Vans RV-6 experimental aircraft went down near the end of the runway.
There were two people aboard at the time; Both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as James Estol Hathcock, 63, and Aaron T. Taylor, 33, both of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A test jet belonging to Pratt & Whitney had to make an emergency landing in Montreal, due to engine fire.
The Boeing 747, with four regular engines and one test engine, took off from Mirabel Airport, located around 50 kilometers north of Montreal. Shortly after the take off, the flight crew noticed the fire and requested emergency landing.
The plane made an uneventful emergency landing at about 11:16 am on April 29 and all 14 people onboard were evacuated safely.
According to a spokesperson for Aéroports de Montréal, François Asselin “The 747 took off with a test engine aboard at about 10:35 a.m. this morning, and there was the beginning of a fire on takeoff. The fire was put out quickly and the plane landed at 11:16 a.m. without (further) incident.” He further said “We were told there was a problem with the engine, so we deployed the appropriate (safety) measures.”
However, the spokesperson of Pratt & Whitney Canada, Nancy German said there is no evidence which shows that the test jet landed due a engine fire. According to her, “the control tower saw something abnormal. I can’t say what….They advised the pilots that according to them, there was something abnormal and the pilots decided to return to base…..But there was no fire or any emergency procedures. No emergency was declared”.
A small plane crashed near Brampton-Caledon Airport in Ontario, Canada, on November 27th.
The four-seater Cessna plane was attempting to land at the airport when it struck a tree and went down.
Four people were injured in the incident, and were taken to a hospital.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of crash.
A helicopter crashed in the back yard of a house in the Woodlands, Texas, at around 1 p.m. on January 16.
Authorities said the sole occupant of orange Safari Aero Sport Helicopter was killed in the crash. He was identified as Michael Gene Mims, 51, of Conroe. He was a businessman and deacon at the St. Anthony Padua Catholic Church.
No one on the ground was injured.
The NTSB and the FAA are trying to determine the cause of crash.
Iran Aseman Airlines flight EP-3704 crashed in Semirom, Iran, on February 18th.
The incident happened when the plane was heading from Tehran to Yasuj, Iran.
The plane was carrying sixty passengers and six crew members at the time; all of them were killed in the crash.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-936 dropped a panel while descending toward Narita International Airport, Japan, on September 27th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Xiamen, China.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
No injuries were reported.
Two Southwest flights were grounded after bomb threats were made Tuesday evening.
Southwest Flight (7:30 p.m. flight 1184) was isolated at Sky Harbor Airport. Passengers were re-screened.
Southwest Flight (8:30 p.m. flight 811) at John Wayne Airport was also isolated after a bomb threat.
Nothing was found when the plane was searched. No one was injured.
The Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating.
