A small plane made an emergency landing near Grand Prairie Municipal Airport in Texas, on April 30th.
Authorities said the plane experienced engine problems shortly after it took off from Grand Prairie Municipal Airport. The pilot was attempting to return but could not make it to there and landed near an apartment complex on Arkansas Lane.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard remained unharmed.
The incident is being investigated.
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What: American Eagle Canadair CRJ-700 en route from Nashville, TN to New York, NY
Where: Raleigh Durham
When: Jan 3rd 2012
Who: n/a
Why: Two phones found in the lavatory prompted the pilot to divert to Raleigh Durham.
A passenger who claimed the phones later was removed from the plane and taken custody by the FBI.
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What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Houston,TX to Paris
Where: Houston
When: Jan 3rd 2012
Who: 228 passengers and 15 crew
Why: While en route from Houston, a phone was found aboard. Pilots returned to Houston, where the flight underwent a security check.
The flight landed safely in Paris after a five hour delay.
A small plane crashed in Klamath County, Oregon, on October 1st.
The plane, carrying two people, was heading from Klamath Falls to Medford, Oregon, when it went down in a remote, forested area.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. The deceased were identified as Chantal Canopii, 60, and her husband Juan Canopii, 54.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-7402 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on March 11th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Las Palmas, Spain, to Haugesund, Norway, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All 136 people aboard remained unharmed.
A single-engine Cessna plane crashed into a house in Vigo County, Indianapolis, on August 25th.
The plane was carrying two people at the time of crash.
Both the passengers were airlifted to hospital.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Jet Airways flight 9W-063 landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India under emergency conditions on May 7.
The plane was en-route from Bangkok to Delhi when the pilot fell sick and the co-pilot had to take over the controls. According to an airline spokesperson, “The Captain was being looked after by a Doctor that was traveling as a passenger on board the flight. The first officer was assisted by another Jet Airways Captain that was positioning as a passenger from Bangkok to Delhi.”
The plane, carrying around 200 people, landed safely.
The incident is being investigated.
What: United Boeing 737-900 en route from Dallas to Denver
Where: Denver
When: Jul 31, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
Who: 151 aboard
Why: The Boeing was on approach when it suffered a bird strike in the nose cone. The bird strike did not affect the engine or landing gear.
No one was injured. The birds remains are being identified by an ornithologist.
The NTSB is investigating.
