American Eagle flight 5946 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, on September 25th.
The plane was heading from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Dayton, Ohio, when the crew reported a mechanical problem and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. There were 51 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Xtra Airways flight XP-6801 had to return and make an emergency landing at Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, New York, on October 14.
The Boeing 737-400, heading to Atlantic City, New Jersey, had to turn back after the crew noticed crack in its windshield.
There were over 130 passengers on-board; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Pictured: A Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion
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What: Cessna T210N
Where: 3 miles south of Dana Point, California
When: November 19, 2005
Who: Pilot and 3 passengers
Why: The airplane impacted the ocean following a departure from controlled cruise flight, decelerating from 120 to 60 knots spiraling down corkscrew manner before impact. No pre-accident anomalies were noted with any systems examined, and no distress calls or communications preceded or followed the upset. The pilot had moderate to severe coronary artery disease with evidence of at least one prior small heart attack. The combination of coronary artery disease and LVH would have substantially increased the risk for sudden cardiac death in this pilot. Four died in the crash.
Aeroflot flight SU-2097 made an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on February 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Belgrade, Serbia, to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke and a burning odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All ninety-nine passengers aboard remained unharmed.
An Air France flight, operated by Cityjet, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport, United Kingdom, on December 4.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Paris, France, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted due to Storm Desmond.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were over 50 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged bus for the passengers.
What: Two Air Force F-16 fighters
Where: 40 miles off Folly Beach, near Charleston
When: Thurs Oct 14, 8:30 pm
Who: 1 pilot and 1 plane missing
Why: During night exercises, the two planes collided. One of them returned to base; there is currently a search for Capt. Nicholas Giglio based at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter.
Investigators believe the bottom of the other jet struck the top of Giglio’s fighter and pierced the pilot’s canopy. The pilot is now thought to never have had time to eject.
An oil slick was seen off the Coast of South Carolina by the Coast Guard but the search remains hopeful of a presumed “pilot who is in the water … needs to be rescued” mission.
A Condor Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on August 28.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Las Vegas to Frankfurt, was escorted by two fighter jets after the pilot declared an in-flight emergency due to a ‘disturbance on the plane.’
The Boeing 767 landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, “The disturbance aboard the flight was deemed a customer service issue and not a life-threatening matter and the airline handled the matter according to their policy for customer service related matters. No arrest was made.”
