Delta Airlines flight 17 had to make an emergency landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on October 26th.
The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after an indicator light went off.
The plane landed safely at Sea-Tac Airport where the fire trucks hosed down the brakes with water.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-199 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 12th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-seven passengers and seventeen crew members remained unharmed.
What: Private (Richard Wilmarth) Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub
Where: near the Holitna River, Red Devil, Alaska
When: March 30 2012, 5:30
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: A red and white Piper Super Cub owned by Richard Wilmarth, crashed while apparently attempting to land on a private airstrip near the Holitna River. Wilmarth and his passenger Kenneth Mellick died in the crash.
Aircraft Registration (N7276D)
Summary
1957 PIPER PA-18A
Fixed wing single engine
(2 seats / 1 engine)
Owner WILMARTH RICHARD C
RED DEVIL, AK
(Individual)
AIRWORTHINESS Standard/Normal
Serial Number 18-5685
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
Horsepower: 180 (Reciprocating)
WeightLess than 12,500lbs
Speed 97mph
Mode S Code 52340273
Certificate Issue Date 1977-05-03
Airworthiness Date 1974-06-18
Last Action Date 2011-09-12
Expiration 2014-09-30
Avior Airlines flight 9V-1226 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 11th.
The plane heading from Caracas, Venezuela, to Miami, Florida, was diverted due to an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-762 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on December 9th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back after one of the batteries failed.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
A single-engine Cessna 170 collided with an experimental plane in the skies over a lakebed near Wabuska in Lyon County of Northern Nevada, at around 8 a.m. on October 12.
According to Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened during an informal fly-in event which was held over the weekend at the dry lake bed.
The pilots of both the aircrafts were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not yet been released.
No injuries were reported and it is believed that the planes did not have any passengers.
The FAA is investigating.
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What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from San Diego to Denver,CO
Where: Denver
When: Oct 21st 2009
Why: While en route, one of the three on board hydraulics systems failed. After landing, the Airbus had to be towed. The plane landed safely with no injuries and had to be towed, as anticipated.
