Delta Airlines flight DL-2651 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on December 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Zagros Airlines flight ZI-4112 made an emergency landing in Ahvaz, Iran, on June 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Mashhad, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Cessna 206 float plane en route from Bremerton to Paine Field
Where: off Golden Gardens Park in Shilshole Bay
When: August 28, 2009
Who: pilot Roger Collins
Why: When Collins experienced problems with his landing gear, he landed on Shilshole Bay, and his plane flipped. This post’s title is a quote originating from Mike Pugel with the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol who was on the scene.
Zagros Air flight IZG-4065 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ahwaz, Iran, on July 12th.
The plane, en-route from Tehran to Bandar Mahshahr, Iran, was diverted after the crew reported a fire indication for one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta flight 772, en route from Atlanta to Providence, had to make an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport at around 10:30 p.m. on September 5.
The aircraft was diverted to BWI because of some mechanical problems.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
Several other flights were delayed from BWI because of the incident.
A US military plane had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on the morning of February 28.
Authorities said the crew of Hercules C-130 turbo-prop aircraft sought permission for an emergency landing due to fault in one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully and no one aboard was harmed.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Dallas to Little Rock to Baltimore
Where: Little Rock Arkansas
When: Sept 7 2011,
Who: 103 aboard
Why: While en route, an overhead light fixture in the Flight 871 cockpit caught on fire.
The crew put out the fire and informed Little Rock Airport ATC to assemble emergency teams as they made an emergency landing in Little Rock.
The plane made a safe landing with no injuries.
An alternative flight was arranged for the next leg of flight to Baltimore.
