American Airlines flight AA-64 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 23rd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back due to an electrical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
JetBlue flight B6-2850 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Florida, on July 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Quito, Ecuador, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had to divert due to flaps problem.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
KLM Cityhopper flight WA-1407/ KL-1407 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on May 27th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 flying to Montpellier, France, had to return due to technical problem with one of its landing gears.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Vietjet flight VJ-496 made a safe landing at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 30.
The Airbus A320-200, flying from Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam, to Hanoi, was hit by a bird upon approaching the runway.
The aircraft’s weather radar sustained damage while its radome was also reshaped due to the bird strike.
No injuries were reported.
A small private plane crashed into a house in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on December 8.
Authorities said the plane took off from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and was scheduled to land at the nearby Montgomery County Airpark when it crashed. One of the aircraft’s wings, having fuel inside, caught fire after catapulting into the house.
Three residents of the house, including 36-year-old of Marie Gemmell, her infant baby boy and a 3-year-old son, were killed in the crash. Their bodies were found in the bathroom at second floor. The other 2 residents, including Gemmell’s husband Ken Gemmell and their 5-year-old daughter, were not home at the time of crash.
All 3 occupants of the plane were are also killed. They were identified as Dr. Michael Rosenberg, 66, David Hartman, 52 and Chijioke Ogbuka, 31. All of them hailed from Raleigh, North Carolina.
The crash also caused damage to 2 other houses.
The NTSB is investigating.
Edelweiss Air flight WK-176 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. There were one hundred and sixty-six passengers and six crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Azur Air flight ZF-6334 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 23rd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Phuket, Thailand, to Samara, Russia, was diverted after the airport crews found pieces of rubber on the departure runway.
The plane landed safely. All 116 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
