A small plane crash-landed at Pensacola International Airport in Florida, on January 29th.
Authorities said the Cessna 177 plane sustained significant damage after it landed without its gear deployed.
There were two people aboard at the time; none of them was injured.
The cause of incident is being investigated.
JetBlue flight 1146 had to make an emergency landing at Charleston International Airport, South Carolina, on November 21st.
The plane took off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, and was heading to Richmond, Virginia, when the crew noticed a mechanical issue and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-52 had to return and make an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 11th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Prague, Czech Republic, but had to turn back after the crew received indications of hydraulic issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight 452 had made an emergency landing at Calgary International Airport, Canada, on January 8.
The plane, en-route from Munich, Germany, to Los Angeles, USA, was diverted after a passenger fell ill mid-air.
The plane, carrying 272 passengers, landed uneventfully. The patient was shifted to hospital.
BoA Boliviana de Aviacion flight OB-670 had to return and make an emergency landing at El Alto International Airport, La Paz, Bolivia, on September 22nd.
The Boeing 737-700 flying to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, had to return due to cabin pressurisation issue.
The plane landed safely.
All 138 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
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What: 0640 UTC, a Piper PA42 Cheyenne III
Where: Grand Case, St. Maarten
When: May 5, 2012
Who: Pilot and three passengers
Why: On May 5, 2012, at 0640 UTC, a Piper PA42 Cheyenne III, French registration F-GXES, was destroyed when it crashed about four minutes after takeoff into the Atlantic Ocean, three miles from Grand Case, St. Maarten. The pilot and three passengers on board were fatally injured. The aircraft was airborne at 02:39 LT and crashed approximately five minutes later about one nautical mile off coast.
The passengers were a doctor, nurse, and the patient, Panagiotis Vryonides of Nicosia, a sick man from the cruise ship Allure of the Seas.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled cross-country flight was en route to Fort de France, Martinique.
Witnesses saw the airplane explode and crash into the sea.
The plane and remains were later found off Le Galion Beach.
This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France.
