Delta Airlines flight DL-2312 made an emergency landing in Gulfport, Mississippi, on March 12th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, was descending toward Gulfport when the crew declared an emergency due to flight control problems.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed. All 98 people aboard remained safe.
A small plane crashed into Lake Harney in Florida, on December 8th.
The twin-engine Beechcraft plane was on its way to Orlando Sanford International Airport when it went down.
There were three people aboard the plane, including the pilot Kamalesh Naik, 56, and the passengers Men Tao, 22, and Hou Xupeng, 23. All of them are presumed dead.
The search for the bodies is underway.
American Airlines flight AA-692 had to return and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 27th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Honolulu, Hawaii, but had to turn back due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and seventy passengers and ten crew members remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-808 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to failure of right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A RV-4 kit plane crashed en route to crashed Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport.
The plane with the deceased pilot was discovered at 7:20 on April 20, 2013.
The FAA collected the plane at 2:15 p.m.
No flight plan was filed.
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What: Livingston Airbus A321-200 en route from Greece to Italy
Where: Athens
When: Sep 19th 2009
Who: 211 passengers and 7 crew
Why: When smoke was detected on board, the plane diverted to Athens and landed safely while an emergency crew waited. No source was given for the smoke but the plane is apparently back in service.
An Alitalia flight from Ancona had to make an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy, on November 5.
The incident happened after the right engine of the ATR 72 twin turboprop aircraft was struck by lightning while passing through a severe storm.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 51 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The aircraft was taken for examination.
