A small plane crashed in Garfield County, Colorado, on September 15th.
The plane was heading from Fort Collins, Colorado, to Moab, Utah, when it went down.
The plane was carrying a family of four at the time. All of them were killed in the crash. The deceased include two adults and two children.
The incident is being investigated.
Delta Airlines flight DL-56 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 21st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, when the crew reported a hydraulic issue.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were two hundred and sixteen people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A Fokker 50 turboprop plane, operated by Skyward International Aviation, crash landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, early morning on January 4.
The authorities said the plane, en-route from Wajir to Nairobi, landed on its belly due to landing gear failure. None of the 6 people aboard was injured.
The flight operations were temporarily halted at the airport and all incoming flights were diverted to Mombasa airport. The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) later released a statement saying, “Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has concluded the inspection of the runway at JKIA. JKIA Runway 6 has been cleared by Kenya Civil Aviation Authority and is now open. Arrival and Departure flight operations have resumed.”
According to the local media reports, the aircraft was struck by birds upon take off, one of which got stuck in the landing gear mechanism.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-892 had to return and make an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for San Diego, California, but had to turn back after an unusual odor in the aft cabin caused nausea and headache to four crew members.
The plane landed back uneventfully. The affected crew members were taken to a hospital.
JetBlue flight 1668, en route from Charleston International Airport, made an emergency landing at Boston Logan International Airport at about 3:25 p.m. on August 4.
According to JetBlue spokeswoman Real Hamilton-Romeo, the emergency was declared after the aircraft, with 95 passengers aboard, experienced a mechanical problem prior to landing.
The plane landed safely and no one was hurt. Massport’s emergency response team received the plane as it touched the ground.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
ExpressJet flight EV-5508 had to reject takeoff from Atlanta, Georgia, on August 9th.
The Canadair CRJ-900 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Tulsa, Oklahoma, when the crew reported a blown tire and rejected takeoff.
The plane was disabled on the runway and had to be towed off.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
What: motorized hang glider
Where: off Piedmont Road, Anderson County S.C.
When: Thursday night
Who: pilot Andy Walls, 20
Why: While attempting to land, the glider hit a stand of trees. Pilot suffered a broken back, a broken leg, fractures to his face and burns over 14 percent of his body and is recuperating in Greenville Memorial Hospital.
