A small plane crashed near Brown Field Municipal Airport in San Diego, California, on September 27th.
The Cessna 182 plane, carrying three people, was approaching the airport when it went down.
All three occupants of the plane escaped with minor injuries.
What: FedEx ATR-42-300 en route from Minneapolis/St Paul to Duluth
Where: Duluth
When: Sept 29, 2012
Who: crew
Why: A Fed Ex flight landed safely at Duluth International Airport on one tire.
The flight circled the airport for an hour before making a safe landing minus a tire. The tire went missing somewhere en route and did a flyby to confirm before circling and eventually landing.
The event is under investigation.
A small Beech 1900 aircraft crashed into trees near Miami Executive Airport, 12800 SW 145th Ave. in Miami-Dade County, Florida, at around 2:45 p.m. on February 11.
The 19-passenger plane, belonging to a Venezuelan company, went down after it took off from Miami Executive Airport for Providenciales International Airport, located in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Authorities said the pilot reported engine issues shortly after the take off. FAA spokesperson Kathleen Bergen said, “The pilot was attempting to return to the airport when the aircraft crashed.’’
There were 4 people aboard at the time of crash; all of them were killed. The pilot was identified as Captain Raul Chirivella, 52 while two of the three others were identified as Roberto Cavaniel and Juan Carlos Betancourt.
The aircraft broke apart and caught fire after the crash.
The police, the FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
Air India flight AI-101 made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on September 11th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Delhi, India, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to failure of multiple instruments.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near Petaluma Municipal Airport in Sonoma County, California, on May 27th.
The plane carrying two people went down shortly after taking off from the airport.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The aircraft was registered to Richard Bristow of Carmichael, California. Bristow’s brother said Bristow and his wife were travelling in the plane when it crashed.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Clay Center Municipal Airport in Clay County, Kansas, on January 31st.
Authorities said the pilot of the 1976 Cessna Fixed Wing plane was forced to land in emergency due to engine issues.
The plane landed without landing gear.
The pilot, Jeffrey M. Clarke, 35, and his only passenger, Dane M. Messex, 36, remained unharmed.
Air Canada Express flight 7316 made an emergency landing at the Johnstown Cambria County Airport in Pennsylvania, on February 27.
The plane, en-route from Raleigh to Toronto, was diverted after a passenger reported smoke above his seat.
The plane landed uneventfully and was taken for inspection. All the passengers and crew members remained safe.
An airline spokesperson said that the plane experienced a minor electrical problem.
