A small plane crashed at Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, on December 4th.
The King Air C-90 plane was attempting to land at the airport when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were injured. They were taken to hospitals.
The incident is being investigated.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4475 made an emergency landing at Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington, on December 29th.
The plane took off for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, but had to turn back due to indication of a nose gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
A Robinson R44 II with three aboard crashed near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico just before noon in Sierra County near State Road 187 between Las Palomas and Caballo.
There was no fire, but the three people aboard died in the crash. The victims were 78-year-old Duane Zietlow, of Elephant Butte; 61-year-old William Brownfield, of Caballo; and 34-year-old pilot Ebenezer Priebe, of Tucson, Arizona.
The helicopter may have struck a power line.
Expressjet flight EV-5231/DL-5231 returned and made a safe emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, on July 19th.
The Canadair CRJ-700 heading towards New York had to return after the crew reported an engine fire indication in its right engine.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Meridian, Mississippi, on December 5.
The plane, operated by ExpressJet, was heading from Dallas, Texas, to Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina, when the crew reported a crack in the windshield and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged another aircraft for the passengers.
A small Rockwell Commander plane had to make an emergency landing in a field in Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania,
on the afternoon of August 1st.
The two seater plane on a “sightseeing adventure” from Reading, Pennsylvania, had to be landed in emergency due to engine trouble.
The plane was destroyed. The 55 year-old woman and 47 year-old man aboard remained safe.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
What: United Nations-contracted helicopter carrying food to peacekeeping mission
Where: Darfur region of Sudan near the Kalma camp for internally displaced persons
When: Tuesday
Who: (3 Russian one Sudanese)four crew members killed
Why: chopper fired upon over Darfur
