An Atlas Air plane crashed into Trinity Bay near Houston, Texas, on February 23rd.
The Boeing 767-300 freighter plane, operating as an Amazon Air flight, was heading from Miami, Florida, to Houston, Texas, when it went down.
There were three crew members aboard at the time. One dead body was recovered near the crash site while the other crew members remain missing.
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What: Easyjet Boeing 737-700 en route from Luton England to Budapest
Where: Luton
When: Dec 30th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the crew reported cockpit smoke. They returned to the airport and made a safe landing. A replacement flight was provided for the passengers within 4 hours.
What: Beechcraft plane owned by Air Serv which provides air transport for international aid agencies. The plane was being flown by South Africa’s Cem Air.
Where: eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
When: crashed into a mountain near Bukavu. The plane was last contacted in heavy rain 10 minutes from Bukavu
Who: 15 passengers and two crew members. Most of the passengers were aid and relief workers.
Why: The weather is considered a factor but no cause is listed as yet. UN rescue teams are “securing the site and searching for and recovering victims’ bodies.” No survivors.
Transavia flight HV-5244 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rotterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-683 en route from Stockholm to Umeå
Where: Sweden
When: August 26, 2012
Who: 120 passengers, 5 crew
Why: After take-off, the plane was hit by lightning.
Pilots returned to the airport and made a safe landing. Passengers transferred to another plane, while the original was inspected.
A small plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Mach 31st.
The incident happened shortly after the pilot reported to the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center that he was changing course for weather avoidance.
There were two people aboard the plane at the time, both were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
On January 5, 2013, a twin engine plane hit a remote hill near Grenoble and crashed, killing five. The pilot was flying his wife and three children from Grenoble France to Morocco. The plane (probably a Piper Seneca) disappeared from radar not long after takeoff.
The family was returning home from a vacation in France. No one on the ground was hurt.
Witnesses in Saint Pierre de Bressieux saw the plane crash. Emergency services dispatched to the scene found 5 deceased victims and a burning plane.
