The date on this photo is anybody’s guess…
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Contact photographer Cornelius Saayman
What: Interlink Airlines Boeing 737-200 en route from Durban to Pretoria
Where: Durban
When: Dec 28th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the Interlink flight had a bird strike and had to return to Durban where it made a safe landing. The flight was cancelled.
Smartwings flight QS-3179 made an emergency landing in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Tel Aviv, Israel, was on approach to Prague when the crew reported they had a park brake set indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy passengers aboard remained unharmed.
What: US Airways 737
Where: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport
When: March 28, 2011
Who: pilot
Why: Prior to takeoff, a small hole was discovered in the fuselage toward the back of the aircraft on the left side. The flight was cancelled, and the plane was taken out of service. The last flight had been Philadelphia to Charlotte. The cause of the hole has not been determined but the FBI is investigating if it might be a bullet hole that extends from the exterior into the cabin
A Cessna 172R Skyhawk in Cheyenne Wyoming, where the C172F in the incident is registered to BEDROCK INVESTMENTS
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Contact photographer Robert Domandl
What: Cessna C172F
Where: field near Railroad Street and Auto Center Drive near the Corona Municipal Airport
When: Dec 17, 2009
Who: pilot
Why: While en route, the plane developed engine problems.
The pilot made an emergency landing and flipped over after touchdown. He was able to extricate himself on his own, and was ported to Riverside Community Hospital with a broken nose and other injuries.
What: Sita Air Dornier 228-202 en route from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Lukla
Where: 500 Meters from airport
When: Sept 28, 2012
Who: 19 fatalities
Update: Because seven British subjects were killed aboard the Sita Air crash on September 28, the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch will be joining the accident investigation.
The British fatalities were named as:
Nepalese authorities have a three month report deadline.
CargoLogicAir flight CLU-473 dropped a flap track fairing near Munich, Germany, on May 19th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was on approach to Munich when a flap track fairing from the right wing fell off.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
The fairing part was later recovered by the local police.
