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What: Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Calgary to Winnipeg
Where: Winnipeg Canada
When: May 29 2010
Who: 96 people on board
Why: While on approach to Winnipeg the flight encountered turbulence which injured four: two flight attendants and two passengers. After the Boeing made a safe landing, two of the injured were hospitalized, and two went home after treatment at the airport.
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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Newark,NJ to Tel Aviv
Where: Rome
When: Dec 24/5 2009
Who: 300 aboard
Why: While en route, the crew received an indication of a problem (not released.) The flight diverted to Rome where the problem was handled, and then the flight continued to its destination.
Gol Airlines flight G3-1620 had to return and make an emergency landing in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, on April 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a problem with right hand engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Sixty-one people were aboard a FlyDubai Boeing 737 that crashed today on the second approach to Rostov-On-Don in Russia, in bad weather conditions.
The airline posted this statement:
There were no survivors. A raw video (below) of the crash shows the plane coming down in a fireball at a steep angle.
The Regional Emergencies Ministry said “The Boeing-737 fell amid poor visibility conditions 50-100 meters [164-328 feet] left of the runway.”
The plane was en route from Dubai to Russia’s Rostov-on-Don. The pilots failed to land on their first pass, and on the second pass crashed after they missed the runway. The time difference between both approaches at first report appears to be nearly 2 hours. The plane had been airborne for just over six hours when it came down; AV. Herald reports that the plane carried fuel for 8.31 hours.
Here is the link of the Flightradar playback of Flydubai flight FZ981, a Boeing-737:
UTAir flight UT-447 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on December 23rd.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for Makhachkala, Russia, but had to turn back due to suspicion of fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Webjet Boeing 737 en route from Belo Horizonte to Sao Paulo
Where: Belo Horizonte
When: Aug 10, 2011
Who: 108 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the pilots received indications of problems with the right engine.
Passengers reported hearing noise from the engine, which jarred the plane.
Pilots shut down the engine and diverted back to Belo Horizonte where they made a safe landing. There is no indication if it was a bird strike or some other type of mechanical problem.
What: Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche en route from Pentiction to Boundary Bay
Where: Brenda Mines, 22 kilometres west of Peachland Canada
When: August 13, 2012
Who: 4 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: The plane was off course when it crashed at 5 p.m. local time near Brenda Mines. One person died on the scene. Three passengers were hospitalized in Kelowna and Kamloops hospital, where one later died.
A Cormorant helicopter responded to the emergency beacon and did a flyby over the wreckage before rescuers parachuted in. BC Air Ambulance Service transported injured to the hospital; one was flown to Royal Inland Hospital.
The first victim was identified as Dallas Smith; the second victim to succumb to injuries was Lauren Sewell, 24. Smith was her boyfriend. The plane ride was a birthday present from Sewell to Smith.
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