An Allegiant Air plane had to make an emergency landing at Orlando Sanford International Airport, Florida, on July 20.
The plane took off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida and was en-route to Memphis, Tennessee when a maintenance issue prompted the pilot to declare emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
American Airlines flight AA-1693 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 27th.
The plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines and decided to divert to Albuquerque.
The plane landed safely. All 178 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-946 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on February 16th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was on approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
ON AUGUST 11, 2013, a Aero Park “Voskresenka” Samara-operated Yakovlev Yak-18 made an emergency landing at the Volga river. The pilot was the only one aboard and he was unhurt.
Rescue services responding included Main Directorate of MOE Russia in Samara region: 18 people, 6 pieces of equipment; Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations: 7 people and 3 vehicles.
Diving operations were engaged to help retrieve the plane. The cause of the plane’s engine failure has not been determined.
What: CNR AIRCRAFT INC Aero Vodochody L-29 Delphin
Where: Trinity River, SW of Scurry, TX
When: Dec 13, 2012 10:30 a.m.
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: When the Aero Vodochody L-29 Delphin fighter jet impacted terrain, the two aboard, Fisher Floyd and Noell Rather were killed. The impact occurred near the juncture of the Trinity River and Highway 35, leaving a debris field for hundreds of feet.
Floyd won the flight in an auction. He leaves behind a wife and two kids.
Rather flew fighter jets for ten years in the U.S. Air Force
A single-engine Piper PA-46 aircraft crashed near Dubuque Regional Airport, Iowa, on October 13.
Dr. Doug Butzier, a Libertarian candidate running for the U.S. Senate seat in Iowa, was killed in the crash. He was contending against the Democratic candidate Bruce Braley.
According to FAA spokesperson Lynn Lunsford, the plane crashed at around 11 p.m. while it was approaching the runway to make a landing. He also confirmed that the plane departed from Ankeny Regional Airport around an hour earlier.
Butzier was the only one aboard the aircraft when it crashed.
The NTSB is investigating.
Pictured: Substitute Boeing flown in for replacement
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Contact Photographer Klaus Ecker
What: American Airlines Boeing 757-20 en route from Dallas to Boston
Where: Little Rock
When: 7/26/2009 5:59 p.m.
Who: 185 aboard
Why: After smoke was observed in the cockpit, the crew diverted the plane to Little Rock where it landed safely. Passengers were transferred to an alternative plane (Pictured)
