American Airlines flight AA-2665 had to return and make an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 13th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a loud thud followed by air rushing noise.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2392 had to return for an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, on December 6th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported failure of right engine.
The plane landed safely. There were 123 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
What: OH-6A helicopter
Where: Atlanta
When: Nov 4, 2012
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: Pilot Richard J. Halford, 48, and tactical flight officer Shawn A. Smiley, 40 were killed when the low-flying police helicopter they were in hit a power line, fell to a city street and exploded. The officers were searching for a nine year old boy who was later found. The chopper did not hurt anyone on the ground.
Witnesses heard the helicopter and saw a flash of light when the chopper hit the pole. The chopper’s landing gear was caught in the support cables. The power company assisted authorities in getting it down.
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The helicopter has been moved to a secure location as investigators work to piece together what happened.
KLM flight KL-736 had to return and make an emergency landing in Curacao, on January 20th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-443 made an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on September 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Wellington, New Zealand, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Spirit Airlines plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, on August 1st.
The aircraft was flying from Minneapolis to Denver, when it had to divert after a child onboard had a medical emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The child was taken to hospital.