On Jan 19 2013, a 1964 Beechcraft B55 Baron operated by J S Leasing experienced engine trouble and crashed in a field in Mangum Oklahoma.
Three people were aboard at the time. The crash occurred at about 5:30 pm. Witnesses say the plane appeared to have engine problems.
THe fatalities have been listed as the pilot Stephen Scott, John Hall, and Edi Ortega.
Those aboard had to be extricated from the wreckage.
Hawaiian Airlines flight 24 had to return and make an emergency landing at Kahului airport, Hawaii, on May 1.
Authorities said the plane took off for Oakland, California but returned half an hour later due to odor of fumes onboard.
The plane, carrying 224 passengers, landed uneventfully. The passengers were evacuated via emergency slides.
The airline confirmed that 2 people were shifted to hospital with minor injuries.
A small plane crash-landed at Hayward Airport in California, on December 18.
It is believed that the twin engine prop plane experienced a landing gear problem upon landing.
There were two people aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
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What: United Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Houston to New York
Where: Lake Charles Regional Airport
When: June 12, 2012 9 pm
Who: 88 passengers 3 injured
Why: While flight attendants were about to serve drinks when the flight encountered severe turbulence that slammed them into the ceiling of the plane, then the floor.
Three members of the flight crew were injured during the flight, one of them seriously.
Pilots diverted to Lake Charles Regional Airport where the injured were taken to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
What: Allegiant Air MD-83 en route from Los Angeles to Grand Junction
Where: McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas
When: 2:22 p.m May 18, 2009
Who: 130 passengers and 5 crew members
Why: After reporting smoke in the cockpit, the crew diverted to the Las Vegas airport. There were no injuries. The replacement flight is not expected to arrive in Grand Junction until after 6 pm.
What: Microlight
Where: West Wyalong Australia
When: May 18 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 0 fatalities
Why: Two men were aboard a trike style microlight which crashed in a paddock south of West Wyalong. A 35-year-old local man with pelvis and spinal injuries was airlifted to Canberra Hospital. A 27 year old man had lacerated leg injuries.
Police established a crime scene at the Wargin Road location but ATSB is not investigating.
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What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Adelaideto Singapore
Where: Denpasar Indonesia
When: May 10th 2010
Why: While en route, the engine made a banging noise. The pilot shut down the affected engine, and tge flight immediately diverted to Denpasar where they made a safe landing.
No mention is made of how (or whether) the passengers got where they were going, nor of what exactly happened to the plane. (Does a plane make a banging noise when it blows a gasket?)
