American Airlines flight AA-5772 made a safe landing after suffering a bird strike near McAllen Miller International Airport, Texas, on October 20th.
The plane flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was on final approach to McAllen Miller International Airport when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Allegiant Air flight 815 had to return and make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on December 3.
The plane took off for St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Florida, but had to return immediately afterwards after the crew reported smell of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. No one was injured.
The airline said the aircraft had a mechanical fault.
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What: Atlantic Southeast Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 en route from Newburgh NY to Atlanta GA
Where: Pittsburgh
When: Dec 2nd
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the windshield cracked. The fight was diverted to Pittsburgh and landed safely. No reason is cited for the cause of the crack.
Air India flight 130 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16th.
The plane flying from London, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after a 63-year-old Portuguese passenger suffered a suspected cardiac arrest.
The plane landed safely. The passenger, identified as Agnelo Bareto, was rushed to a hospital.
Lufthansa flight 452 had made an emergency landing at Calgary International Airport, Canada, on January 8.
The plane, en-route from Munich, Germany, to Los Angeles, USA, was diverted after a passenger fell ill mid-air.
The plane, carrying 272 passengers, landed uneventfully. The patient was shifted to hospital.
A single-engine Cessna 170 collided with an experimental plane in the skies over a lakebed near Wabuska in Lyon County of Northern Nevada, at around 8 a.m. on October 12.
According to Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened during an informal fly-in event which was held over the weekend at the dry lake bed.
The pilots of both the aircrafts were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not yet been released.
No injuries were reported and it is believed that the planes did not have any passengers.
The FAA is investigating.
American Airlines flight AA-5149 had to divert for an emergency landing in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 5th.
The plane heading from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Newport News, Virginia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All seventy-seven people aboard remained safe.
