What: Blue Hawaiian EUROCOPTER EC130 tour helicopter on Maui
Where: in a sugar field half a mile east of Kahului Airport
When: Monday November 16
Who: pilot and 6 passengers
Why: The helicopter experienced engine problems, forcing an emergency situation. On landing, the helicopter sustained minor damage to its tail boom.
No one aboard was injured.
American Airlines flight AA-1100 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back after a noxious odor in the cabin made several people feel sick.
The plane landed back safely.
Two people were evaluated by the medical teams at the airport.
Airblue flight PA-274 had to return and make an emergency landing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on January 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
What: Angola National Police Aérospatiale/Eurocopter AS-350B3 Ecureuil
Where: Dundo City Angola
When: Sept 1, 2012, 06.30 pm
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: An Angolan National Police helicopter crashed killing captain chief-inspector Tiago Casimiro, his assistant, João Adelino João Brandão, and Provincial Electoral Commission employees Lourenço Mussenoho and Maria Augusta João. Investigators have been sent to Lunda Norte Province.
Pictured: A Manang Air Mil Mi-8MTV-1
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Contact photographer Michael Fritz
What: Manang Air MI-17 helicopter
Where: Rodikot, Humla district in mid-western Nepal
When: 2009-11-15 11:30 a.m. local time
Who: 6 on board. 1 dies, 5 survivors.
Why: While attempting to land at the helipad while transporting grain and food items from Surkhet to a remote mountain village, the helicopter’s rear rotors hit the mountainside and the pilot lost control of the aircraft.
The death is reported to be a Russian engineer Sergei Kovyazo.
The others aboard—copilot Raju Bhandari, accountant Krishna Amatya, overseer Bishnu Bahadur Chaudhary, local resident Lok Bahadur and a Russian pilot—were via helicopter to a Nepalgunj hospital in Nepalgunj.
American Airlines flight 3232 had to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 22nd.
The plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, to Fargo, North Dakota, was diverted due to possible mechanical issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 50 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Qantas freight flight QF-7335 made an emergency landing in Canberra, Australia, on August 15th.
The plane heading from Brisbane to Melbourne, Australia, was diverted after first officer became incapacitated due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. The first officer was transported to a hospital.
