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What: Malev Hungarian Airlines Boeing 737-600 en route from Budapest to Istanbul
Where: Budapest
When: Sept 21 2010
Who: 100 passengers
Why: After the jet suffered a bird strike, the pilot rejected takeoff. The plane was examined for damages, resulting in a delay, but was subsequently judged undamaged and allowed to depart. The plane made a safe landing in Istanbul, several hours late.
Mango Airlines flight JE-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
GoAir flight G8-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on June 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Port Blair, India, but had to turn back after a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Interjet flight 4O-2523 had to return and make an emergency landing in Merida, Mexico, on June 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-766 made an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on September 19th.
The plane was flying from San Francisco, California, when a bird hit it, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All 163 people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Hewa Bora Airways Boeing 727-100 en route from Kinshana N’Djili to Kisangani (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Where: Kisangani
When: Jul 8th 2011
Who: 112 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Attempting to land in heavy rain, limited visibility, thunderstorms in the area, the plane broke up on impact, and came to rest 984 feet from the runway. The plane struck a tree about 1000 meters short of runway 13.
53 survived the crash. Emergency services rescued 43. Two flight attendants were the only surviving crew.
85 died as a result of the crash. Prior to this posting, the number of reported dead grew from 46 to 68 to 85. *
The cause of the crash has been attributed to a mistake by a trainee air traffic controller but ATC service provider at Kisangani Airport, denies allegations of controller error.
Update: Hewa Bora’s license “has been suspended until further notice.”
The captain had a total experience of 7,000 hours with around 5,000 hours on the Boeing 727.
Survivors are in hospital care in various hospitals of Kisangani
*Current death toll is 85
What: DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 55 BOEING 777
Where: ATLANTA Georgia
When: 01/02/2009
Who: The number of passengers on board is not known at this time.
Why: Engine malfunctioned during take-off. The plane taxied to the gate. DAMAGE REPORTED TO RIGHT ENGINE FAN AND COWLING