American Airlines flight 5473 made an emergency landing in Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 25th.
The plane heading from Dayton, Ohio, to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was diverted due to mechanical issues.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4564 diverted to Reno, Nevada, on September 11th.
The plane heading from Boise, Idaho, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to a mechanical indication.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-three people aboard remained unharmed.
SkyWest Airlines flight 4896 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Michigan, on August 18th.
The plane heading from Detroit to Kalamazoo, Michigan, was diverted after the crew noticed a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All forty-six passengers and three crew members aboard remained unharmed.
A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on August 8th.
The plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Paris, France, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A tour helicopter made a crash landing, hit 2 vans, and caught fire in the parking area of Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Club in California, in the afternoon of May 5th.
The four-seater Robinson R-44 was returning to the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport after a tour, when it developed a mechanical problem.
All three people aboard sustained injuries.
The FAA is investigating.
An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing at Spokane International Airport, Washington, on April 30th.
The plane heading from Seattle, Washington, to Toronto, Canada, was diverted after the crew noticed a potential mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. No Injuries were reported.
United Airlines flight UA-1721 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on April 16th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading to Kona, Hawaii, had to turn back due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All 183 people aboard remained unharmed.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-43 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Jose, California, on March 7th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Honolulu, Hawaii, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All 241 passengers and 11 crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF-10 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on February 6th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Melbourne, Australia, was diverted due to a mechanical problem with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1251 had to return and make an emergency landing in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 30th.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a possible mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. All 119 people aboard remained unharmed.
A US military helicopter made an emergency landing in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 20th.
The AH-1 attack helicopter was forced to land in emergency on Ikei Island due to a mechanical issue.
The U.S. Marines Corps confirmed in a statement, “there was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries.”
Taban Air flight HH-6295 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran, on December 31st.
The plane took off for Shiraz, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a mechanical problem with one of the engines and had to shut it down.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 130 people aboard remained safe.
An American Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, on December 28th.
The plane flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, was diverted due to a possible mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. All 149 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-837 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on November 28th.
According to the airline, the plane took off for Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a mechanical issue with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were 202 passengers and 15 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
JetBlue flight 1146 had to make an emergency landing at Charleston International Airport, South Carolina, on November 21st.
The plane took off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, and was heading to Richmond, Virginia, when the crew noticed a mechanical issue and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Two F15 jets made an emergency landing at Huntsville International Airport, Alabama, on October 28th.
The planes were flying from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, to Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, when one of them experienced mechanical issues.
The planes were diverted to Huntsville where they landed safely.
All crew members aboard remained unharmed.
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.
An Allegiant Air flight had to make an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, on October 19th.
The plane flying from North Dakota to Orlando, Florida, was diverted due to mechanical issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 154 people aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-288 made an emergency landing in Cold Bay, Alaska, on October 12th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Shanghai, China, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted after the crew received indication of a possible mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All 100 passengers and 14 crew members remained unhurt.
American Eagle flight 5946 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, on September 25th.
The plane was heading from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Dayton, Ohio, when the crew reported a mechanical problem and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. There were 51 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
SBA Airlines flight R7-420 had to make an emergency landing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on September 20th.
The plane was flying from Caracas, Venezuela, when the crew declared an emergency due to a mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. All 139 people on board remained unhurt.
A single-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airstrip near Caribou Street and Bogard Road in Wasilla, Alaska, on the morning of September 16th.
According to sources, the plane had encountered some mechanical issues that resulted in the crash.
The pilot was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
A 12-seater helicopter crashed at the National Youth Service (NYS) engineering institute near Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, on September 8th.
The helicopter carrying 4 people was on routine patrol when it developed a mechanical problem.
All 4 people suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash.
The injured were taken to hospital.
A National Guard chopper had to make an emergency landing in a muddy field near Interstate 10, Baytown, Texas, on the evening of August 30th.
The pilot had encountered a mechanical issue mid-air, which prompted him to land.
The helicopter got stuck in the mud. No casualties were reported.
A Kenya Airways flight had to return and make an emergency landing at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 23rd.
The plane en-route to Nairobi, Kenya, had to return shortly after taking-off due to a transponder failure.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
