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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Detroit to Sao Paulo
Where: Atlanta,GA
When: May 15th 2011
Why: While en route, over Daytona, the plane developed an issue with their airspeed indication. Although the issue was fixed, the flight diverted to Atlanta where they made a safe landing. A fresh crew with adequate duty time flew them to Sao Paulo.
What: Dragonair Airbus A330-300 en route from Beijing to Hong Kong
Where: Hong Kong
When: May 13th 2011
Who: 135 passengers and 14 crew
Why: A quarter of an hour before landing in Hong Kong, the plane encountered turbulence. The seatbelt signs had just been turned on, and attendants were verifying that passengers were wearing seat belts when the turbulence occurred.
Five crew members and two passengers were injured.
What: 2 seat helicopter
Where: Devon
When: May 16 2011
Who: 2 aboard
Why: The 2 seat helicopter crashed on the grounds of the Gridleigh Park Hotel in Devon. The wind was reported blowing at about 30 plus knots.
Devon and Somerset Fire Service responded, and used foam on the chopper which is said to have landed on its roof. The two aboard were injured, treated on the scene.
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What: Continental Airlines/Colgan Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Newark to Washington DC
Where: Washington
When: May 16th 2011
Who: Flight attendant
Why: While en route, the plane encountered turbulence in which a flight attendant experienced injury. The plane did not divert, but continued to make a safe landing.
Paramedics dealt with the flight attendant’s injuries
What: Delta Air Lines en route from Daytona to Atlanta
Where: Orlando
When: May 15, 2011
Why: The Delta flight diverted to Orlando after experiencing engine problems. Passengers were provided alternative flights to Atlanta.
What: American Airlines twin-engine MD 80 en route from Dallas to Washington
Where: Little Rock Arkansas
When: May 15 2011 4:08
Who: 136 passengers 5 crew
Why: While en route, the pilot declared an emergency due to an engine fire, then diverted to make a safe landing in Little Rock Arkansas. Passengers were provided access to alternative flights to Washington.
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Contact photographer Jonathan Morgan
What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Montreal to Chicago O’Hare
Where: Toronto
When: May 13 2011
Who: 49 passengers and 3 crew,
Why: When an electrical odor was detected aboard the plane, the pilots diverted to Toronto where they made a safe landing. Passengers did not have to disembark using slides. There were no injuries.
The source of the smell was an overheated fluorescent light
What: Pakistan International Airlines en route to Lahore
Where: Sheikh Zyed international airport in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab Province
When: May 13, 2011
Who: 51 aboard
Why: Five minutes after takeoff, the engine caught fire. Pilots returned the plane to the airport.
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Contact photographer Christopher Weyer
What: US Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from Atlanta to Charlotte
Where: Atlanta
When: May 13 2011
Who: 128 passengers
Why: After takeoff from Atlanta, the plane was climbing and unable to retract the gear. The pilots returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing.
What: Gazpromavia Yakovlev Yak-42 en route from Gelendzik to Moscow Vnukovo
Where: Moscow
When: May 14th 2011
Who: flight crew only
Why: On landing at Vnukovo, the plane overran the runway, with no resultant damage or injury.
Apparently the plane landed long and then hydroplaned, according to witnesses. The runway was temporarily closed to deal with the disruption.
What: BSF HAL Chetak helicopter en route from Gujarat to Jodhpur
Where: Fatehpura village India
When: May 13 2011, 3.15 pm.
Who: 4 fatalities
Why: The chopper crashed around 3:14, killing the Captain Bal (pilot), co-pilot Vivek Choudhary (Deputy Commandant- BSF), BSF”s Sub-Inspector Sohan Lal and an engineer of Pawan Hans Helicopters ltd. S S Chopra. A fire followed the crash, completely engulfing the wreckage.
The pilot was a retired Army colonel.
After identification on May 14, the remains were returned to the families.
*This incident was reported to have occurred on Friday and on Saturday.
What: Jet Blue Airbus A320-200 New York to Aruba
Where: JFK Airport, New York
When: May 14, 2011
Who: 104 passengers, 5 crew
Why: The Jet Blue flight had a bird strike after takeoff, and returned to the airport to make a safe landing.
The bird apparently was ingested in or on the right engine.
Maintenance inspected the plane. The flight was delayed by three hours.
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What: Pulsar group Super Cruiser YS 300 ED plane en route from Ilopango
Where: Changallo, El Salvador
When: May 14, 2011
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: The Pulsar Aircraft Super Cruiser plane climbed to an altitude of about 500 feet and crashed about 500 meters from the landing strip south of the airport. Fatalities included Yaron Degani, a 56-year-old Israeli businessman who manufactured small planes, and two businessmen—Lee Yen, 49, and Yu Wen Kao, 42— in Salvador on business on behalf of a Chinese aircraft company from Wuxi.
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Contact photographer Fred Seggie
What: Vision Airlines Dornier Do-328-100 en route from Atlanta to Louisville
Where: Louisville
When: May 11th 2011, 8 pm
Who: 21 aboard
Why: After takeoff from Atlanta, the pilots experienced hydraulic problems, which they attempted to amend while en route. They announced the issue to passengers who were somewhat anxious on the way, but apparently did not panic. On approach to Louisville, a flyby revealed the landing gear was down. They continued to make a safe landing, leaving skidmarks on the runway, although without nose gear steering, they veered off the runway. After the landing, one passenger was hospitalized due to a medical condition. The runway is closed pending the investigation.
Rageh Ahmed Mohammed Al-Murisi was arrested after attempting to storm the cockpit of an American Airlines Chicago to San Francisco Flight. The plane was carrying 156 passengers and six crew members.
When he was observed attempting to enter the cockpit, witnesses initially believed he may have mistaken it for the bathroom, until he shouted “Allahu Akbar” thirty times, and, according to the court affidavit, (quoting Air Marshal Paul Howard), Al-Murisi made eye contact with a crew member, lowered his shoulder and rammed the door.
A retired Secret Service agent and a former police officer were among those who subdued Al-Murisi.
28 year old Al-Murisi, who is from Yemen but is now a California resident, boarded without luggage but with several forms of id. He was denied bail and is scheduled for court on May 13. The charge is one count of interfering with flight crew members.
What: Gary L. Delia (rgd. owner) Piper PA-24-250 Comanche #N7757P
What>Edward J. Crump(rgd. owner) Piper Cherokee D # N5275L
Where: County Road 12 and County Road 37, Wawayanda, about 60 miles north of New York City
When: May 9 2011
Who: 2 fatalities (pilots)
Why: The planes were headed back to New Jersey when they crashed. A witness says one clipped the other, one spiraled down, the other angled over the hill. One of the planes caught fire. Edward Crump was not piloting his plane when it crashed.
Licensed pilots Gary Delia in the Comanche (of Sussex, N.J.) and William Clark in the Cherokee (of Matamoras, Pa.) flew from Sussex County Airport.
Neither pilot survived the crash.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Kansas City, Mo., to Dallas
Where: east of Oklahoma City
When: May 10th 2011
Who: 44 passengers, 5 crew
Why: While en route, east of Oklahoma City, the plane developed smoke in the cockpit.
The pilot made an emergency landing diverting to Oklahoma city for a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided within two hours.
The smoke was attributed to a malfunctioning windshield heating element.
What: Arik Air Boeing 737-700 en route from Owerri to Lagos
Where: Owerri Nigeria
When: May 8th 2011
Who: 69 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane incurred a bird strike. The bird was ingested in an engine. The flight continued until there were severe vibrations on the right side of the plane (where the strike occurred).
Passengers aboard the flight said they experienced five minutes of terror (that lasted forever) as the right side of the plane was vibrating. Presumably pilots shut down that engine after five minutes.
The pilots made a safe landing in Lagos.
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What: KLM Boeing 737-400 en route from Amsterdam to Stavanger
Where: Amsterdam
When: May 8th 2011
Why: Moments after takeoff, the pilots had to shut down a Boeing engine; the flight returned to Amsterdam and made a safe landing. The flight was cancelled, and a smaller plane was provided for some of the passengers, while others stayed at hotels waiting for a later flight
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Contact photographer Tommy Desmet
What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from Barcelona to Vienna
Where: Vienna
When: May 8th 2011
Why: While en route, the plane through weather and was struck by multiple lightning strikes. The pilots continued to land in Vienna. There were no injuries but the plane received damage from two strikes.
At the time the flight landed in Vienna, windshear had been detected, and rain and wind were causing flight delays.
What: Air New Zealand/Eagle Airways Beech 1900D from Gisborne to Auckland New Zealand
Where: Gisborne
When: May 8th 2011
Who: 9 passengers
Why: Ten minutes into the flight, while flying over Opotiki, the pilots shut down an engine because of readings they were getting; and they announced to passengers they were going to make an emergency landing.
The pilots then returned to the airport. Everyone aboard clapped when the nineteen seat plane landed safely.
The engine of the Eagle Airways Beech was examined and no problems were found.
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Houston to Chicago
Where: Saint Louis
When: May 8th 2011
Who: disruptive passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger attempted to open a plane door, saying he had to get out of the plane. He was subdued and restrained, as the flight diverted to Lambert International Airport, where the passenger in question was released into police custody. Charges may be pending.
What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Miami to San Francisco
Where: Las Vegas
When: May 6 2011, 11:00 am.
Who: 159 passengers, 6 crew
Why: While en route, the pilot reported that there was smoke in the cockpit.
The flight was diverted to Las Vegas, and made a safe landing at McCarran International Airport
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What: Air New Zealand Boeing 737-300 en route from Auckland to Wellington
Where: Hamilton
When: May 8, 2011
Who: 101 aboard
Why: While en route, the pilots shut down the right engine. Low oil pressure is suspected to be the problem.
Passengers heard the right engine make an explosive noise. In the plane, passengers panicked as they dropped for several seconds—screaming, crying, praying, panic attacks.
The plane rolled right, then straightened.
After a few moments, the pilot came out and reassured the passengers, explaining that they’d lost an engine, but it was a routine procedure they practiced all the time and that everything was under control.
Pilots diverted to Hamilton, where they made a safe landing. As passengers exited, the pilot told them “this was the first time an Air New Zealand 737 had had a total loss of engine.”
Passengers were bused or rented cars to go back to Auckland and engineers examined the downed plane.
What: Pawan Hans Helicopters Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil en route from Tawang to Itanagar
Where: Luguthang, India
When: April 30, 2011
Who: 5 fatalities, including Dorjee Khandu
Why: The helicoptor taking Dorjee Khandu from a retreat disappeared en route. Two MI-17 and two Cheetah helicopters were engaged in the search.
The helicopter wreckage was found 5 days after it went missing. Dorjee Khandu, Mr Khandu’s security officer Yeshi Choddak, Yeshi Lamu, and crew members JS Babbar and KS Malick all died in the crash. The wreckage was at 4900 meters, near Jung Falls in the Tawang district. The search was hampered by bad weather.
The chopper that crashed was 4 months old, according to Chief Minister Khandu’s adviser Kiren Rijiju. However, the maintenance department of Pawan Hans has a bad reputation.
