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    Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Salina Regional Airport

    United ExpressA United Express flight, operated by Shuttle America, made an emergency landing at Salina Regional Airport, Kansas, on September 25.

    Authorities said the pilot requested an emergency landing after noticing smoke in the cockpit.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    There were 70 passengers aboard at the time; one of them was treated for a nosebleed but authorities said that was not related to emergency landing.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Interstate 595, Hits Car

    A 1963 Piper PA-24 Comanche plane had to make an emergency landing on Interstate 595 in Davie, Florida, on September 24.

    The pilot, identified as Scott Richmond, 58, said he had to make an emergency landing after the plane ran out of fuel. He was en-route from South Carolina to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida at the time.

    The plane clipped the top of a 2003 Honda Accord before landing on westbound lanes of I-595.

    No one was injured in the incident.

    The plane and the car sustained minor damage.

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    Allegiant Air Allegedly Fires Pilot for Making Emergency Landing

    AllegiantA pilot’s union claims that the pilot of the Allegiant Air flight 864 that made an emergency landing at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Florida, on June 8 has been fired.

    The pilot decided to make an emergency landing due to reports of smoke in the Maryland-bound aircraft’s cabin. Four passengers and a crew member sustained minor injuries while exiting through evacuation slides.

    The airline told the FAA that the mechanics could not find any problem in the aircraft.

    The president of the Airline Professionals Association Teamsters Local 1224, Dan Wells, said, “Believe me, the message was intentional and loud and clear: Don’t you dare push the safety stuff too far.”

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    Small Plane Crashed at Granbury Municipal Airport; 2 Killed

    A single-engine plane crashed at Granbury Municipal Airport in Hood County, Texas, on September 24.

    Authorities said the plane went down and burst into flames just a few hundred yards from Granbury High School.

    There were 2 people aboard at the time; both of them were killed in the crash.

    The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.

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    AA Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Orlando

    american airlinesAn American Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport, Florida, on September 23.

    The flight was heading from Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, when the crew noticed electrical odor in the cockpit and requested an emergency landing.

    The Boeing 777 landed safely. There were 200 passengers and 14 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

    The plane was taken for inspection.

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    Medical Emergency Prompts Allegiant Air Plane to Divert to Kingman Airport

    AllegiantAn Allegiant Air plane made an emergency landing at Kingman Airport in Mohave County, Arizona, on September 22.

    Authorities said the flight, heading from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Las Vegas, Nevada, had to be diverted due to a medical emergency. It is believed that a female passengers started experiencing heart issues mid-air.

    The plane, carrying 140 passengers, landed uneventfully.

    The patient was taken off the plane and the flight resumed shortly afterwards.

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    Two Killed in Madison County Plane Crash

    CessnaA single-engine Cessna 150 crashed in Eaton, Madison County, New York, on September 20.

    The plane, carrying 2 Colgate University students, went down shortly after taking off from Hamilton Municipal Airport.

    Both occupants of the ill-fated plane were killed in the crash. They were identified as Cathryn Depuy, 18, and Ryan Adams, 18.

    The FAA is investigating.

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    Small Plane Crashes in Berks County Cornfield

    A small plane crashed into a cornfield in Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on September 21.

    The plane ended up in an upside down position near 1600 block of Route 100. According to a witness Tyler Moyer, “We heard the engine stall, and then it started back up… The farmer was still picking the corn. The farmer didn’t even notice it, and the dust was flying everywhere from the tractors and stuff,”

    The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was injured and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the cause of crash.

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    ExpressJet Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Montgomery Regional Airport

    ExpressJetExpressJet flight 5071 made an emergency landing at Montgomery Regional Airport, Alabama, on September 18.

    It is believed that the flight, en-route from Lafayette, Louisiana, to Atlanta, Georgia was diverted after the crew reported smell of smoke in the cabin.

    The plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.

    The flight was operating as Delta Connection.

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    Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Capital City Airport

    A twin-engine Citation aircraft had to return and make an emergency landing at Capital City Airport in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, on September 19.

    Authorities said the plane was near Chambersburg when one of its engines failed, prompting the pilot to turn around.

    The plane landed safely.

    Both people aboard remained unharmed.

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    Bird-Hit AA Jet Diverts to Philadelphia International Airport

    american airlinesAmerican Airlines Flight 1889 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on September 21.

    The Airbus 319, en-route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Hartford, Connecticut, had to be diverted after a bird struck its windshield.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 114 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    Smoky Cabin Prompts AA Emergency Landing at DFW Airport

    American AirlinesAmerican Airlines flight 5775 had to make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on September 20.

    The crew of CRJ-900, en-route from Des Moines International Airport, Iowa to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, had to declare emergency after they noticed smoke in the cabin.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    There were 76 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

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    Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Hillsborough Township after Wing Damage

    emergencyA 1993 Mooney M20M aircraft made a controlled emergency landing at Central Jersey Regional Airport, Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, on September 19.

    The Pennsylvania-bound plane was taking off from the airport when its left wing touched a chain link fence adjacent to the runway, causing damage and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.

    The plane landed safely. The pilot Ross Cole and his passenger Pamela Cole remained uninjured.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Mount Airy Cornfield

    A 1976 Cessna 150 M had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield on Bill Moxley Road, Mount Airy, Maryland, on September 19.

    The pilot, identified as Paul Borghese, 47, of Ashburn, Virginia, said he was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane experienced engine issues. He was heading from Clearview Airpark, Westminster to Leesburg, Virginia at the time.

    The plane ended up on its roof and sustained minor damage.

    The pilot remained unharmed.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Orange County

    A small Piper Cherokee plane made an emergency landing at Red Hill and McGaw avenues in Irvine, Orange County, California, on September 16.

    Authorities said the plane, owned by Orange Coast College, came to rest at MacArthur Boulevard near John Wayne Airport.

    There were 2 people, including a student pilot and an instructor, aboard at the time; none of them reported any injuries.

    The FAA is looking into the cause of crash.

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    2 Injured as Small Plane Crashes in College Station

    A single-engine Cessna 172 plane crashed in a parking lot in College Station, Texas, on September 17.

    Authorities said the plane, travelling from Edgewood to Port Aransas, lost power before it went down around 10 miles south of Easterwood Airport.

    There were 2 people aboard, including the pilot Daniel Albert Fox and his wife Charlynn. Both of them sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to College Station Medical Center.

    The DPS and the FAA are investigating.

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    5 Killed as Small Plane Crashes in Bacon County, Ga.

    A small plane crashed near Alma, Bacon County, Georgia, early on September 16.

    According to Sheriff Richard Foskey, the plane went down after taking off from Bacon County Airport, Alma.

    There were 5 people onboard, including one woman. All of them were killed in the crash.

    The NTSB will investigate.

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    3 Killed, 7 Injured as Plane Crashes in Alaska

    crashA small floatplane plane crashed north of Iliamna Airport in Iliamna, Alaska, on September 15.

    The DeHavilland DHC-3T Turbine Otter aircraft, carrying 10 people, went down while it was taking off from East Wind Lake.

    Three people were killed in the accident. They were identified as 80-year-old Tony W. Degroot, of Hanford, California, 69-year-old James Specter, of Shavertown, Pennsylvania and 70-year-old James P. Fletcher, of Clovis, California.

    Seven others were injured and were shifted to hospitals.

    The plane belonged to Rainbow King Lodge.

    The NTSB is investigating.

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    AA Flight Diverts to Indianapolis Due to Unruly Passenger

    american airlinesAmerican Airlines Flight 1284 had to make an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana, on September 14.

    Authorities said the plane, en-route from Miami to Chicago, was diverted due to an unruly passenger. It is believed that 25-year-old Daniela Velez-Reyes, of Chicago, hit a passenger and a flight attendant.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    Daniela was arrested while the plane was cleared to take off again.

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    FBI Claims Flight Attendant Created Hoax Forcing Emergency Landing in North Dakota

    SkyWestThe Federal Bureau of Investigation alleges that a flight attendant, onboard a Delta Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines, created a hoax that led to an emergency landing at Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, North Dakota, on September 9.

    The documents submitted in the U.S. District Court in Bismarck allege that Justin Cox-Sever communicated false information about a suspicious package onboard and interfered with aircraft’s operation.

    According to the FBI affidavit, Cox-Sever had confessed that he himself stuffed a bag with towels and later on reported it as suspicious.

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    Two Boeing Jets Clip at LAX

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    United Airlines Flight 1199 (Boeing 737-990/ER) had just landed from Newark with 175 aboard; Alaska Airlines flight 143 (Boeing 757-224) to Portland was departing with 182 aboard when they made contact.

    The left hand winglet of the arriving 737 contacted the right hand horizontal stabilizer of the departing 757. Fortunately the Alaska jet was not on its take-off run, so the impact happened at a crawl (i.e. “taxiing at a low speed.”). Passengers said they felt a jolt. The planes were stuck together; and part of one plane had “snapped off.”

    The impact occurred at 7:51, derailing travel plans of the passengers, and scheduling for the two damaged jets. Some passengers were put up at local hotels, but there were no reported injuries.

    A passenger who shot a well-circulated picture that was released on twitter was besieged with reporter requests to post the image. Actor Peter Cambor who was aboard also tweeted that the jets were “stuck together.”

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    Small Plane Crashes in Camden County; Pilot Killed

    Plane crashA Cessna 150 crashed into woods in Camden County, New Jersey, on September 12.

    Authorities said the plane, that took off from Camden County Airport, went down behind the homes on Jackson Road, Atco section.

    The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as 65-year-old David Sees, of Marlton.

    The FAA is investigating the cause of crash.

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    Cessna Makes Emergency Landing on US Highway 301

    emergencyA Cessna aircraft made an emergency landing on US Highway 301 in Manatee County, Florida, on the morning of September 11.

    Authorities said the pilot was attempting to land at Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport but could not make it. According to airport spokesperson Lionel Guilbert, “He descended. He said his engine started sputtering and at about 900 feet. The engine just quit altogether.”

    The plane landed without incident. The pilot, identified as flight instructor Thomas Frick, remained unhurt.

    The FAA is investigating.