Southwest Airlines flight WN-3153 made an emergency landing in El Paso, Texas, on August 8th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane was flying from San Antonio, Texas, when the crew reported fumes on-board and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. A flight attendant reported symptoms of smoke inhalation and was shifted to hospital.
The incident is being investigated.
A hot air balloon crashed near the small town of Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, on the morning of July 30th.
According to sources the hot air balloon hit the power transmission lines and its basket caught fire, leading to the crash.
All 16 people on board were killed.
The crash remains under investigation.
Two pilots died in the crash of the experimental Bell Helicopter 525 Relentless at 11:45 today. The names of the two pilots killed in the crash have not been released.
The helicopter crashed 45 miles south of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The FAA is en route, and the NTSB is investigating.
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The Bell 525 Relentless, featuring the ARC Horizon flight deck system, provides unparalleled crew situational awareness through the use of a fully integrated avionics flight deck coupled with an advanced fly-by-wire flight control system, resulting in enhanced safety levels and mission capabilities.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-5704 made an emergency landing in Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 28th.
The plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, when the crew received an unsafe gear indication and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-875 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, Lubbock, Texas, on June 23rd.
The Airbus A319-100, en-route from Texas to Oregon, had to divert due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
A small plane made an emergency landing near Grand Prairie Municipal Airport in Texas, on April 30th.
Authorities said the plane experienced engine problems shortly after it took off from Grand Prairie Municipal Airport. The pilot was attempting to return but could not make it to there and landed near an apartment complex on Arkansas Lane.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard remained unharmed.
The incident is being investigated.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-5631/ AA-5631 had to abort takeoff at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas, Texas, on April 20th.
The Canadair CRJ-900 was about to takeoff for Columbia, South Carolina, when the crew had to abort taking off due to a flight control issue.
The plane remained on the taxiway, and resumed flight after 40 minutes.
A small plane crashed between Granger and Taylor in Texas, on April 9th.
Authorities said the eight-seater twin-engine turboprop went down near FM 1331. The plane had taken off from Georgetown airport.
According to Department of Public Safety Trooper D.L. Wilson, “There are going to be fatalities…We just can’t confirm or deny how many are in there until we get it under control down there.”
United Airlines flight 102 made an emergency landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 6th.
The plane took off for Munich, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All 184 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
A single-engine plane crashed immediately after take off from Elmdale Airpark in Abilene, Texas, on March 1st.
Authorities said the two-seater Vans RV-6 experimental aircraft went down near the end of the runway.
There were two people aboard at the time; Both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as James Estol Hathcock, 63, and Aaron T. Taylor, 33, both of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Navasota Municipal Airport, Texas, on February 28th.
Authorities said the wreckage of the single-engine Cirrus SR-20 plane was found in a wooded area southeast of the airport.
All four people aboard the plane, including two adults and two children, were killed in the crash.
The plane was flying from David Wayne Hooks Airport in Houston at the time.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
United Express flight 6183 had to make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on February 24th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 took off from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, and was heading to San Antonio, Texas, when it lost cabin pressure, forcing the pilot to divert.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
The flight was operated by Mesa Airlines.
An Army Reserve Apache helicopter had to make an emergency landing in a rural field near County Road 215 in Grimes County, Texas, on January 28.
The helicopter was flying from Conroe and had just refueled near Bryan-College Station when the pilot noticed a hydraulic leak and decided to make an emergency landing.
There were two people aboard at the time; neither of them were injured.
The helicopter belonging to the 1st Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment was repaired overnight and was able to fly back to Conroe next morning.
United Express flight 4020 operated by Mesa Airlines made an emergency landing at McAllen Miller International Airport in Hidalgo County, Texas, on January 28.
The airline said that the ATC declared a ‘precautionary emergency’ after a brake light indicator came on.
The Embraer 175 plane landed uneventfully. There were 41 people aboard the plane; all of them remained unhurt.
The maintenance personnel inspected the plane and cleared it to continue the flight to Houston.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a grassy area near U.S. 380 in Denton, Texas, on January 22.
The Piper Navajo plane took off from Denton Enterprise Airport for a routine maintenance flight but was forced to land in emergency due to engine issues.
The aircraft came to rest on its belly near some electrical transmission towers.
The pilot, identified as David Kinney of Aubrey, suffered minor injuries in the incident.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, Texas, on January 3rd.
Authorities said the single-engine Cessna 210, carrying 3 people, landed gears up on the north-south runway.
All occupants of the plane remained uninjured.
The plane is registered to Kenneth W. Isom, of Idalou.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
American Airlines flight 295 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lubbock, Texas, on December 23.
According to the airline, the plane, heading from Miami, Florida, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to a “mechanical issue.”
The plane landed uneventfully. All 186 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
ExpressJet flight 5009, operating as a Delta connection, made an emergency landing at Corpus Christi International Airport, Texas, on December 23.
The plane, heading from Monterrey, Mexico, to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after its air conditioning system stopped working.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 71 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; the airport reported that two passengers were given medical assistance in an air conditioned ambulance.
Southwest flight 987 made an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on December 13.
The plane was heading from Austin to Valley International Airport, Harlingen, when the crew noticed that a part of the wing was missing and decided to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 109 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane made an emergency landing at North Texas Regional Airport, Grayson County, Texas, on December 1.
Authorities said the plane declared emergency after its landing gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed without incident after burning off excess fuel and both occupants, including the pilot and a U.S. Aviation Academy student, remained unhurt.
The aircraft sustained minimal damage.
A UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Fort Hood, Texas, on November 23.
Authorities said the aircraft, the 7th Battalion, went down while it was on a routine training mission.
There were four crew members aboard at the time; all of them were killed. They were identified as Sgt. 1st Class Toby A. Childers, 40, of Kansas; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen B. Cooley, 40, of Florida; Sgt.1st Class Jason M. Smith, 35, of Louisiana; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael F. Tharp, 40, of Texas. All of them were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 291st Aviation Regiment, First Army Division West.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A U.S. Air-force B-52 bomber had to make an emergency landing at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, Texas, on November 5.
The heavy bomber aircraft had to land in emergency due to some issue with one of its hydraulics.
The plane landed safely.
All 3 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
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.
American 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.
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.
