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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Los Angeles to New York
Where: Las Vegas
When: Jun 16th 2011
Why: While en route, the right windshield of the Boeing developed a crack.
The flight crew diverted to Las Vegas where they made a safe landing. The disposition of the passengers is not known, though we presume that the passengers were provided alternative flights to Kennedy airport
An F-16C fighter jet made an emergency landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Greene County, Ohio, on April 4th.
According to the base spokesperson Bryan Ripple, the jet belonging to the Toledo-based 180th Fighter Wing declared an emergency due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that the jet was involved in an aerial training exercise in the Buckeye Military Operating Area before the incident.
What: Expressjet/United Express en route from Memphis to Houston
Where: Memphis International Airport
When: March 30, 2012
Who: 44 passengers
Why: The Expressjet had such a rocky take-off the pilot announced to the passengers he was flying over the tower to see if there was something wrong.
There was something wrong. He had a flat, the tower observed.
The jet landed safely at Memphis International Airport with emergency services on standby. After passengers disembarked, they were provided overnight accommodations until the replacement flight arrived (Saturday.)
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What: Qantas Boeing 767-300 en route from Perth Melbourne
Where: Melbourne
When: Jun 1 2010
Who: 3 flight attendants
Why: Prior to landing, three on board flight attendants became ill from fumes. After landing, they were hospitalized for observation and tests relating to non-specific exposure.
A home built experimental plane made an emergency landing in an open hay field near 4800 West and Highway 218 in Cache county, Utah, on March 28.
Authorities said the plane took off from Logan Cache Airport and was flying over the Trenton area when it began experiencing engine trouble. The pilot, identified as John Kerr, 74, of Logan, then decided to return to the airport, however, the plane’s engine failed midway.
The aircraft made a hard landing and sustained major damage. The pilot remained uninjured.
The incident is being investigated by the NTSB and FAA.
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What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Oslo to Newark,NJ
Where: Faroe Islands
When: Apr 22nd 2012
Who: 264 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed engine problems in one engine. Pilots shut it down, and diverted to Bergen Norway. Pilots made a safe landing in Bergen over an hour later, and passengers were delayed eight and a half hours.
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What: Russian Air Force Antonov 22A en route from Voronezh to Tver-Migalovo
Where: Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia
When: Dec 28, 2010, 21:30
Who: 12 crewmembers (all fatalities)
Why: After disappearing from radar at 21:30, the Russian military transport plane on a return flight after delivering a MiG-31 fighter jet to the Voronezh Military Aviation Engineering University crashed near Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia. There was no cargo. The burning remains were sighted by air patrols on Tuesday at 23:36 four kilometres from the village of Troitskoye. Witnesses heard an explosion.
Two on site recovery teams hampered by a blizzard and brutal cold weather found that all 12 crew members had been killed. Russian reports speculate that the cause was engine failure. The Antonov is a military cargo turboprop.
The Russian military is grounding all planes with similar engines, pending determination of the cause of the crash.