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What: Kelowna McDonnell Douglas DC-10 en route from Calgary to Hamilton
Where: Calgary
When: Apr 29th 2012
Who: 3 crew
Why: A flight from Calgary to Hamilton returned back in Calgary after an engine was shut down with a faulty “thrust reverser” part.
What: Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche en route from Amarillo to Port Mansfield
Where: Port Mansfield
When: Dec 10, 2009
Who: 2 aboard; names not released at time of initial report
Why: Two fishermen en route to a weekend fishing expedition were in the Piper that disappeared from radar at 10:30 Thursday night and crashed in Port Mansfield.
The remains found of 48-year-old Robert James Robinett of Sunray, Texas were found in Gulf waters.
Reportedly, the pilot was Harvey Kinikin of Amarillo. The plane is registered to James M. Scroggin of Arkansas.
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What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Milan, Italy to East Midlands
Where: Frankfurt
When: Apr 4th 2012
Who: 134 passengers
Why: Fifteen minutes after takeoff, while over Lugano Switzerland, the cabin lost pressure, deploying oxygen masks. Pilots made a Mayday announcement heard by passengers on the public address system, and descended to 9000 feet. Passengers were alarmed as they watched the alps approach at a rapid rate. In five minutes, they descended four miles. They diverted to Frankfurt Germany where they made a safe landing at at 12:00 local time.
A replacement jet was provided.
Three passengers were injured and hospitalized with ear problems. A news report said there were ten passengers with minor injuries. Some passengers told reporters they were panicking, but no one was screaming.
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What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-541 en route from Khartoum to Dubai
Where: Khartoum International Airport
When: Oct 1, 2010
Who: crew
Why: A parked Emirates Airbus A340 was preparing for takeoff when it was struck by the wing of a passing KLM Airbus A330-200.
Apparently the space is tight.
The extent of damage to the Emirates plane is being assessed.
The passengers were provided hotel accommodations in Khartoum overnight.
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The report from Lebanon on the January 2010 crash of ET409 has been rejected by Ethiopia Airlines. It is not surprising that they would reject it as the report blames Ethiopian airlines; specifically they cite the probable cause of the crash as being “the flight crew’s mismanagement” and “a failure in basic piloting skills,” and that the pilot flew 188 hours in 51 days with minimum rest.
The crew ate during their Beirut stop, and complained they could not sleep afterwards.
Ethiopian Airlines claims the government withheld information, and claim the plane exploded.
No sign of fire or explosion were detected in the wreckage
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What: Delta/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Detroit to Portland
Where: Albany
When: Jan 18th 2012
Who: 51 passengers and 3 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with the fuel gauge.
Pilots diverted to Albany where they made a safe landing. The problem took two hours to repair, and the flight resumed.
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What: Qantas Boeing 767-300 en route from Sydney to Christchurch
Where: Christchurch
When: Aug 26th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While on route, the flight experienced severe turbulence. Fortunately the plane landed safely; however, the turbulence damaged the plane and cancelled the return trip so that the plane’s damage could be addressed.
