Delta Airlines flight DL-2225 had to reject takeoff from Providence, Rhode Island, on April 17th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Atlanta, Georgia, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine failure.
The plane stopped safely.
No injuries were reported.
Allegiant Air flight G4-848 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, North Carolina, at 11 A.M. on August 3.
The plane, heading from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Richmond, Virginia, had to be diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 150 people aboard remained safe.
Passengers were accommodated in another flight.
Swift Air flight Q7-5017 had to return and make an emergency landing at St. Louis Downtown Airport, Illinois, on January 8th.
The plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The plane was carrying ice hockey team of the Dallas Stars at the time.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-195 made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on April 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, was descending toward Austin when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty-nine passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
On December 27, 2012, an Air National Guard Falcon lost power over Owens Dry Lake in Inyo County, California.
The Air National Guard pilot, who was on a training mission was the only one aboard. He ejected and the plane crashed.
There were no injuries.
The Air National Guard is handling the investigation, according to the Inyo Sheriff’s department.
The pilot was admitted to Southern Inyo Hospital.
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What: Delta/Northwest Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Portland, Minneapolis
Where: Billings,MT
When: Oct 17th 2009
Who: 174 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed a hydraulics problem, and diverted to Billings Montana. The flight landed safely, but blew a tire on landing, and had to be towed.
It is not uncommon for a heavy flight (plane full of fuel) diverting early in the flight before burning its fuel load–or landing at a too-high rate of speed–to get a flat.
The replacement flight took seven hours to arrive.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-2799 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on May 13th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from San Diego, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All sixty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
