Delta Airlines flight DL-2229 safely landed in Salt Lake City, Utah, after bird strikes on October 16th.
The plane flying from Seattle, Washington, was on final approach when it was hit by several birds.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Dynamic Airways flight 2D-405 had to return to the ramp while taxiing at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on October 29.
The Boeing 767-200, heading to Caracas, Venezuela, had to abort taxiing due to fuel leakage from one of its engines. The fuel leakage later caused fire.
The plane received significant damage.
Among the 79 passengers and 11 crew members aboard, 15 people sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.
What: Continental Express flight from Knoxville to Houston
Where: Jackson- Evers International Airport
When: Sep 12, 2011, 11:45 am
Who: 52 aboard
Why: The flight was en route to Houston when it developed problems including smoke in the cockpit.
The crew heard an audible pop when they began smelling (but not seeing) smoke. The pilots diverted to Jackson- Evers International Airport and made a safe landing. Emergency services were on standby during the landing. THere were no reported injuries.
Repairs were made to the plane and the flight resumed by 12:30 pm.
A hangar collapsed in flames after a twin-engine Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 owned by Creative Real Estate Exchange veered into it while landing at Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
The Cessna had flown from Hailey, Idaho and landed in Santa Monica at 6:20 pm.
Witnesses said it looked like a normal landing till it veered off course. The burning plane made three explosions. The number of people aboard the plane has not been released, but it is reported as “unsurvivable.”
What: K-VA-T & W-L Aviation LLC Bell 407 en route to Bristol Motor Speedway
Where: South Holston Lake, Washington County Park, VA
When: AUG 24 2012 20:30 Local time
Who: 1 fatality
Why: 911 call of the Saturday 25 August 2012 crash in South Holston Lake late Friday 24 August 2012.
Pictured: Video clip
What: Banner plane
Where: North Myrtle Beach at Apache Pier
When: March 18 2011 1:30 pm
Who: pilot
Why: A pilot flying a plane dragging a banner ditched his plane in the surf off Myrtle Beach. 30 beachgoers rescued the helicopter pilot and a tow crew removed the plane’s wings to pull it on to the beach. The pilot survived and the damage to the plane appears to be minimal.
A helicopter crashed near Uvalde, Texas, on November 3rd.
The incident happened when the aircraft was carrying a newlywed couple away from their wedding.
Three people were killed in the crash, including the young couple and the pilot. They were identified as pilot Gerald Green Lawrence, and the passengers Will Byler and Bailee Ackerman Byler.