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What: Compass Airlines Embraer ERJ-170-200 en route from Minneapolis to Saskatoon
Where: Saskatoon
When: Nov 20th 2009
Who: 56 on board
Why: On approach to Saskatoon, the plane sent a nose wheel steering warning. The plane landed in Saskatoon incident-free, and inspected the plane without finding a cause or record of the warning. Subsequently, the systems were rebooted.
Lion Air flight JT-791 made an emergency landing in Makassar, Indonesia, on September 22nd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was flying from Ambon, Indonesia, when the crew reported issues with its right hand engine.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were 211 passengers and 7 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
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What: Two Grob Tutors [see type above] twin-seater light plane with propellers
Where: in mid-air in southwest Britain in the Kenfig Nature Reserve, Porthcawl, a seaside resort in south Wales
When: Wednesday Feb 11 at 11am
Who: Two members of the RAF and two Air Training Corps cadets were killed in the crash.
Why: two light aircraft crashed in midair in Britain.
What: United Airlines/Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Lincoln,NE to Denver,CO
Where: Lincoln Nebraska
When: June 6 2011, 7 am
Who: 53 passengers 3 crew
Why: On takeoff from Lincoln Airport, the crew detected smoke in the cockpit.
Pilots returned immediately to Lincoln and made a safe landing. Maintenance examined the plane. Takeoff was delayed for 9 hours.
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What: BMI British Midland Airbus A320-200 en route from London to Edinburgh
Where: Manchester
When: Nov 9th 2009
Who: 147 passengers and 6 crew
Why: While en route, although the crew got a cabin pressure warning, masks did not deploy. The plane diverted to Manchester where it landed safely, and the problem was judged to be a faulty indicator.
A replacement Airbus was provided.
Pictured: A Bacau Yak-52 taken in the UK. This is not the plane in the incident. Photos of private
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What: Joseph M. Gauthier’s Yakovlev circa 1985 YAK-52 en route from/to from Redlands Airport performing aerobatics
Where: Santa Ana River bed at Opal Avenue, 10 miles from Redlands, CA
When: Monday, Feb 08 2010 between 12:50 and 1 p.m.
Who: 2 fatalities (a man and a woman) both off-duty California Air National Guard ( March Air Reserve Base) members
Why: Witnesses say that while they were watching the plane doing aerobatics, the plane went down. The area is a place where planes often perform aerobatics, and the soviet-built Yakovlev was designed as a trainer and acrobatic aircraft.
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What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Denver
Where: Lincoln Nebraska
When: Apr 16 2010 5:45 PM
Who: 140
Why: While en route, the crew noted smoke filled the cockpit, and they diverted to Lincoln where they made a safe landing. Rescue vehicles were on standby, including Lincoln Fire and Rescue. After evacuation, passengers were booked on alternative flights.
The cause of the smoke has not been published.