On January 9, 2013, a Jazz Air flight operating as Air Canada Express–flying a de Havilland DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 made a safe landing at John G. Diefenbaker International Airport in Saskatchewan Canada.
The plane was taxiing when it struck ice, and veered off runway into snow where it was mired, blocking the runway.
The fifty-six passengers aboard evacuated with the assistance of emergency crews at about 6:30 after waiting about half an hour for a Saskatoon Transit bus from Tarmac to the gate. Weather conditions at the time were reported as heavy fog causing and near zero visibility in Saskatoon. It looks really cold, doesn’t it?
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What: Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-20O en route from Jeddah Saudi Arabia to New York Where: Goose Bay Canada When: Jul 15th 2010 Why: When the flight indicated a cargo fire, the plane diverted to Goose Bay where it made a safe landing. Luggage was off-loaded and no fire was found.
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An Austrian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport, Newfoundland, Canada, on January 10.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Vienna to New York, was diverted due to a 35-year-old Israeli man who was showing disruptive behavior on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The unruly passenger was removed from the plane and was shifted to Health Sciences Center to be seen by a doctor.
Authorities said he is facing several charges including uttering threats and causing disturbance in flight.
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On December 29, 2012, at 16:33, a Red Wings Tupelev 204-100V was on a ferry flight from Pardubice Airport Czech Republic to Moscow-Vnukova Airport, Russia when it crashed-landed in snow, overrunnning the runway. Weather conditions showed heavy gusts accompanying a light snowfall. The Federal Air Transport Agency said that the plane touched down in the proper landing area but for some reason was unable to stop on the runway.
Initially traffic controllers refused to authorise landing, and the plane had to circle the airport. Fire trucks were not on standby; they were undergoing maintenance and were nearly an hour late.
The captain, copilot, flight engineer and one flight attendant were killed. Two died on the scene, one died en route in the ambulance, and one died at the hospital. Four crew survived with serious injuries. Pieces of the plane caught fire.
The plane overran the runway and struck the M3 highway embankment, breaking into three parts. The fuselage landed on the highway 320 meters from the end of the runway. A BBC report said the aircraft was in several pieces, with the cockpit on the highway. Kiev Highway and Vnukovo Airport were both shut down temporarily.
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What: Air Canada Flight 921 en route to Toronto from Palm Beach Where: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport When: an hour after take-off Who: 135 passengers Why: Reportedly a mechanical problem or the pilot struck a bird
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What: Beechcraft 35 Bonanza Where: Glencoe, MN When: March 21, 2012, 11:00 a.m. Who: 3 fatalities Why: The plane crashed on farmland four mines north of Glencoe killing what appears to be a family of three aboard the plane and also three dogs. Conditions were five miles visibility and overcast at 900 feet and the pilot may have been flying by visual flight rules in conditions when VFR flight isn’t allowed. Visibility in the area is known to drop “at the drop of a hat” so the pilot may have flown into worsening conditions inadvertently.
Witnesses say they heard the plane sputtering, and heard a popping noise before impact. Others saw the plane flying low before it hit the ground in foggy drizzly weather leaving a two-hundred yard debris field. The plane may have been flying from St. Cloud.
By the time bystanders arrived on the scene, the plane was missing the tail and a wing, and was engulfed in a “ball of flame.”
The plane had just been sold by a St. Cloud resident to a new owner.
Stuart Dahlberg, 52, his wife Ivelisse Morillo, and his mother, Mae Dahlberg were en route to visit family in Colorado when they were killed in the crash. Stuart Dahlberg was an experienced pilot.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3871N Make/Model: BE35 Description: 35 Bonanza
Date: 03/21/2012 Time: 1612
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: GLENCOE State: MN Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FIELD. THE THREE PERSONS ONBOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED. 4-5 MILES NORTH OF GLENCOE, MN
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 3
WEATHER: 20007KT 5SM BT OVC 009 14/13 A2998
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An Austrian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport, Newfoundland, Canada, on January 10.
