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What: Frontier Airlines/Chautauqua Airlines Embraer ERJ-135 en route from Saint Louis to Milwaukee
Where: Milwaukee
When: Nov 30th 2010, arriving in Milwaukee at 10:02 a.m.
Who: 26 passengers, 3 crew, 6 injuries
Why: While en route, the plane encountered turbulence which injured five passengers and a flight attendant. Rescue services were waiting when the plane landed. The Embraer aircraft incident is out of service for repairs.

Frontier officials commented that passengers should keep their seat belts fastened.

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Airbus A320-200: Hydraulic Leak:


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What: Air Canada Airbus A320-200 en route from Toronto to Calgary
Where: Toronto
When: Oct 18th 2009
Why: Prior to takeoff, the plane encountered problems with the nose wheel steering while taxiing. The system was reset; and after take-off, hydraulic fluid was found on the runway.

The crew elected to continue the flight to Calgary.

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Hot Plane Lands in Charlotte


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What: US Airways Boeing 767-200 en route from Charlotte to Philadelphia
Where: Charlotte,NC
When: Jul 23rd 2010
Who: 196 passengers
Why: Passengers had boarded the hot plane, disembarked and reboarded. Finally, after takeoff, a quarter hour into the flight, cabin temperatures had risen to over 110 degrees F. The plane returned to Charlotte and landed safely. Several passengers were hospitalized with heat issues.

No doubt there will be fines.

A replacement jet was provided.

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Belavia Diverts to Belarus


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What: Belavia Boeing 737-500 en route from Batumi Georgia to Minsk Belarus
Where: Sochi
When: Aug 12th 2011
Why: While en route to Belarus, the plane lost cabin pressure. The cabin was not sealed.

THe pilots descended to a safe level, and then obtained permission to divert to Sochi. The pilots made a safe landing in Sochi with emergency services on standby. No injuries were reported.

A replacement 737 was provided.

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American Airlines Flight Suffers Turbulence; 3 Injured

American Airlines flight AA-5781 encountered turbulence on the way to Austin, Texas, on December 26th.

The incident happened after the plane, originally heading from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was diverted due to traffic and weather conditions at DFW airport.

Three people were injured due to turbulence. Two of them were taken to a hospital while the third person was treated at the airport.

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O’Hara: Medical Emergency


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What: Miami Air International Boeing 737-400 en route from Minneapolis to Miami
Where: Chicago
When: Apr 4th 2010
Who: the “Miami Heat”
Why: While en route, the flight’s mechanic became sick. The flight diverted to Chicago for an hour where the mechanic was hospitalized in a diabetic coma.

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Cessna Crashes Palo Alto neighborhood.

What: Air Unique Inc Cessna 310R registration en route from Palo Alto to Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Southern California
Where: Palo Alto
When: Feb 17 2010
Who: 3 dead (passengers) employees of Tesla Motors
Why: After takeoff, over a residential neighborhood, the Cessna either struck a 100-foot electrical tower or clipped its power transmission line, causing the plane to burst into flames, fragment and crash.

A wing fell on a residential day care, and debris scattered on houses and cars in the neighborhood, and the crash caused a power outage in Palo Alto.

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