What: Ghana Air Force Falcon 900 EX presidential jet en route from Cairo to Burkina Faso Ghana
Where: Kufra Libya
When: Dec 10, 2010
Who: passengers included the vice President Mr. John Dramani Mahama, business man Alhaji Asumah Bandah, football icon Abedi Ayew Pele
Why: While en route, one of the Falcon’s engines failed. On losing the engine, the pilot descended to a lower altitude and continued flying, diverting to Kufra where he made a precautionary landing landing.

On landing, the baggage was quickly removed and passengers relocated.

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Algerian Plane Crash Kills 77, One Survivor


Seventy-seven people were aboard a twenty-four year old missing C-130 Hercules (#7T-WHM) that was flying from Tamanrasset to Constantine when it crashed into Mount Fortas in Algeria. The wreckage was discovered on Feb 11, 2013. The Algerian TV and Radio initially reported 102 fatalities, but updates say there were 78 aboard.

The Military Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules was flown by Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza’eriya.

There were four members of the crew and seventy-four passengers which included men, women and children. The assumption is that these were soldiers and military families.

One soldier aboard the military transport survived; he is hospitalized in a military hospital in Algiers.

The plane broke into three parts on impact. Fifty-five bodies were recovered on the rugged terrain in showy conditions.

Lockheed Martin who built the plane will be assisting the investigation. The plane may have been on approach to Constantine Airport.

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Plane Carrying MSU Basketball Team Makes Emergency Landing in St. Louis

A chartered plane, carrying Mississippi State men’s basketball team, made an emergency landing in St. Louis, Missouri, on the night of February 14.

The incident happened when the team was returning to Starkville after defeating the Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Missouri.

According to Mississippi State sports information director Gregg Ellis, the plane had to land in emergency after its right engine failed.

The plane landed uneventfully and no one was harmed.

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Sikorsky Emergency Landing


Pictured: A Cougar-Helicopter/Sikorsky-S-92A
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Contact photographer Michael Durning

What: Cougar Sikorsky S-92 helicopter
Where: Halifax airport
When: Sept 23
Who: 17 people on board
Why: Chopper experienced engine failure in one of its engines while returning from an offshore rig. The helicopter landed safely and no one was injured.

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Royal Air Maroc Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Montreal

Royal Air Maroc flight AT-208 made an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on October 6th.

The Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Casablanca, Morocco, was descending toward Montreal when the crew reported an engine failure.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Narcotics Chopper Crash in Colombia Kills 8, 4 Survive


What: Colombian Police Bell UH-1 Huey en route from La Salina to Yopal
Where: La Salina, Casanare Province Colombia
When: June 11, 2011
Who: 11 aboard, 8 fatalities
Why: In Bogata, a police Huey crashed on take-off when it became entangled with electrical cables (high voltage wires). Mechanical failure may have been involved. Seven died on the scene, and one en route.

The deceased included four helicopter crewmen (Pilot Captain Manuel Niño Nestor Acosta, co-pilot Lt. Fuentes Fabián Meneses and technical sub Leandro Mayor Sanchez) and four members of the police anti-narcotics service (Gutierrez Mendoza Eimer, John Contreras Lobo, John Jewel Delgado, Wilson Germain Medina Correa Delgado and Castillo). Four surviving narcotics officers (Miguel Ochoa Assistant Parrado, Domingo Gamarra Roso, Orlando Castillo and Jose Jaimes Torres Vesga) have been hospitalized.

The helicopter was completely destroyed.

The chopper’s registration number was PLC-0731

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Emergency landing in Pierre

What: Mesaba plane en route to Watertown and Minneapolis
Where: Pierre Regional Airport
When: 7 am Sunday
Who: a small number of passengers
Why: When one of the plane’s engines failed, the plane returned to the airport where it landed safely. No more information is currently available

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