A state helicopter crashed in a rural area of Veracruz, Mexico, on October 6.
Authorities said the Bell 430 went down near El Lencero airport, Xalapa.
There were 2 people aboard the aircraft at the time; both of them were killed. They were identified as Capt. David Barrera and Capt. Fausto Calderon.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
American Airlines flight AA-1139 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida, on February 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Cancun, Mexico, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 154 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA1614 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 6.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, heading from Houston, Texas to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the co-pilot fell unconscious.
The plane, carrying around 250 passengers, landed uneventfully.
The co-pilot was immediately shifted to hospital.
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A single-engine Beechcraft plane crashed in a field in Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin, at around 5:30 P.M. on July 27.
The 1959-model plane, flying from New Richmond Regional Airport, Wisconsin, caught fire after hitting the ground, burning the surrounding fields.
All 4 people aboard were burnt to death. The pilot was identified as Daniel P. Ortner, 44, while the passengers were identified as Eric J. Larson, 47, and his 2 sons Michael J. Larson, 20, and Matthew E. Larson, 18.
The plane was owned by St. Croix Bonanza Association.
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.
What: Krasavia Mi-8 helicopter
Where: Krasnoyarsk Russia
When: Oct 17, 2012 8:00 a.m.
Who: 1 fatality, 10 injured
Why: A Krasavia helicopter with four crew transporting eight passengers to an oil field crashed on landing at Evenkiysky at 8:00 a.m
There was one fatality and three serious injuries, eight minor injuries. The destination was identified as the Yurupchen-5 oil field.
The tail rotor of the chopper struck something or was damaged by the main rotor, and it fell on its side.
