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What: Northwest Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Atlanta, GA to Honolulu
Where: Oklahoma
When: Nov 14th 2009
Who: 305 on board
Why: While en route, the plane developed cabin pressurization problems, descended to 10000 feet diverting to Minneapolis,MN.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2826 made an emergency landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 17th.
The plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Nashville, Tennessee, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Pictured: Dramatic photo of a Cimber Air Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100LR filmed over Hamburg.
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What: Scandinavian Airlines/Cimber Air Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Hamburg to Copenhagen
Where: Hamburg
When: Jan 22nd 2010
Why: After takeoff, the pilot retracted the gear routinely but failed to receive the safe gear confirmation. The pilot returned to Hamburg and made a safe landing.
The flight was cancelled.
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What: Brussels Airlines Avro RJ-85 EN ROUTE from Milan to Brussels
Where: Basel Switzerland
When: Aug 2nd 2010
Why: While en route, the flight developed cabin pressurization problems. The crew decided to divert to Luxembourg where they made a safe landing. No indication is provided as to the source of the issue.
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Contact photographer Jerry Search
What: Island Express Helicopter Service
Where: Catalina Island
When: May 24 2008
Who: 6 aboard, 3 fatalities
Why: On May 24, 2008, at 0920 Pacific daylight time, an Aerospatiale AS-350-D helicopter, N67GE, operated by Island Express Helicopters, Inc., impacted terrain while landing at Two Harbors, Avalon, located on Santa Catalina Island, California, during a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand, commercial flight. The flight departed from the Queensway Bay Heliport, Long Beach, California, at 0907. The commercial pilot, a company employee, and one passenger were killed, and three passengers were seriously injured. The helicopter was destroyed by impact damage and fire
What: Air Canada Boeing 777 en route from Sydney to Toronto
Where: Sydney
When: Jul 27 2011
Who: 262 passengers
Why: The plane was en route when crew members smelled smoke in the aft galley. The pilots turned around and returned to Sydney where they made a safe landing.
Initial reports indicated fire but no fire was found. No injures were reported, and there was no need for Emergency services who were on standby as they were landing.
Crews are examining the plane.
What: Iowa State Patrol en route from Sioux City to Atlantic
Where: Denison airport
When: Mar 6 2012
Who: Pilot Trooper Scott Pigsley
Why: Scott Pigsley was returning from searching for a woman when his plane struck geese. At the time, he knew something had happened, but wasn’t sure what it was until after he landed and saw the damage to the single engine Cessna he was flying. The goose or geese left dents on the wings, a broken wheel cover and blood on the Cessna, but the problems Pigsley had encountered involved the engine.
Read more: http://www.kcci.com/news/30621488/detail.html#ixzz1oRKeY6S8
The missing woman had already been found.