DHL Aero Expreso flight D5-5455 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on April 7th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Guatemala City, Guatemala, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported they had an issue with a horse on-board.
The plane landed back safely. No injuries were reported.
On December 18, 2012, the crew aboard a RCAF Cormorant search and rescue found and rescued a snowboarder stranded in a steep ravine between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay, British Columbia.
In poor visibility and blowing snow, the 442 Transport and Rescue Squad hoisted Search and Rescue Teams 300 feet through trees to the waiting snowboarder who was retrieved, then flown to Vancouver International Airport and handed over to B.C. Ambulance.
Southwest Airlines Flight 3809 on its way from Minneapolis-St. Paul airport to Denver, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sioux City airport in Iowa, at about 2:40 p.m. on June 29.
The decision to divert and make an emergency landing was made after the pilot noticed a power warning light flashing in the cockpit.
The Boeing 737, with 143 passengers and 5 crew members aboard, then landed without incident after remaining in the air for about 90 minutes.
Southwest spokeswoman Michelle Agnew said that the pilot adopted a cautious route although the situation was not that dire.
Sioux City airport operations manager John Backer said that the passengers were provided a replacement plane to resume the journey after waiting for three hours in the lounge.
A small airplane made an emergency landing in a field near 26 Road and H road in Grand Junction, Colorado on August 6.
The incident happened just moments after the plane took off from Grand Junction Regional Airport.
The plane landed safely and the pilot, who was the only person onboard, did not report any injuries.
Officials on the scene said the plane’s engine stalled immediately after taking off from the airport. The pilot made a quick decision to land in the open field.
Emergency officials towed away the airplane in one piece.
Jetstar Asia Airways flight 3K-535 had to return and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on January 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Phuket, Thailand, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed a ventilation issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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What: Schulter Planungs- und Ausführungs- GmbH Robinson R44 Raven I en route from Augsburg to Salzburg Airport
Where: Teisendorf, southeast Bavaria, Germany
When: June 9, 2012
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: 15 km away from his destination the pilot of a Robinson R44 Raven reported that he had to perform a precautionary landing, then disappeared from radar screens when he crashed in a forested hillside 200 meters from a farm near Teisendorf, southeast Bavaria. The pilot apparently flew into an area of sudden fog. At the time of the accident, there was low visibility, and there were low hanging clouds.
The chopper pilot had only recently finished training.
The two men and two women aboard were German.
