What: Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-87 en route from Wichita to Bulkhead City, AZ. Where: Wichita’s Mid-Continent airport When: Wednesday Nov 18 Who: 125 passengers and five crew members (also reported as 126p./6c) Why: Taking off after a refueling stop, the left MD-80 engine made an explosive noise, and shot flames. The flight returned to Mid-Continent airport for a safe landing.
When the airport fire department met the plane, they saw flames erupting from the left engine, and they foamed it to put it out.
Passengers debarked by stairs and some by slide. One individual suffered a minor injury. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations until the flight replacement on Thursday, although another source said they were on the road again within 6 hours.
George’s Point of View
Good ol’ MD 80
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What: American Airlines Boeing 777 cargo plane en route from Alaska to Dallas Where: Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. When: July 13 2010 7 pm Who: 21 crew Why: While en route, the plane’s fire indication light indicated there was a cargo fire. The pilot landed at the closest airport (Amarillo.) The crew disembarked on landing. After inspection by firefighters, the fire was deemed a false alarm, and the flight continued on to Dallas.
Earlier this week another American Airlines flight (N777AN) had a cargo fire indication during a demanding transcontinental flight; however, that plane was configured and operating as a passenger plane.
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What: BSF HAL Chetak helicopter en route from Gujarat to Jodhpur Where: Fatehpura village India When: May 13 2011, 3.15 pm. Who: 4 fatalities Why: The chopper crashed around 3:14, killing the Captain Bal (pilot), co-pilot Vivek Choudhary (Deputy Commandant- BSF), BSF”s Sub-Inspector Sohan Lal and an engineer of Pawan Hans Helicopters ltd. S S Chopra. A fire followed the crash, completely engulfing the wreckage.
The pilot was a retired Army colonel.
After identification on May 14, the remains were returned to the families.
*This incident was reported to have occurred on Friday and on Saturday.
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What: Bell 206 Chopper Where: Godhra, Gujarat, India When: August 28, 2012 Who: 5 aboard, 2 injured, 0 fatalities Why: On landing, the helicopter crashed and rolled. The pilot and one passenger were extricated from the chopper and rushed to the hospital. One of the passengers was Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu who was scheduled to speak at Godhra Science College.
As can be seen in the video below , the chopper rolls end over end on landing.
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