Kish Air flight Y9-7118 had to reject takeoff from Kish International Airport, Iran, on May 8th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Tabriz, Iran, when it was hit by a gazelle. The crew subsequently rejected takeoff at high speed.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-621 made an emergency landing in Fuzhou, China, on October 11th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Hangzhou to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after the crew received an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A340-300 en route from Lisbon to Luanda
Where: Lisbon
When: Dec 6 2010
Why: En route over the airport, the crew received a fuel filter error message, and returned to Lisbon to make a safe landing. The flight circled for an hour and dumped fuel; and was back in the air on Tuesday.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-65 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 21st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Miami, Florida, was descending toward Zurich when the crew received indication of a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The widow of John Goble was awarded $10 Million for wrongful death after the chopper he was in was flown between two electrical towers, striking the power lines. The vintage 1951 military helicopter was en route to an aircraft and classic car show in Riverside, CA. The crash occurred on Nov 7, 2009, over two years ago.
Goble co-founded Sectra North America, the North American unit of Linköping, Sweden-based PACS firm Sectra, in 1997, and had served as its president ever since. Prior to that, Goble was medical marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard’s workstation division.
Two million was awarded in compensation for lost wages; the remainder was for loss of companionship. The pilot owned Classic Rotors, a vintage aircraft museum.
A case against Goble and the utility company involving the surviving family of another deceased passenger, James Jantz, is still pending.
Taban Air flight HH-6243 suffered a gear collapse during landing at Ardabil Airport, Iran, on March 27th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane was coming from Mashhad, Iran, when its right hand main gear collapsed.
There were 163 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The plane sustained considerable damage.
Brazilian officials now fear at least 195 people are dead from Tuesday night’s jetliner crash in Sao Paulo. The TAM airlines Airbus-320 was on a domestic flight to Sao Paulo from the southern city of Porto Alegre when it skidded off the end of the rain-slicked runway, crashed into a gas station and a building and burst into flames.
