LATAM Airlines Argentina flight 4M-7570 made a safe landing after encountering hail near Las Termas Airport, Argentina, on August 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Buenos Aires, Argentina, was descending toward Las Termas Airport when it encountered a hail storm.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Volaris flight Y4-752 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 24th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Mexicali, Mexico, but had to turn back after smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Swift Air flight WQ-933 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Florida, on July 7th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to Cleveland, Ohio, had to divert due to smoke indication in its cargo hold.
The plane landed safely.
All 155 people aboard remained safe.
Gol Transportes Aereos flight G3-7660 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Curitiba, Brazil, on August 10th.
The plane heading from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Santiago, Chile, was diverted due to a smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-91 had to return for an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on June 15th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Beijing, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with cabin pressurization.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A340-300 en route from Luanda Angola to Lisbon
Where: Luanda
When: Nov 16th 2011
Why: On takeoff, the plane developed a hydraulic failure.
The pilots returned to Luanda and made a safe landing. Passengers were in the air about a half hour.
A sma
ll plane crashed and caught fire during an attempt to land in a lake in Nordelta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, at around 3:30 p.m. on September 14.
The Beechcraft 300LW Super King Air aircraft, carrying a businessman Gustavo Deutsch and his wife, crashed into a house and then rammed into another property, both of which were uninhabited.
The authorities confirmed that both Gustavo and his wife were killed in the crash.
Gustavo was the ex-president of Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas (LAPA), an airline company which is now defunct.
The cause of crash is under investigation.