A two-seater light plane crash landed on to a service road near Muirs Highway in Mount Barker, Western Australia, on September 5th.
The RV9 lost all its power while the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing and hit the trees before crash landing.
The pilot and his wife were rescued with minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
American Airlines flight AA-759 encountered turbulence near Long Island, New York, on August 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Athens, Greece, was descending toward Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it hit turbulence that injured ten people.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospitals.
A small Cessna plane crashed near Enumclaw Airport in King County, Washington, on July 27th.
Authorities said the plane went down off 244th Avenue SE, Enumclaw.
Three people were injured in the incident; two of them were flown to Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, in critical condition.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-369 made an emergency landing in Bermuda on August 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Cheyenne Sales & Leasing Piper PA-31T2 Cheyenne IIXL en route from Traverse City, Michigan to Tiffin Ohio
Where: near Clare County Airport
When: DEC 4, 2009, 6:45 p.m.
Who: Pilot
Why: While en route, the flight crashed in Claire county woods.
Witnesses reported the plane out of control but it is not noted if it burst into flames before or after impact. The wreckage was found at 7:21 p.m, a thirty minutes hike into the heavily wooded area north of M-61 and east of Highway 127.
One fatality was reported.
JetBlue flight B6-1808 had to return and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on May 17th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 66 people aboard remained safe.
The emergency services found a fuel leak while checking the plane.
