Lufthansa flight LH-453 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on November 20th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after the crew noticed a temperature control problem in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Thai Airways flight TG-477 had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 11th.
The plane was heading to Brisbane, Australia, when the crew decided to return due to engine vibrations.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A sightseeing plane crashed into a cliff near Ketchikan, Alaska, on June 25.
The DeHavilland DHC-3T Otter aircraft was on a shore excursion from a Holland America Line cruise ship when it went down.
Nine people were killed in the crash, including the pilot Bryan Krill, 64, of Hope, Idaho and 8 passengers.
The deceased passengers had left Seattle on June 20 for a 7-day round trip on MS Westerdam cruise ship. They were identified as Hal Cheney, 71, of Lodi, California, Mary Doucette, 59, of Lodi, California, Glenda Cambiaso, 31, of North Potomac, Maryland, Hugo Cambiaso, 65, of North Potomac, Maryland, June Kranenburg, 73, of Medford, Oregon, Leonard Kranenburg, 63, of Medford, Oregon, Margie Apodaca, 63, of Sparks, Nevada and Raymond Apodaca, 70, of Sparks, Nevada.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
British Airways flight BA295 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on January 30.
The plane took off for Chicago, but had to return after the pilot reported a landing gear problem.
The plane dumped fuel before safely landing on three sets of wheel instead of five.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Skippers Aviation flight made an emergency landing in Perth, Australia, on May 26th.
The plane took off for Leinster, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. There were 50 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Wizz Air flight W6-4551 had to reject takeoff at Burgas Airport, Burgas, Bulgaria, on September 16th.
The Airbus A320-200 was accelerating the takeoff for London, England, when the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane returned to the apron.
All passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
What: Rgd. Dewberry Air LLC Beechcraft 400 en route from Charleston to Macon
Where: Macon GA
When: Sept 18 2012 10:05
Who: 3 aboard
Why: The Beechcraft hydroplaned while landing during a downpour at Herbert Smart Airport, overran the runway, went over an embankment, crossed Oculgee East Blvd and stopped in the trees thirty yards from the runway. The businessman and quarterback who were aboard the plane were not hurt. They had flown in on a business trip on the Dewberry Air Corporation Jet, on a plane registered in Dover Delaware.
The pilot was pinned in the plane and had to be cut out was not seriously injured.