A Magnicharters airlines jet crash-landed at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico, on November 26.
The Boeing 737 plane was coming from the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun when its landing gear partially collapsed upon landing.
There were 139 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured. Authorities said some of the passengers were treated for “nervous crisis.”
Finnair flight AY-507 suffered a lightning strike on the way to Kuopio, Finland, on July 18th.
The incident happened when the Embraer ERJ-190 plane was flying from Helsinki, Finland.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Venezuela National Guard helicopter crashed onto a parking lot in Paraguachon, La Guajira, Colombia, on December 28.
Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s top diplomat, said, “Adverse weather conditions led to this unfortunate accident. We thank Colombian authorities who provided support to the officers.”
There were two people aboard the Bell helicopter at the time; including the pilot and the co-pilot. Both of them were injured in the crash. They were taken to hospitals in Venezuela.
Colombia’s Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said, “”We will proceed through diplomatic channels with the government of Venezuela to establish where the wreckage will be sent.”
What: United Boeing 737-900 en route from Dallas to Denver
Where: Denver
When: Jul 31, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
Who: 151 aboard
Why: The Boeing was on approach when it suffered a bird strike in the nose cone. The bird strike did not affect the engine or landing gear.
No one was injured. The birds remains are being identified by an ornithologist.
The NTSB is investigating.
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What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Montreal
Where: Montreal
When: Nov 30th 2010
Who: 105 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After landing safely, the plane missed the turn to the proper taxiway and ended off the pavement, described as the front tires sliding “off the runway at low speed” Passengers disembarked via stairway with no injuries, and only minor injury to the plane.
A Vistara Airlines plane was hit by a bird while descending toward Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, on May 5th.
Authorities said the bird struck the nose of the plane that was performing flight UK-709 from New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 50 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-783 had to return and make an emergency landing in Glasgow, Scotland, on February 23rd.
The plane took off for Birmingham, England, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All 46 people aboard remained unharmed.
