A Police helicopter made an emergency landing near Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, Florida, on September 15.
According to Miami-Dade Police Department, the pilot requested an emergency landing after he noticed some mechanical issues in the aircraft.
The helicopter landed safely.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unhurt.
What: Aerolineas Mas turbo prop en route to Havana
Where: Camaguey Cuba
When: Nov 15, 2011
Who: 19 Haitians aboard
Why: While en route, the turbo prop experienced problems with the air conditioning system and had to divert to Camaguey Cuba. This is a few days after a chopper had to make an unplanned emergency landing in Port-au-Prince (Saturday.)
No injuries were reported.
Aer Lingus flight EI-145 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 28th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Dublin, Ireland, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and sixty-two passengers and eleven crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in a soybean field near Leshara, Nebraska, on the afternoon of July 24th.
According to sources, two pilots were aboard the plane when it crashed.
Both the pilots were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash has not been reported yet.
United Airlines flight UA-31 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on May 30th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Venezuelan Army Mil Mi-17V5
Where: Felipe/Sub Tenient Nestor Arias Airport, Venezuela
When: May 18, 2012
Who: 5 aboard, 4 fatalities, 1 injured
Why: During training in San Felipe, the army chopper crashed, killing pilot Col. Oscar Martinez, First Lieutenant Ramses Bolivar and Ribas Daniel flight attendants, first sergeant, and Chon Billonto Ribas, Sergeant.
Alberto Castillo was not aboard but was injured in the crash, and taken to Hospital Central de San Felipe.
The personnel were members of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces.
Reports are that the tail rotor failed (broke?), and the aircraft crashed to the ground from a height of ten yards.
A special commission of inquiry was ordered by Defense Minister Henry Rangel Silva.
This Malaysia Airlines flight landed, but with a burst tire.
One hundred sixty-six people (159 passengers, 7 crew) were aboard the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 that returned to Kuala Lumpur after a tire blew on takeoff. Flight MH192 had to burn off fuel in order to land safely, and returned four hours at 1:56 a.m. after take-off with emergency services on standby. The big clue was pieces of the blown tire left on the runway after takeoff.
The passengers were accommodated in local hotels until the replacement jet completed the flight on Monday.
