On Feb 8, 2013, an Overland Airways ATR-72 flight OJ1175 from Abuja to Ibadan, Nigeria, suffered engine issues with smoke pouring from one engine. Passengers saw the smoke which started a panic, and they evacuated through the emergency exit.
There were no injuries reported.
The passengers remained in Abuja awaiting a replacement plane.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is investigating.
This picture displays why the passengers were panicked. Words alone don’t do it justice, do they?
A single-engine, Liberty XL-2 plane crashed into the residential neighborhood of east Merritt Island, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. on June 9.
The accident happened after the plane took off from the Merritt Island Airport, with two people on board.
The Sheriff’s Office and the Brevard County Fire Rescue spokespersons confirmed that both the passengers of the ill-fated plane died at the spot. They were identified as 47-year-old John Brian Kish and 64-year-old Kenneth Allen Marks.
No one was injured on the ground. Some homes on Paula Avenue were slightly damaged. The crash also struck the power line, causing a blackout.
The airplane, built in 2006, was registered to Merritt Island-based Spatial Inc.
Pictured: An AirTran Boeing 717 en route out of Memphis
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What: AirTran Airways Boeing 717 en route from New Orleans to Milwaukee
Where: Memphis Tennessee
When: Nov 6, 2010
Who65 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed smoke in the cabin. The flight diverted to Memphis where passengers were provided an alternative flight.
KLM flight KL-1387 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands, on July 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Kiev, Ukraine, had to return because of wrong indication of its main gear.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in the Clark Mountain Range of the Mojave Desert, near the border of Nevada and San Bernardino County, on January 20.
The plane, registered to Van Pray of California City, was en-route from California City to Henderdon, Nevada, when it was reported missing. The search operation began shortly afterwards however, it was not until next day that the wreckage was located.
Both people aboard the plane were killed in the accident. Their identities have not yet been released.
The accident is under investigation.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-164 made a safe emergency landing at Trondheim Airport, Værnes, Norway, on May 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Bergen, Norway, was about to reach when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
What: Allegiant Air MD-83 en route from Los Angeles to Grand Junction
Where: McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas
When: 2:22 p.m May 18, 2009
Who: 130 passengers and 5 crew members
Why: After reporting smoke in the cockpit, the crew diverted to the Las Vegas airport. There were no injuries. The replacement flight is not expected to arrive in Grand Junction until after 6 pm.
