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What: Delta/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-440 en route from Columbia,MO to Memphis,TN
Where: Memphis
When: Jan 29th 201
Why: On approach to Memphis International Airport, the flight incurred a bird strike. The flight made a safe landing.
An Avro 504K replica on the flight line ready for the weekly airshow, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck NY
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What: Avro504K replica bi-plane
Where: Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Stone Church Road and Norton Avenue in Red Hook, just north of the Rhinebeck line.
When: Saturday October 17 2009
Who: pilot William Gordan
Why: The engine stalled at an altitude of about 300 feet, crashed into a swamp on the aerodrome property, causing the top wings to collapse. Its lower wings sustained damage. By the time assistance arrived, the pilot had already climbed out of the plane.
Air Algerie flight AH-1002 had to return and make an emergency landing in Algiers, Algeria, on January 23rd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York NY to Amsterdam Netherlands
Where: 150nm north of Halifax,NS
When: May 13th 2010
Why: While en route, the plane developed oil pressure problems and had to shut down an engine. They diverted to Halifax and made a cautionary landing.
Delta provided a replacement plane for the passengers within a few hours.
American Airlines flight AA-5919 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on October 1st.
The Canadair CRJ-900 plane heading from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-six people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Condor Cessna TU206G Turbo Stationair
Where: El Astillero, Cerro San Antonio de Prado, Colombia
When: October 20, 2010, 9:40 am
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: The plane carrying provisions to Urabá and 3 passengers flew into San Antonio Mountain, killing all aboard. A would-be passenger’s life was saved because he could not board the flight—because it was full.
The pilot did not report an emergency to the tower.
The pilot was Juan Guillermo Mondragon. Passengers included John Amado Pérez, Osías Sierra and Xenobia Palacios.
Qantas Airways flight QF-9 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Muscat, Oman, on March 25th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane en-route from Melbourne, Australia, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due to bad weather conditions in Dubai.
As the plane was on approach to Muscat, it was hit by a bird. The crew continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
