Qeshm Air flight QB-1202 made an emergency landing in Mashhad, Iran, on February 16th.
The plane flying from Tehran, Iran, was on final approach to Mashhad when the crew failed to fully deploy the landing gear.
The plane subsequently performed a partial gear up landing.
All one hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.
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A military C-98 went missing Thursday between Cruzeiro do Sul in northwestern Acre state and the Amazonas town of Tabatinga. Eleven were on board. Nine survived, rescued by Matis Indians who live in the area.
The bodies of two plane crash victims were found in the Amazon rainforest Sunday. The C-98 Caravan wreckage was found about six feet deep in the river. One body was found in the plane, the other close by.
The miltary mission of the plane was anindigenous community immunization campaign.
The engine of the plane stopped in mid-air, the pilot landing (deliberately or not) in the Itui River.
Flybe flight BE-2108 made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on October 3rd.
The plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Edinburgh, Scotland, was diverted due to a suspected technical fault.
The plane landed safely. All forty-eight passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing in an open field near Jim Hamilton – L.B. Owens Airport, Columbia, South Carolina, at 4:18 p.m. on December 4.
The helicopter, assigned to the 1-111th General Aviation Support Battalion, S.C. Army National Guard military, had to make a precautionary landing after it experienced a main rotor blade malfunction. According to Major Cindi King with the SC National Guard, the helicopter was on a routine training mission at the time.
All the three people aboard remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing on State Route 55 in Costa Mesa, California, on January 28th.
The pilot decided to land on the freeway after the plane suffered an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot Izzy Slod, 25, and a passenger; both remained unharmed.
The plane was returning to Van Nuys after a trip to San Diego.
A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 4 in Seminole County, Florida, on November 3rd.
Authorities said the pilot decided to land on the highway due to mechanical issues with the plane.
No injuries were reported.
The plane was heading from DeLand to Orlando Executive Airport, Florida, at the time.
El Al flight LY-30 had to make an emergency landing in Toronto, Canada, on December 20th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Tel Aviv, Israel, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 224 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
