Republic Airways flight YX-4447/AA-4447 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 21st.
The Embraer ERF-170, flying from Bentonville, Arkansas, to New York, was when its cockpit window cracked, causing the plane to divert.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
What: Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Houston to Chicago
Where: Saint Louis
When: May 8th 2011
Who: disruptive passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger attempted to open a plane door, saying he had to get out of the plane. He was subdued and restrained, as the flight diverted to Lambert International Airport, where the passenger in question was released into police custody. Charges may be pending.
A helicopter crashed into a cotton field in Williamson County, Texas, on August 21st.
The incident happened shortly after the aircraft took off from Georgetown Municipal Airport, Texas.
There were two people aboard at the time; both were killed in the crash.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
Ryanair flight FR-3445 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, UK, on April 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Palma, Mallorca, Spain, was mid-air after departure when a bird impacted the aircraft, prompting the crew to stop the climb and return.
The plane’s right hand engine was affected by the bird strike.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flight 9E-2515/NW-2515 from Oklahoma City,OK to Detroit,MI
Where: Indianapolis
When: Tuesday (3 minutes later)
Who: 26 passengers on board
Why: When cabin pressure problems were indicated (possibly originating with the seal around the aircraft’s windshield) the plane had to proceed with an emergency landing at the Indianapolis airport, where the plane taxied to the gate and were able to disembark normally.
What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flight 9E-2544/NW-2544 from Detroit,MI to St. Louis,MO
Where: Indianapolis
When: Tuesday (3 minutes earlier)
Who: 18 passengers on board
Why: Flight diverted when the window developed a crack
on May 24, 2013, an Angel flight #N31743 northeast Piper PA 34 en route from Massachusetts to Rome NY crashed in a reservoir in a wooded area in Ephratah New York. Visibility at the time in Rome was 10 miles.
Divers were scheduled to search daylight on the 25th. The bodies of a man and a woman, believed to be the two passengers were recovered. The search for the pilot’s body is ongoing.
The plane circled the area once, then witnesses say they heard a struggling engine and a backfire, then saw the plane “flipping through the air” with pieces of the plane falling from the sky.
Angel Flight teams provide free air transportation and medical care.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
Just crossing the transom now, there were alerts today of a number of helicopter events:
