A Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashed in the 1600 block, Bent Tree Road, near Mesquite Metro Airport in Dallas County, Texas, on the night of December 18.
The authorities said the single-engine plane crashed while it was attempting to land at Mesquite Airport.
The pilot, who was the only person aboard the plane, was killed in the crash. His identity has not yet been revealed.
The accident is under investigation.
A military helicopter crashed near El-Sheikh Gebyeel Military Airport, Abi Hamad, Al-Sharqeya, Egypt, on September 19th.
The helicopter was carrying two pilots, both of whom were killed in the crash.
The crash presumably happened due to a technical failure inside the helicopter.
A detailed investigation has been initiated.
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.
What: Delta Boeing 757 en route from Atlanta to Costa Rica
Where: Tampa International Airport
When: January 15, 2011 7:34 p.m
Who: 2 unruly passengers
Why: When Peter and Gabriele Strohmaier of Dusseldorf, Germany demanded champagne and food and refused to sit down, pilots made an emergency stop in Tampa and dropped them off.
The flight continued to Costa Rica.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-658 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on February 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Cleveland, Ohio, was diverted after the crew reported issues with cabin pressurization.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
On January 21, 2013, a Rotax 447 ultralight was flying, clipped treetops and crashed after takeoff.
The pilot, Randy R. Roman took off at 2:45 pm and shortly later crashed on Mendoza road in Manatee County.
The pilot was uninjured but the ultralight was a total loss. After crashing his homebuilt ultralight, reports say Roman called his wife and asked for his toolbox, without letting on anything was out of the ordinary.
He attributed his crash to “the corrosive effects of ethanol in his fuel caused…the fuel cap to flake off into the tank and plug a fuel line.”
TAME Airlines Airbus A330-200 heading to Ecuador from New York’s JFK Airport made an emergency landing at Joint Base Charleston at 2:05 on March 25.
The medical emergency was declared because of a female passenger having breathing trouble. However, she refused to go to the local area hospital for medical treatment. The plane left after refueling at 4.30 a.m. without dropping the passenger.
The flight was directed to the Joint Base since no international flights operate between midnight and 4 a.m. at the Charleston International airport, and the ground crew is not available during this time.
The plane had 70 passengers and 9 crew members on board.