A small plane crashed near Port Allen Airport on the island of Kauai in Hawaii, on May 23rd.
The single engine Cessna 182H plane, belonging to Skydive Kauai, was conducting a skydive tour when it went down.
Five people, including the pilot, two skydive instructors, and two tandem jumpers, were killed in the crash. Their identities are not known at the moment.
The NTSB and the FAA will investigate.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3345 made a safe landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 17th.
The Boeing 737-700, flying from Sacramento, California, was about to reach the destination when it encountered turbulence.
The plane landed safely.
A flight attendant sustained injuries.
On an October 30, 2013 training flight, a Centro de Capacitacion Aereo Michoacan Cessna 152 out of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport lost power over Cajititian lake.
The pilot made a crash landing beside the lake. The pilot Andres Gonzalez, 20, tried to land in an unpopulated area when the plane developed a mechanical problem in the engine.
Emergency responders included firefighters and paramedics from Tiajomulco and El Salto. Gonzalez suffered only minor injuries.
la Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Civil Aviation Directorate) will be investigating the incident in Cajititlán, Jalisco, Mexico.
Eva Air flight BR-27 made an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on November 25th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Taipei, Taiwan, but had to turn back after a bird strike caused engine issues.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and eighty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Swift Air flight WQ-2228 made an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 8th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane heading from Long Beach, California, to Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Two L-410 turbo-prop aircrafts collided mid-air near Cerveny Kamen village of western Slovakia, on August 20th.
The accident happened when the planes were carrying 34 parachutists who were rehearsing for an air show in Slavnica.
Seven people, including 3 parachutists and 4 pilots, were killed in the crash while 31 parachutists managed to survive by jumping off the planes.
The cause of collision is being investigated.
An Allegiant Air plane had to make an emergency landing at Orlando Sanford International Airport, Florida, on July 20.
The plane took off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida and was en-route to Memphis, Tennessee when a maintenance issue prompted the pilot to declare emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
