SkyWest Airlines flight OO-7390 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Syracuse, New York, on December 17th.
The plane heading from Detroit, Michigan, to Ithaca, New York, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A twin-engine medical transport plane crashed and caught fire near the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds at about 6:45 p.m. on August 27.
The accident happened shortly after the plane took off from Las Cruces Airport and was on its way to Phoenix, Arizona, with a patient and 3 crew members on-board.
The crash killed all 4 people aboard. They were identified as the pilot, Freddy Martinez, 29, of El Paso, the patient, Fredrick Green, 59, of Las Cruces, a flight paramedic, Tauren Summers, 27, from El Paso and a nurse, Monica Chavez, 35, of El Paso.
Some witnesses reported that the plane was flying at a low altitude before it went down.
The aircraft was owned by Harlingen, Texas based Amigos Aviation Service.
The FAA is investigating the cause of accident.
Nordwind Airlines flight N4-5816 made an emergency landing in Ufa, Russia, on October 13th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Antalya, Turkey, was descending toward Ufa when it suffered a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron.
All two hundred and twenty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Travel Service Airlines flight QS-7333 had to make an emergency landing in Katowice, Poland, on January 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Fuerteventura, Spain, was on final approach to Katowice when the crew reported a flaps issue and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All 187 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-177 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 12th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane was flying from Kona, Hawaii, when the crew noticed engine vibrations and decided to shut down the left engine.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were eighty-nine passengers aboard at the time; one of them was injured.
Cham Wings Airlines flight 6Q-421 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on September 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Damascus, Syria, was descending toward Moscow when the captain became incapacitated, prompting the first officer to declare an emergency.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The captain was taken to a hospital.
American Airlines flight AA-759 was intercepted by fighter jets on the way to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 19th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Athens, Greece, was in Italian Airspace when it lost radio communication, prompting the authorities to dispatch two Eurofighter jets from Istrana, Italy.
The communication was later re-established, and the fighter jets returned to the base.
The flight continued to Philadelphia.
