A small plane crashed into a daycare center in Fort Myers, Florida, on June 24th.
One person was killed in the accident while another one was injured. The injured was shifted to a hospital.
Authorities confirmed that there were no employees inside the Chico’s daycare center when the Piper PA-28 crashed into it.
The incident is being investigated.
What: a Mooney 20 en route to NJ. Plane registered to Raymond Conley of Sarasota, Florida.
Where: about a mile from Wallace Airport in a wooded area near the Duplin-Pender county line.
When: just before 11:00 a.m. Tuesday
Who: unnamed pilot reportedly 80 years old and airlifted to New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Why: The plane crashed shortly following takeoff.
American Airlines flight AA-5359 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 15th.
The plane heading from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, to Jackson, Mississippi, was diverted due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All fifty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
What: unauthorized vehicle
Where: Phoenix Sky Harbor
When: Nov 16, 2012
Who: 2 aboard
Why: Reports say that Koko Nicole Anderson was intoxicated on drugs when the car she was driving barged through a partially closed gate and onto a runway while driving with her two month old child in the car. The gate was being tested when Anderson drove through it. She struck a portable toilet and kept driving until an officer rammed her car.
Anderson’s mother says the girl was not on drugs but suffering from bi-polar disorder.
The intoxicated driver with a history of mental illness was taken into custody, and booked into jail on aggravated DUI and criminal damage charges.
An expert determined that the intoxication was related to drugs instead of alcohol. In order to safeguard planes from being either accidentally or intentionally struck by misguided drivers, the airport is considering beefing up security with airport gates that include additional pop-up barriers.
A Loganair jet veered off the runway at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, on January 2.
The plane, which was scheduled to take off for Glasgow, was evacuated after it got caught in crosswinds and veered off the runway, injuring 2 passengers.
According to the airport authorities, “An outbound aircraft Saab 340 aircraft operated by Loganair veered off the runway at Stornoway Airport at 8.33am this morning…It is it our intention to resume normal operations as soon as the aircraft is safely removed from the runway. There are no scheduled arrivals or departures at Stornoway until later this afternoon.”
On July 14, 2013, a Gazpromavia Mil Mi-8 helicopter took off, made a hard landing at Igolsko-Talovoye oil field and rolled over on its side. Fourteen workers and three crew were aboard.
There were seven fatalities on the scene.
The condition of the other seven aboard has not been released.
In 2010 there was a fire in a helicopter at Igolsko-Talovoye oil field.
United Airlines flight UA-4958 made an emergency landing at University Park Airport, Pennsylvania, on December 28th.
The plane heading from Ithaca, New York, to Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was diverted after the crew received a fire indication for the tail section of the aircraft.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.