A small plane crashed into a snowy field near Steamboat Springs Airport, Colorado, on January 22.
It is believed that the 1959 Beech K35 aircraft lost power shortly after taking off from the airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A Lancair LNC 4 aircraft crash-landed onto a levee in the Everglades, near Broward-Palm Beach county line, Florida, on August 30.
The four-seater aircraft, which took off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and was heading to Lynchburg, Virginia, crash-landed due to engine failure. Authorities said the aircraft cartwheeled and burst into flames upon landing.
There were 2 people aboard the plane, including the 52-year-old pilot Ken McKenzie and his 50-year-old wife Sonia. Both of them sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities said the pilot had reported low oil pressure shortly after the plane departed from Fort Lauderdale airport.
Pictured: PT Sinar Mas Super Air Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU-24-950
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Contact photographer Brian G Nichols
What: PT Sinar Mas Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU24-950 Pontianak, West Kalimantan Indonesia
Where: Agoes Djam Hospital
When: Dec 31, 2009 8:50 AM
Who: Pilot and technician (Pilot Let. Col. (retired) Sigit Yudiarto and technician Titin Winarno.)
Why: While engaged in spreading fertilizer (or spraying germ, or some other agricultural activity), the plane apparently fell from the sky and landed on the roof of the hospital, then on the ground on to a parked car.
The roof over the hospital’s emergency area was damaged, and also one of the hospital’s cars. The hospital is operating as usual.
An American Eagle flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky, on the night of December 23.
The flight, heading from Lexington to Chicago, had to turn back after the crew reported an electrical smell on board.
The plane landed uneventfully shortly after 7 p.m. None of the 7 passengers and 3 crew members aboard was injured.
The airline said the passengers will be accommodated in other flights.
Flydubai flight FZ-867 made a safe landing at King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on July 20th.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Dubai, UAE, was on approach to Dammam when the crew reported issues with its flaps.
The plane landed at a higher than normal speed.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF-825 had to return and make an emergency landing in Darwin, Australia, on September 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Brisbane, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 172 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Update
What: Sri Lankan Air Force MI-24
Where: Rattaran Kivula’ mountains in Buttala 240 kilometers from Colombo
When: Friday
Who: 2 pilots, 2 passengers
Why: Pilots reported a mechanical problem to ATC prior to the crash. A probe panel to investigate Friday’s crash. The flight was on a training mission when it crashed in the southeastern Moneragala district.
