A small plane crashed at Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, on December 4th.
The King Air C-90 plane was attempting to land at the airport when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were injured. They were taken to hospitals.
The incident is being investigated.
What: Dagmar Transport LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS en route from the Dominican Republic to Miami to Tuscaloosa Alabama
Where: Tuscaloosa Regional Airport
When: May 10 2010
Who: Pilot and passenger 41 year old Mark Yellen and 56 year old Paula Moffett
Why: Witnesses say that on landing, one of the plane’s wings may have hit the pavement before the landing gear. The single engine plane flipped and crashed twenty-five yards short of the runway.
What: Orange County Sheriff’s Office helicopter
Where: intersection of South Orange Blossom Trail and Holden Avenue, Orlando
When: March 13, 2011
Who: Pilot and crew
Why: While en route, the helicopter began making a strange sound. The crew decided to land, and made an emergency landing at the mall. The helicopter originated at Orlando Executive Airport.
A small plane crashed into a home near Half Moon Bay Airport in Moss Beach, California, on November 18th.
The single engine Cessna 172 plane, carrying two people, took off from Sacramento and was heading to the Bay Area when it went down.
The passenger was killed in the crash while the pilot sustained serious injuries.
The accident is being investigated.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-957 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Ohio, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Chicago, Illinois, to Newark, New Jersey, had to divert due to a crack in the cabin window.
The plane landed safely.
All 81 passengers aboard remained safe.
A small plane crashed in Kalkaska County, Michigan, on April 27th.
The plane was carrying two people when it went down near US-131 and Vroom Road.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. They were identified as Thomas Wolfe, 71, and Mary Wolfe, 70.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Fort Hood, Texas, on November 23.
Authorities said the aircraft, the 7th Battalion, went down while it was on a routine training mission.
There were four crew members aboard at the time; all of them were killed. They were identified as Sgt. 1st Class Toby A. Childers, 40, of Kansas; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen B. Cooley, 40, of Florida; Sgt.1st Class Jason M. Smith, 35, of Louisiana; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael F. Tharp, 40, of Texas. All of them were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 291st Aviation Regiment, First Army Division West.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
