A small plane crashed in Los Angeles County, California, on February 11th.
The plane was carrying a family of four when it went down in the Agua Dulce area.
All four occupants were killed in the crash.
A family member identified them as the pilot Thomas Hastings, 65, his daughter Amber Hill, 27, her husband, Jacob Hill, 25, and her daughter, Madison Hastings Saxelby, 9.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
American Airlines flight AA-1100 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back after a noxious odor in the cabin made several people feel sick.
The plane landed back safely.
Two people were evaluated by the medical teams at the airport.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-149 had to face a delay after the aircraft’s nose gear collapsed at Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Maryland, on August 4th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane was being pushed back when its nose gear collapsed.
All 126 passengers and 5 crew members disembarked safely.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
(Update pending)
What: single-engine Mooney M20J registered to a Corona resident
Where: three-quarters of a mile off the departure end of Runway 22 of Catalina island airport.
When: 1:15 p.m . Monday
Who: 2 were dead at the scene, one died shortly after help arrived, one transported to hospital.
Why: Under investigation.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Cary Liao
What: US Airways Boeing 757-200 en route from Philadelphia,PA to Orlando,FL
Where: Orlando
When: May 11th 2012
Why: The flight was en route when there was a bird strike impacting the nose. The bird made a “significant” dent in the plane. ATC says “Looks like you guys got punched in the nose, US Air”
Play the pilot’s audio below:
Pilot’s audio provided by http://www.liveatc.net
What: Piper PA-28 Cherokee en route from Springerville Airport
Where: Eagar Arizona
When: June 11, 2010
Who: originally 2 bodies reported, 4 found aboard by NTSB.
Why: The plane circled Round Valley High School two or three times before it crashed into the unoccupied main building at about 2 p.m. Several adults and children were in the auditorium, setting up for the 6 pm town hall. State Sen. Carolyn Allen and former state Sen. Russell Bowers had been there earlier but had already left.
The immediate neighborhood was evacuated because of the fire.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Ken Iwelumo
The Dana Air flight crashed into a suburb of Lagos on Sunday. All 153 people on board and an unknown number of residents on the ground were killed in the crash.
Witnesses below talk about what they saw.
Using cadaver dogs and cranes, emergency crews recovered 48 bodies. Local residents helped with spraying water on the fire, but after three hours, there was apparently no water to put it out.
Passengers aboard the plane included four Chinese citizens, and two Lebanese citizens (identified as Nadim Chediac and Roger Awwad.) The pilot was reported to be American, and the co-pilot Indian.