A small plane crashed in Syosset, New York, on May 3rd.
The Beech BE-35 aircraft took off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and was en-route to Plainville, Connecticut, when it broke up mid-air.
There were three people aboard at the time, including two men and a woman; all of them were killed in the crash.
Authorities said the pilot reported issues with his instrument panel shortly before the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
A small plane crashed in Edgewater, Florida, on March 6th.
The plane was attempting to land at Massey Ranch Airpark when it crashed in the backyard of a Florida home
The plane was carrying two siblings, Amrit Ramnarine, 23, and Asha Ramnarine, 21; both were injured and were taken to a hospital.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
United Airlines flight UA-2169 made an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on December 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, was on final approach to DFW Airport when the crew noticed loss of airspeed indication due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Pictured: Indonesian C-130 Hercules licensed as A-1326. The plane in the crash was registered as A-1325.
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Contact photographer Peter de Jong
What: Indonesian Air Force civilian Lockheed L-100-30(P) Hercules, en route from Jakarta to Madiun’s Iswahyudi Airport [WIAR] (Indonesia) (The Lockheed L-100 is the civilian version of a C-130 Hercules)
Where: Magetan, East Java. Geplak 325 miles east of Jakarta.
When: May 19 6:20am local time
Who: 98 passengers (troops and their families) and 11 crew. On May 22nd, aviation authorities reported recovering 101 bodies. 15 survivors were taken to local hospitals. The exact number aboard is unclear. The flight manifest is reportedly inaccurate. (Some overlap with passengers and crew numbers. The reports range from 99 to 113 passengers and 13 or 14 crew members.) Ten children were on board the flight. Two were killed on the ground..
Why: The plane was about to land at Iswahyudi military airbase. Witnesses claim the plane split apart in the air, (one of the wings fell off when the plane was still in the air) and exploded.
The plane skidded through a rice paddy, a stand of trees and into four houses in Geplak. 9 people were in the houses, of whom two are reported dead.
What: Smart Elicotteri Srl Aérospatiale AS 350 BA Ecureuil
Where: Trichiana Italy
When: Nov 20, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: A helicopter distributing anti rabies bait for wild animal vaccination took off and struck an electrical line before it fell into a field.
The victims worked for Smart Helicopters Srl of Italy.
A dog aboard the chopper was also killed.
American Airlines flight 2398 made an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 14th.
The plane, heading from Nashville, Tennessee, to Dallas, Texas, was diverted due to smell of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 141 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
Air Busan plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea, on April 2nd.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Busan, South Korea to Cambodia, was mid air when the crew detected some problem with the weather radar, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 180 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
