An abandoned small plane was found in a pasture in Washington County, Oregon, on January 5th.
Authorities said the land-owner found the aircraft when he went to feed his cattle in the pasture.
The troopers contacted the pilot who told them he had to make an emergency landing due to mechanical issues and that he was not injured. He said he was making arrangements to bring a mechanic to the plane.
A single-engine Cessna crashed in waters off Hawaii, some 11 miles west of Oahu, on the evening of January 25.
According to the Coast Guard, the plane was en-route from Kauai to Oahu when it ran out of fuel. The pilot made a mayday call at 6:18 p.m. shortly after which, the plane disappeared from the radar.
There were 3 adults and a child aboard at the time; all of them were rescued. They were later shifted to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, near Honolulu.
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS-775 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kiev, Ukraine, on March 1st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Tel Aviv, Israel, but had to return shortly afterwards after its right hand windshield cracked midair.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Allegiant Air flight G4-890 had to reject take off from St. Petersburg, Florida, on March 4th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Fort Wayne, Indiana, when the crew rejected take off due to a maintenance issue.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane crashed near Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, on April 19th.
The plane was carrying two people when it crashed between Nutts Corner and Loanends in County Antrim.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The cause of incident is being investigated.
Edelweiss Air flight WK-24 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 11th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Cancun, Mexico, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and eighty-six passengers and twelve crew members remained safe.
Pictured: A Delta flight taking off from Atlanta
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Contact Photographer Agustin Anaya
What: Delta en route from Dayton to Atlanta
Where: Chattanooga
When: July 13 10:45 am
Why: En route to Atlanta, the pilot smelled smoke and decided to land at the nearest airport which happened to be Chattanooga.
