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What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Fort Myers to Dallas TX
Where: Jacksonville
When: Mar 30th 2011
Why: While en route, the crew smelled smoke in the cabin.
They diverted to Jacksonville. By the time they landed, the odor dissipated. The plane was examined; and a replacement MD-83 was flown in.
Passengers arrived 2 and a half hours late.
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What: ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from Miyazaki to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: Apr 27th 2011
Who: 111 passengers, 8 crew
Why: 150 miles outside of Tokyo, the flight ran into clear air turbulence. Three flight attendants and two passengers were injured at 4:55 PM. One of the flight attendants suffered a broken bone (pelvis).
The incident is currently under investigation.
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What: Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 en route from Dublin to Lyon
Where: Dublin
When: Jun 28th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the flight encountered a bird, resulting in a bird strike and engine damage. The pilot returned to Dublin and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative Airbus.
Lufthansa flight LH-2135 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on January 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Muenster, Germany, was on final approach to Munich when the crew reported a strong acid odor in the cockpit.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
On August 29, 2013, a Champion 7ECA Citabria crashed north of Sutton, AK while on a a moose scouting flight.
The flight was reported overdue at 9:45 p.m.
The wreck was located on Friday by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft around 4 a.m.
The names of the victims have been released:
Adam Norton, 30, and Derrik Swanson, 31
Recovery was hampered by weather and rustic conditions.
What: Privately owned Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B
Where: Four miles south of Perryville, AR
When: Nov 17 2011
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: Women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant women’s basketball coach Miranda Serna were on a routine recruiting trip to Arkansas, when the plane crashed in steep terrain in the eastern Ouachita Mountains in the Winona Wildlife Management Area. The other two aboard were Former State Senator Olin Branstetter and his wife, Paula. A local deer hunter’s wife told 911 when she saw the airplane nose-diving in a swirling pattern and crashing in the forest. By 6pm, the wreckage had been located. The passengers had been ejected from the plane, which drove a six foot deep furrow into a ridge but did not catch on fire. Rescuers reached the site on YO4 Forest Access Road via four wheelers.
Miranda Serna was in her seventh season as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State.
The cause of the crash is unknown but it was the catalyst of an outpour of support for Oklahoma State.
That the plane was co-owned by the Branstetters, who were from Ponca City. 82 year old Olin Branstetter was a longtime pilot.
Eleven years ago, a plane carrying 10 crashed, killing two OSU men’s basketball players, two members of its radio broadcast team, three members of the team’s support staff and two pilots in a snow storm in Byers, Colorado.
PIPER PA-28-180 Serial 28-1756 #N7746W
Year of Manufacture: 1964
Number of Seats: 4
Certification Issue Date: 29 Sep 1978
Builder Certification Code: Type Certificated
Aircraft Speed: 107
Aircraft Type: Fixed wing single engine
Aircraft Category Code: Land
Airworthiness Date: 17 Jun 1964
Aircraft Weight:
Mode S Code: 52475442
NTSB investigating Aviation Accident in Perryville, Arkansas
November 18, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has dispatched investigators to examine the circumstances of an aviation accident that occurred yesterday afternoon near Perryville, Arkansas, involving a Piper PA-28-180 (N7746W).
Jason Aguilera is the NTSB Investigator-in-Charge. He will receive headquarters support from air traffic control and meteorology. Parties to the investigation include the Federal Aviation Administration, Piper Aircraft and Lycoming.
Terry Williams will be the public affairs officer on scene.Once he arrives in Perryville, Mr. Williams can be reached on his cell phone at (202) 320-2594 or via email at terry.williams@ntsb.gov.
NTSB Office of Public Affairs: 202-314-6100
Air Seoul flight RS-101 diverted to Naha in Okinawa, Japan, on September 25th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Guam to Seoul, South Korea, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.