Southern Air flight 9S-197 made an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, on January 30th.
The Boeing 737-400 freighter plane flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was descending toward Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport when the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A single engine plane crashed in the middle of a corn field on Bluff Road in Marion County, South Carolina just after 1:30 p.m. on June 13.
One person, identified as John Milton Sherbert, 55, of Florence was killed at the scene. His body has been sent to Charleston for an autopsy.
The Manager of Marion County Airport said that the plane remained in the air for about 15 minutes before it crashed at a distance of about 1 mile from the airport.
The authorities also said that the victim’s wife was one of the three witnesses of the deadly crash; she was waiting for her husband at the airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration arrived at the scene to investigate the cause of the crash.
British Airways flight BA-143 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on March 19th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane was coming from Heathrow Airport, England, when the crew declared an emergency due to reports of smoke originating from the aft galley.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
It is believed that the smoke was caused by food burning inside an oven.
A small plane made an emergency landing on the Muriwai Golf Course near Auckland, New Zealand, before 5:25 p.m. on August 18.
The pilot decided to make an emergency landing after his light plane ran out of fuel. Fire Service spokesman Michael Upton explained, “We got calls from residents who heard the plane spluttering away, or its engine failing, and saw the aircraft go down on the golf course.”
The plane landed uneventfully and no one on-board was hurt.
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What: British Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from London to Los Angeles
Where: over Scotland
When: Aug 7th 2010
Why: While en route, the British Airways plane developed a problem with the fuel system, dumped the fuel while at sea and returned to Heathrow. No injuries. Safe landing.
The event has received significant coverage, chiefly because Victoria Beckham was aboard the flight, and managed a wardrobe change–and photos of both outfits have been published online.
Delta flight DL-2420 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport, Kansas, on February 13th.
The Airbus A319-100, flying from Saint Louis, Missouri, to Salt Lake City, Utah, had to divert due to hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely.
All 124 people aboard remained safe.
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What: Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 en route from Orlando,FL (USA) to Manchester
Where: Gander
When: Oct 21 2010
Who: 451 passengers and 17 crew
Why: While underway, a drunken passenger got into a brawl with his wife and father in law. The pilot diverted to Gander where the disruptive passenger, UK citizen Roy Anthony Heaps, was escorted out of the airport by Mounties.
The court ordered Heaps to pay a fine of $15,000 for charges of assault, uttering threats, mischief and interfering with an air crew; and restitution to the airline along the lines of 13,000 Canadian Dollars.
