Swift Air flight WQ-1997 returned to Miami, Florida, on June 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Caracas, Venezuela, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Southwest Airlines Plane Suffers In-Flight Engine Failure; 1 Killed
On April 17th, a Southwest Airlines plane suffered an in-flight engine failure and got hit by debris from the damaged engine, shattering a passenger window and killing one passenger.
The incident happened when the flight WN-1380 was heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Dallas, Texas.
The crew subsequently initiated an emergency descent and diverted to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Passengers reported that the deceased passenger, identified as Jennifer Riordan, 43, was partially sucked out of the aircraft through the shattered window. She was pulled back in by fellow passengers.
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Pilot Killed in a Small Plane Crash in Highlands Ranch, Co
A SONERAI II LT Experimental plane flying out of Centennial Airport crashed in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, at about 3pm on March 29.
After the pilot suffered difficulty maintaining control, the plane went down in flames in a nose dive away from populated areas.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the pilot was killed in the incident.
The workers at a nearby car wash centre declared the pilot to be a hero as he apparently tried to steer the plane away from local shops and road, before it finally crashed.
American Airlines Plane Diverts to Chicago due to Hydraulic Failure
American Airlines flight AA-67 had to divert for an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on January 23rd.
The plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. There were 110 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Hawaii Flight Diverts to Sea Tac
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Contact photographer Thierry Deutsch
What: Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Portland to Kahului Hawaii
Where: Sea-Tac, Seattle
When: Dec 28, 2010
Why: After takeoff from Portland, the crew discovered a problem with the trim. Protocol dictated diverting to Seattle. The plane made a safe landing around 11:00 a.m. after a couple of hours in the air.
No injuries were reported.
The NTSB is investigating.
Home-built Experimental Aircraft Crashed in Fountain County: Pilot Killed
Charles Coffing of Covington, a 72-year-old man, was killed in a small plane crash in Fountain County, Indiana , near the Rob Roy covered bridge, north of Terre Haute.
The accident happened at 1:30 p.m. on May 9.
First-responders told that there was no sign of fire at the scene. Officials said that the plane was a home-built experimental aircraft approved by the FAA.
One of the eye-witnesses said that the plane “came down nose first into the ground.”
The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the reasons of the crash.