A small plane crashed into a home near Half Moon Bay Airport in Moss Beach, California, on November 18th.
The single engine Cessna 172 plane, carrying two people, took off from Sacramento and was heading to the Bay Area when it went down.
The passenger was killed in the crash while the pilot sustained serious injuries.
The accident is being investigated.
A Curtiss JN-4 biplane crashed shortly after taking off the runway at Peach State Airport, Williamson, Pike County, Georgia, on November 17th.
There were 2 men onboard, both of whom were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Everglades, Florida, on November 13th.
The Cessna 152 plane, carrying two people, went down into a swamp on mile marker 47 near Tamiami.
According to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mike Jachles, “When that airplane came down into the swamp, the two men told our firefighters that the nose gear head caused the plane to flip over.”
Both occupants of the plane remained uninjured.
A small plane crashed in Greenwich Town, Kingston, Jamaica, on November 10th.
The plane, belonging to Caribbean Aviation Training Centre, went down when it was carrying two students and an instructor.
The instructor and one of the students were killed in the crash while the other student was critically injured.
The incident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed at the Eureka Municipal Airport in Greenwood County, Kansas, on November 4th.
The plane was attempting to the land at the airport when it crash-landed and came to stop on its top.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot George Douglas, 69, and his passenger Lawrence Stapleton, 55. Authorities said Douglas remained uninjured, however, Stapleton sustained minor injuries.
Two F15 jets made an emergency landing at Huntsville International Airport, Alabama, on October 28th.
The planes were flying from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, to Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, when one of them experienced mechanical issues.
The planes were diverted to Huntsville where they landed safely.
All crew members aboard remained unharmed.
Fedex Federal Express flight FX-910 caught fire after landing at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on October 28th.
The plane coming from Memphis, Tennessee, had just landed in Florida when the tower noticed fire in the left engine. According to the FAA, the plane’s left main gear had collapsed during landing that resulted in the fire.
There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained unharmed.
The aircraft sustained considerable damage.
A plane carrying American Idol winner Taylor Hicks made an emergency landing in Jasper, Alabama, on October 26th.
The plane was heading from Tennessee to Alabama when one of the engines exploded, prompting the pilot to make an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All four people aboard, including Hicks, his pilot, and two passengers, remained safe.
“I felt like my life, and kind of all our lives, flashed before our eyes a little bit…We were very thankful and very blessed that we had a wonderful, graceful, amazing pilot who was able to handle this situation,” Hicks said.
A light aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Malta International Airport, Malta, on October 24th.
The Fairchild Metroliner was carrying military officers on a surveillance mission on behalf of the French government, at the time.
All 5 people including 3 officials and 2 crew members were killed in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
FedEx Federal Express flight FX-684 had to return and make an emergency landing in Rochester, New York, on October 21st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Memphis, Tennessee, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a suspected flaps issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained safe.
A small plane crashed in Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, on October 16th.
The plane, carrying two people, went down in a wooded area near the YMCA Camp Kern.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. They were identified as Eric Hackney, 43, and Jesse Loy, 36. Both of them were from Punta Gorda, Florida.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
KLM flight KL-588 experienced severe turbulence above the Mediterranean Sea, on October 14th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was heading from Lagos, Nigeria, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, when it ran into severe turbulence over the Mediterranean Sea.
The plane continued for a safe landing in Amsterdam.
The airline said 7 people, including 5 passengers and 2 crew members, sustained minor injuries due to turbulence.
Sunstate Airlines flight QF-2130 hit severe turbulence in Canberra, Australia, on October 10th.
The plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was descending toward Canberra when it ran into severe turbulence that injured two crew members and one passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
A helicopter crashed in a field and burst into flames in Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, on the evening of October 6th.
There were 2 men aboard. Both of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Grove Municipal Airport, Oklahoma, on October 7th.
The Cessna 172 plane was flying from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Chicago, Illinois, when the pilot declared an emergency due an electrical fire onboard.
The plane landed safely. There were two people aboard at the time, including a father and son; both of them remained unharmed.
The plane belongs to Engineers Flying Club, Bethany, Oklahoma.
A small plane crashed shortly after taking off from Grants-Milan Municipal Airport, Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico, on the evening of September 26th.
The Piper PA-32R-300, carrying 2 passengers and the pilot, had its engine sputtering before it went down.
All three people miraculously survived the crash with no injuries whereas the plane burst into flames.
The crash remains under investigation.
CommutAir flight C5-4919 made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on September 24th.
The plane was flying from Albany, New York, when the crew reported a nose gear problem and declared an emergency.
The plane safely landed without nose gear.
Two passengers were transported to hospital with arm injuries.
QantasLink flight QF-1623 made an emergency landing at Perth Airport, Australia, on September 23rd.
The plane was flying from Newman, Western Australia, when it experienced hydraulic issues.
The plane landed safely. There were 102 people aboard at the time; 2 of them complained of eye irritation and were taken to hospital.
A military helicopter crashed near El-Sheikh Gebyeel Military Airport, Abi Hamad, Al-Sharqeya, Egypt, on September 19th.
The helicopter was carrying two pilots, both of whom were killed in the crash.
The crash presumably happened due to a technical failure inside the helicopter.
A detailed investigation has been initiated.
A small plane crashed in Peninsula State Park, Green Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, on September 18th.
The Cessna 182 was carrying a pilot and a teenage flying student when it went down.
Both people aboard were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
An IndiGo Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, on September 21st.
The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
According to Director, Swami Vivekanand International Airport, Santosh Dhoke, “The aircraft landed here at around 2.30 PM to address the medical emergency after a family complained of a health problem suffered by their two-month old baby.”
The baby was rushed to hospital, however, he could not be saved.
Two small planes crashed into each other near Godollo, Pest County, Budapest, Hungary, on September 18th.
The planes collided during a parachutist competition, when one of them lost contact with the air control.
4 people list their lives in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
A small Cessna plane had to make an emergency landing at Brampton-Caledon Airport, Cheltenham, Ontario, Canada, on September 15th.
The plane carrying 2 people encountered issues with its landing gear and had to fly around for about an hour before landing.
The plane landed safely.
Both the men aboard remained unharmed.
Two single-engine planes collided with each other and crashed at West Georgia Regional Airport, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia, on September 7th.
According to sources, the two planes apparently tried to land simultaneously that resulted in the fatal crash.
All 3 people aboard both the planes were killed in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
A single-engine Cessna plane crashed into Trinity River near Highway 105, Liberty County, Texas, on the evening of September 3rd.
According to sources, there were two men onboard and the pilot was doing flips and barrel rolls before the plane crashed.
The pilot and his friend lost their lives in the crash.
