Air New Zealand flight NZ-268 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Auckland, New Zealand, but had to turn back after it experienced severe turbulence that injured 4 people.
The plane landed uneventfully. The injured, including 3 crew members and 1 passenger, were taken to hospital.
A Kenmore Air float plane crashed in the waters of San Juan Islands, Lopez Island, Washington, on September 30th.
The De Havilland Turbine Beaver took off from Seattle and crashed forty five minutes later.
All 4 people onboard survived with non-life threatening injuries.
The pilot and three passengers were rescued and transported to hospital.
A medical helicopter crashed outside Comanche County Medical Hospital in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, on the morning of September 29th.
According to sources, the helicopter was attempting to make emergency landing due to some issue, when it lost control and crashed.
All four people onboard including the pilot remained unhurt.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
American Eagle flight 5946 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, on September 25th.
The plane was heading from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Dayton, Ohio, when the crew reported a mechanical problem and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. There were 51 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
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 light plane crashed during an air show in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, on September 15th.
The plane carrying 4 people was performing stunts when it suddenly plunged from the sky and hit the ground.
All 4 people including the pilot were killed in the crash.
A Sita Air ferry flight make a safe emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 16.
The Dornier DO-228 flying from Tenzing–Hillary Airport, Lukla, Nepal, was mid-air when its left side engine stopped working. The crew had to shut the engine down.
The plane landed safely.
All 3 crew members and 4 technicians aboard remained unhurt.
A 12-seater helicopter crashed at the National Youth Service (NYS) engineering institute near Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, on September 8th.
The helicopter carrying 4 people was on routine patrol when it developed a mechanical problem.
All 4 people suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash.
The injured were taken to hospital.
Angara Airlines flight IK-755 had to return and make an emergency landing at International Airport Irkutsk, Russia, on September 1st.
The Antonov AN-14 en-route to Novosibirsk, Russia, had to return after the crew received the signal of its forward cargo hold’s open door.
The plane landed safely.
All the 60 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing in a field near Henstridge Airfield in Marnhull, Dorset County, England, on August 27th.
The TB10 Tobago carrying 4 people including the pilot had to be landed after its engine caught fire.
All 4 people onboard escaped safely.
A small Cessna plane crashed in the woods in McDonough, Chenango County, New York, on the afternoon of August 8th.
The plane carrying 4 people was travelling from Sidney, Canada, to Greene County, New York, when it hit the top of the trees.
All 4 people were evacuated out of the plane with minor injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
A REACH Air Medical Services aircraft crashed in Humboldt County, North Coast, California, on July 29th.
The Piper PA31 flying from Crescent City Airport, to Oakland International Airport, California, was mid-air when the crew declared emergency due to smoke in its cockpit, and later it lost connection with radar.
The plane debris was found the next morning.
All 4 people onboard including 3 crew members and one patient were killed.
GoJet Airlines flight DL-6185 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Richmond, Virginia, on July 22nd.
The plane heading from Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina to LaGuardia Airport, New York, was diverted due to a fault in the right hand engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 60 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane crashed near Ajdovscina in western Slovenia on July 14th.
The 6-seat Piper 32 plane was heading from Venice, Italy, to Leipzig, Germany, when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. It is believed that the founder of German internet company ‘Unister’ Thomas Wagner, 38, was among those killed in the crash.
The plane was registered in the United States.
Authorities said the pilot reported problems with icing before the plane crashed.
Nok Air flight DD-7313 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Chumphon, Thailand, on June 17th.
The plane, flying from Ranong to Bangkok, Thailand, was diverted after its windshield cracked due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 62 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
VLM airlines flight W2-6142 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on May 20th.
The Fokker 50, heading from London, England, was on approach to Waterford’s runway when the crew reported a problem with its nose gear.
The plane landed successfully.
All 14 passengers and 4 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
A police helicopter crashed in a ski resort in Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrenees, France, on May 20th.
The helicopter, that took off from Laloubere, France, was making an emergency landing when it crashed into a rock face.
All four police officers aboard were killed in the crash.
Authorities said an equipment failure had prompted the decision for emergency landing.
Airlinair flight A5-4507 had to return and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, on May 18th.
The Avions de Transport Reginal ATR-72-212A, en-route to Lyon, France, had to return after the crew received an over-temperature indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 64 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
A Malaysia Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport in Selangor, Malaysia, on May 18th.
The plane, heading to Singapore, had to return due to a bomb threat. Authorities said the airport’s reception received two phone calls saying there was a bomb on-board.
The plane landed safely. There were 30 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
No explosives were found upon inspection.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-147 had to return and make an emergency landing at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, on May 16th.
The Boeing 737-700, heading towards Chicago, Illinois, had to return due to severe turbulence.
The plane landed safely.
Two passengers and 2 crew members sustained injuries.
A Lufthansa plane burst four tires upon landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on May 13th.
The Airbus A330-300 was performing flight LH-764 from Munich, Germany, when four of the ten tires burst.
There were 163 passengers aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
Piedmont Air Flight AA-4801, operating on behalf of American Eagle, made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on April 29th.
The plane, flying from Richmond, Virginia, declared emergency after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 50 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
A Cessna 206 plane crashed on Admiralty Island, Alaska, on April 8th.
The commuter airplane, owned by Sunrise Aviation based in Wrangell, Alaska, was carrying four people when it went down near Angoon village.
Three people were killed in the crash while the fourth one survived. She was airlifted to a hospital in Juneau.
The crash is under investigation.
Endeavor Air flight 9E-4058/DL-4058 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 4th.
The Canadair CRJ-900, en-route from Charleston, South Carolina to New York, was mid-air when the crew reported the loss of cabin pressure, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 62 passengers and 4 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
JetBlue flight B6-1012 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on March 30.
The Embraer ERJ-190, heading from Chicago, Illinois to Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air above Buffalo when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 54 passengers and 4 crew members aboard remained unharmed. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
