The incident happened when the Boeing 737-700 plane was coming from Barrow, Alaska.

The plane rolled out uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The incident happened when the Boeing 747-400 freighter plane was coming from Anchorage, Alaska.

The plane came to stop on soft ground. Everyone aboard remained uninjured.

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The plane heading from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eighty-nine passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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The plane heading from Shanghai, China, to New York, was diverted after an elderly passenger suffered a medical emergency.

The plane dumped 30 tons of fuel before landing safely in Anchorage.

The patient was taken to a hospital.

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The plane heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Taipei, Taiwan, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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The plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.

The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and seventy-three people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a gear problem.

The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Osaka, Japan, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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There was only the pilot and his dog aboard.

Both of them lost their lives in the crash.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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The McDonnell Douglas-11 was accelerating to takeoff for Anchorage, Alaska, when the crew had to abort taking-off at a high speed.

The plane received substantial damage after it overran the runway and had its nose gear collapsed.

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The Boeing 747-400, flying from Hong Kong, China, was flying above the Pacific Ocean when the crew notice a slow oil leakage from one of its engines. The crew had to shut the engine down before landing.

The plane landed safely.

No one was injured.

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The plane was flying from Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, when a bird hit it, causing damage to its right wing.

The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

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The plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a low oil pressure indication in one of the engines.

The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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The Boeing 777-200 plane, heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to San Francisco, California, had to be diverted due to severe vibrations in its left engine.

The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

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The plane, heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after the crew discovered a threatening message from a passenger.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 131 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police office in Richmond, British Columbia, confirmed that they took the suspect in custody.

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Authorities said the Cessna 172, piloted by Doug Demarest, 42, of Anchorage, crashed into the Brady Building and the nearby Whale Building before igniting a fire.

Demarest, who is believed to be the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was first lieutenant with the CAP.

No one on the ground was injured.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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Authorities said the PA-18 Super Cub plane had just taken off from Girdwood airport when it experienced engine failure, promoting the pilot to make an emergency landing.

The plane landed safely. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.

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The pilot decided to land in emergency after the plane lost its power.

The plane was en-route to Fire Lakes in Eagle River, Anchorage, from Katie Lake in Matanuska-Susitna Valley at the time.

The pilot, who was the only person aboard, remained safe.

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According to the airline, the Boeing 777-200LR was diverted “in response to a customer medical situation on board”. The flight was heading from Narita International Airport, Japan, to Los Angeles at the time.

Delta confirmed in a statement, “The flight landed without incident and paramedics met the aircraft on arrival.”

The plane later took off again and landed in Los Angeles with a 2-hour delay.

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The pilot identified as Charles Hancock, 61, died in the crash. The NTSB investigator Cathy Gagne confirmed that he was the only person aboard the aircraft and had made contact with the Merrill Field tower before the plane crashed.

The police and Anchorage fire department responded to the scene.

According to eye witnesses, the plane was airborne before it crashed nose-down.

All runways at the airport were closed following the crash. They were later re-opened after removing the plane by 11 a.m.

Hancock was the owner and operator of a urethane insulation contractor, AIC Foam and Coatings.

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