Barbara | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Sun, 07 May 2017 12:30:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Tour Helicopter Crashes in California; 3 Injured https://airflightdisaster.com/tour-helicopter-crashes-in-california-3-injured/ Sun, 07 May 2017 12:30:28 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=37207 A tour helicopter made a crash landing, hit 2 vans, and caught fire in the parking area of Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Club in California, in the afternoon of May 5th. The four-seater Robinson R-44 was returning to the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport after a tour, when it developed a mechanical problem. All three people...

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]]> A tour helicopter made a crash landing, hit 2 vans, and caught fire in the parking area of Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Club in California, in the afternoon of May 5th.

The four-seater Robinson R-44 was returning to the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport after a tour, when it developed a mechanical problem.

All three people aboard sustained injuries.

The FAA is investigating.

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]]> Skywest Airlines Flight Returns to Portland due to Smoke in Cockpit https://airflightdisaster.com/skywest-airlines-flight-returns-to-portland-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit/ Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:30:02 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=34026 Skywest Airlines flight OO-3470 had to return and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on May 31st. The plane took off for Santa Barbara, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit. The plane landed uneventfully. There were 70 passengers aboard at the time; all of them...

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]]> SkyWestSkywest Airlines flight OO-3470 had to return and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on May 31st.

The plane took off for Santa Barbara, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 70 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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