A small plane crashed at Millard Airport in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 27th.
The plane was carrying a man and a woman when it went down at the end of the runway.
The male occupant of the plane was killed in the crash. The woman was injured and was taken to Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in critical condition.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-3818 made an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 21st.
The plane heading from Medina, Saudi Arabia, to Dhaka, Bangladesh, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
On approach to Jeddah, the crew received an unsafe gear indication and entered a hold. The plane subsequently landed without nose gear.
The plane was evacuated. One passenger sustained serious injuries during evacuation while fifty-two others received minor injuries.
A Boeing 737-200 plane, performing flight CU-972 on behalf of Cubana de Aviacion, crashed in Havana, Cuba, on May 18th.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana.
There were one hundred and five passengers and six crew members aboard at the time. Authorities said only three passengers survived and were shifted to hospitals in critical condition.
The flight was heading to Holguin, Cuba.
Sichuan Airlines flight 3U-8633 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Chengdu, China, on May 14th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Chongqing to Lhasa, China, was diverted after the right-hand windshield completely shattered, partially pulling the co-pilot out of the cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
The airline said the co-pilot received skin abrasions and another crew member sustained a waist injury.
A small plane crashed in Jacksonville, Alabama, on May 12th.
The Beech BE-35 plane was carrying two people when it went down in a wooded area off Whites Gap Road.
The pilot was injured and was taken to a hospital. His passenger Stefanie Fasselin, 27, who is believed to be his daughter, was killed.
A small plane crashed in Forsyth County, Georgia, on April 28th.
The plane was carrying three people when it went down along Highway 369 near Browns Bridge Road and Waldrip Circle.
One person was killed in the crash. Two others were injured and were taken to a hospital.
A small plane crashed near Hillsboro, Oregon, on April 26th.
Gennaro Avolio, 88, and his passenger Gary Hagstrom, 73, were aboard the plane when it went down in an orchard.
Both occupants of the plane were seriously injured. They were taken to a hospital in Portland, Oregon.
United Airlines flight UA-3548 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 22nd.
The plane heading from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Newark, New Jersey was diverted after it encountered turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane landed safely.
Air India flight AI-462 encountered severe turbulence on the way to Delhi, India, on April 19th.
The Boeing 787-800 was flying from Amritsar, India, when it hit turbulence that injured three passengers.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to a hospital.
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.
A Serbian military aircraft crashed near Kovacica, Serbia, on April 11th.
The Super-Galeb G-4 plane was carrying two people when it went down.
One pilot was killed in the crash while his co-pilot sustained serious injuries.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
KLM flight KL-622 encountered severe turbulence on the way to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 1st.
The Boeing 777-200 plane was flying from Atlanta, Georgia, when it hit turbulence that injured two passengers and two crew members.
The crew continued the flight to Amsterdam and requested medical assistance at the airport.
Israir Airlines flight 6H-716 was evacuated at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Hungary, on March 23rd.
The plane was preparing to depart for Tel Aviv, Israel, when a nearby tow tug began emitting smoke.
The evacuation slides were deployed as the smoke entered the aircraft cabin.
One passenger fell off the emergency slide and sustained serious injuries.
All other passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-718 encountered severe turbulence near Canberra, Australia, on March 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Perth was descending toward Canberra when it hit turbulence that injured two flight attendants.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured crew members were taken to a hospital.
Update on the fatal crash of US-Bangla Airlines Flight BS211, a de Havilland Dash 8-400 #S2-AGU that performed flight BS-211 from Dhaka to Kathmandu.
There appear to be 22 survivors of 71 aboard. US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211 crashed on approach to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport, Nepal with 67 passengers and 4 crew aboard: 33 were Nepalis, 32 Bangladeshis, one Chinese and one Maldivian.
AviationHerald posted that the Ministry of Tourism reported 39 people died in the accident, 31 were rescued alive. (These numbers will change.)
The pilots aborted their first approach and the flight was cleared to land on runway 20.
The airport reported flight BS211 veered right off the runway and slid for about 300 meters until coming to a rest on a field in flames. The bodies of thirty-one deceased were recovered at the crash site. Eighteen were pronounced dead upon arrival at various hospitals.The General Manager at TIA (airport) Chhetri said “…the plane took a missed approach touching down the fencing area next to the parked planes at the airport.”
Air Traffic Control said “… pilot of Bangladeshi plane repeatedly informed the tower that he was on the right move and proper direction…Then, the plane suddenly took a wrong direction to the west of the Runway 02 threshold and crashed.”
See also: US- Bangla Plane Crashes in Nepal; 39 Killed, others Injured
Monday, March 12, 2018
US-Bangla Airlines flight BS-211 hit the ground and burst into flames at the runway of Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 was flying from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Kathmandu, Nepal, at the time of the crash.
The plane was carrying 67 passengers and 4 crew members at the time.
At least 39 people lost their lives in the crash, while 31 people were rescued alive with injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
A small training plane crashed in Phuket, Thailand, on March 10th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a field near a flying club in Thalang district of Phuket.
There were four people aboard at the time; two of them were killed in the crash while others were injured.
The deceased include the pilot Wattana Thinphang-nga and flying officer Narin Thaweerat.
The injured were identified as aviation students Ardol Lamae and Orawan Jindarat.
A small plane crashed in Edgewater, Florida, on March 6th.
The plane was attempting to land at Massey Ranch Airpark when it crashed in the backyard of a Florida home
The plane was carrying two siblings, Amrit Ramnarine, 23, and Asha Ramnarine, 21; both were injured and were taken to a hospital.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
American Airlines flight AA-1743 encountered severe turbulence on the way to San Francisco, California, on February 14th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it hit turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
A sight-seeing helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, on February 10th.
The helicopter, operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, was carrying six passengers and a pilot when it crashed near Quartermaster Canyon on the Hualapai Nation.
Three people were killed in the crash. Four others sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to a hospital.
Etihad Airways flight EY-484 encountered turbulence on the way to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on January 30th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane was flying from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, when it hit turbulence that injured several people on-board.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
A small plane crashed in Meriden, Connecticut, on January 27th.
The Piper PA-28 was carrying two people when it went down near the American Legion building on Hanover Road.
Both occupants of the plane were injured and were taken to a hospital.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
United Airlines flight UA-4204 encountered turbulence on the way to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, on January 23rd.
The plane was flying from Cleveland, Ohio, when it hit turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Ryanair flight FR-8928 encountered turbulence on the way to Malta, on January 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Liverpool, England, when it hit turbulence that injured two passengers.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
The injured were taken to a hospital. The airline said some other passengers were also examined by the medical teams at the airport.
Batik Air flight ID-6575 encountered turbulence on the way to Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 2nd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was flying from Surabaya, Indonesia, when it hit turbulence that injured two passengers and two crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to a hospital.
