A small plane crashed into a parking lot near Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California, on December 17th.
Authorities said the pilot had reported engine issues, and was attempting to return to Gillespie Field when the plane went down and caught fire.
Three people were injured in the crash, including the pilot and two passengers. They were taken to hospitals.
The incident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed into a home in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego, California, on December 9th.
It is believed that the plane experienced an engine failure shortly after taking off from Montgomery – Gibbs Executive Airport.
There were four people aboard at the time; two of them were killed in the crash while others were injured.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-265 encountered severe turbulence near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on December 5th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Atlantic City, New Jersey, was descending toward Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport when it hit turbulence that injured one passenger and three crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
A small plane crashed at Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, on December 4th.
The King Air C-90 plane was attempting to land at the airport when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were injured. They were taken to hospitals.
The incident is being investigated.
United Airlines flight UA-2 made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on November 28th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane was heading from Singapore to San Francisco, California, when it encountered turbulence twice, causing injuries to two crew members.
The crew subsequent diverted to Narita International Airport.
The plane landed safely. The injured were taken to a hospital.
A Tara Air plane skidded off runway at Simikot Airport, Nepal, on November 28th.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Surkhet, Nepal, when it blew a nose tire and skidded off the runway.
There were sixteen people aboard, including thirteen passengers and three crew members. At least four of them were injured in the accident, and were taken to Humla district hospital.
The plane sustained substantial damage.
A small plane crashed near Brampton-Caledon Airport in Ontario, Canada, on November 27th.
The four-seater Cessna plane was attempting to land at the airport when it struck a tree and went down.
Four people were injured in the incident, and were taken to a hospital.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of crash.
A Starbow Airlines plane skidded off the runway at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, on November 25th.
The plane, performing flight S9-104 to Kumasi, Ghana, was accelerating to takeoff when it veered off and crashed into a fence wall.
One passenger was injured in the incident, and was taken to a hospital.
The plane sustained significant damage.
EVA Air flight BR-56 encountered severe turbulence on the way to Chicago, Illinois, on November 22nd.
The Boeing 777-300 plane flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was near Fukuoka, Japan, when it hit turbulence that injured three passengers and nine crew members.
The plane continued to Chicago and landed uneventfully.
The injured were taken to a hospital.
A small plane crashed into a home in San Jose, California, on November 19th.
The Cessna 172 crashed shortly after taking off from Reid–Hillview Airport.
There were three people aboard the plane; all of them were injured and were taken to a hospital.
No one in the house was injured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A passenger plane crashed in Khabarovsk region of Russia, on November 15th.
The incident happened when the plane, operated by Khabarovsk Avia, was carrying five passengers and two pilots.
Only one passenger, a three-year-old girl, survived the crash. She suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
The plane was performing a regular flight from Khabarovsk to Nelkan.
A small plane crashed in Alva, Oklahoma, on November 4th.
The plane, performing a teaching flight, was approaching the Alva Regional Airport when it experienced a mechanical failure and went down.
The instructor David Chael, 61, was killed in the crash. The student Cortney Washburn, 39, was injured and was rushed to a hospital.
A small plane crashed in Owyhee County, Idaho, on November 3rd.
The plane was carrying two people when it went down.
The pilot Dean Hilde, 56, was killed in the crash. His passenger Gerald Bublitz, 42, sustained serious injuries and was flown to a hospital.
The FAA is investigating.
Perimeter Aviation flight PAG-959 veered off runway at Thompson Airport, Manitoba, Canada, on November 2nd.
The plane flying from Gods River, Manitoba, Canada, was descending toward Thompson Airport when the crew reported a low engine oil indication.
The plane subsequently landed but skidded off the runway.
There were two crew members aboard at the time; both of them sustained minor injuries and were taken to a hospital.
Batik Air flight ID-6890 encountered turbulence on the way to Kualanamu International Airport, Indonesia, on October 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Jakarta, Indonesia, when it hit severe turbulence that injured a passenger and a flight attendant.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were rushed to a hospital.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-157 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, on October 9th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after it encountered severe turbulence that injured six crew members and one passenger.
The plane landed safely. The injured were taken to hospital.
A small plane crashed into a home in Topping, Virginia, on October 7th.
Authorities said the plane struck two trees and crashed into a home, shortly after departing Hummel Field.
There were three people aboard, including two adults and a juvenile. All of them sustained minor injuries and were taken to Rappahannock General Hospital.
No one was home at the time of the crash.
The incident is under investigation.
A small plane crashed in the Buck Mountain area near Quilcene, Washington, on September 29th.
Authorities said the plane was carrying two people when it went down.
One person was killed in the crash. The other occupant of the plane was injured and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.
The NTSB is investigating.
A small plane crashed in Ocala National Forest, Florida, on September 28th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a densely-wooded area in the 7400 block of County Road 314A.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center. He was identified as Herb Francis Clark Jr., 71, of Weirsdale, Florida.
A small plane crashed near Brown Field Municipal Airport in San Diego, California, on September 27th.
The Cessna 182 plane, carrying three people, was approaching the airport when it went down.
All three occupants of the plane escaped with minor injuries.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1843 made a safe landing at General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, on September 21st.
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was mid-air when it encountered turbulence.
Two people sustained altitude deviation injuries.
The plane landed safely.
Delta Airlines flight DL-4147 encountered severe turbulence near New York, on September 19th.
The plane was heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Nashville, Tennessee, when it hit turbulence that injured a passenger.
The plane continued to Nashville and landed uneventfully.
A small plane crashed into a tree in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, on September 16th.
Authorities said the Piper J3C-65 plane went down in the 200 block of McKenzie Road, Hanover.
There were two people aboard at the time, both of them were injured. They were taken to Allegheny General Hospital.
Virgin Australia flight VA-233 encountered severe turbulence near Adelaide, Australia, on September 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was descending toward Adelaide when it was hit by turbulence that injured two flight attendants.
The plane landed safely. The injured flight attendants were taken to hospital.
Bhutan Airlines flight B3-700 was evacuated at Kolkata Airport in West Bengal, India, on September 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane was preparing to depart for Bangkok, Thailand, when smoke was noticed emanating from the APU.
The crew initiated an emergency evacuation.
About twenty people were injured and were treated at the airport.
