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    AA Flight Diverts to Kansas City due to Electrical Issues

    American EagleAmerican Airlines flight AA-1507 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 8th.

    The plane heading from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, to Tucson, Arizona, was diverted due to electrical issues.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 130 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    FAA Moves Up Allegiant Air Audit from 2018 to 2016

    AllegiantThe FAA has confirmed that it is moving the routine audit of Allegiant Air from 2018 to 2016.

    According to a statement, “The FAA is conducting a routine National Certificate Holder Evaluation of Allegiant Air. We do these on each U.S.-certificated airline every five years. We moved up the date for Allegiant’s evaluation from 2018 to 2016 to ensure that work the carrier is doing to address various internal issues has resulted in the desired improvements. We expect to have the evaluation done by late June.”

    The evaluation schedule was moved due to a series of recent incidents. Recently, at least two Allegiant flights made emergency landings due to shortage of fuel. Furthermore, last week an Allegiant plane made an emergency landing in Phoenix due to engine failure.

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    Plane Crashes into Long Island Sound; 3 Rescued, 1 Missing

    A small plane crashed into Setauket Harbor, Long Island Sound, New York, on February 20.

    The Piper PA-28 was flying from Massachusetts when it lost engine power, prompting the pilots to make a crash-landing.

    There were four people aboard at the time, including the student pilot Austricio Ramirez who was flying the plane when it began experiencing issues, and the instructor pilot Nelson Gomez who took over the control afterwards and landed the plane in Setauket Harbor.

    Authorities said Ramirez, Gomez, and a third passenger Wady Perez were rescued by the officers. The fourth person, identified as 23-year-old Gerson Salmon-Negron, remains missing.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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    Pilot Injured after Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Jefferson County Field

    A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, on December 27.

    Authorities said the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after his single engine Series SR22 plane, which took off from Watertown Airport, developed some engine issues.

    Deputies found the plane in a plowed corn field near Aliceton Drive and Ceasar Road in Watertown.

    The 67-year-old pilot, who was the only one aboard, sustained non life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Aurora Hospital in Waukesha.

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    Pilot Killed as Small Plane Crashes in Iowa

    A small plane crashed in the median of Interstate 29, north of downtown Council Bluffs, Iowa, on December 10.

    The Piper Malibu Meridian single-engine plane had just taken off from Eppley Airfield when it started experiencing some issues. Authorities said the pilot radioed to the airport and sought permission to return for an emergency landing, however, the plane clipped a power line and went down.

    The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as John Rogers, 65, of Omaha.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Franklin County Field

    A small Cessna 172 plane made an emergency landing in a field on Woodlake Road near U.S. 460, Franklin County, Kentucky, on November 27.

    The plane was heading from Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Frankfort, Kentucky when it apparently experienced engine issues and was forced to land in the field.

    Authorities said the plane landed uneventfully. The pilot Dean Stoops and his only passenger Cindy Stoops remained safe.

    The incident is under investigation.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Dane County Field

    A Cessna 172 plane made an emergency landing in a field in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, on October 3.

    Air traffic controllers said the pilot reported engine issues before it lost communication and made an emergency landing. The plane was flying from Montevideo, Minnesota at the time.

    The 30-year-old pilot, and his only passenger, remained unhurt.

    The aircraft was able to take off again and safely landed at Middleton Municipal Airport.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Mount Airy Cornfield

    A 1976 Cessna 150 M had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield on Bill Moxley Road, Mount Airy, Maryland, on September 19.

    The pilot, identified as Paul Borghese, 47, of Ashburn, Virginia, said he was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane experienced engine issues. He was heading from Clearview Airpark, Westminster to Leesburg, Virginia at the time.

    The plane ended up on its roof and sustained minor damage.

    The pilot remained unharmed.