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    American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Flaps Issue

    American Airlines flight AA-1343 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cancun, Mexico, on February 20th.

    The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.

    The plane landed back safely. There were 185 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

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    Lufthansa Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Munich

    Lufthansa flight LH-521 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on December 19th.

    The Airbus A340-600 plane flying from Mexico City, Mexico, was descending toward Munich when the crew received a deflated tire indication.

    The emergency services were on standby as the plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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    SkyWest Plane’s Nose Gear Collapses on Landing in San Antonio

    SkyWestSkyWest Airlines flight 5588 made an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on December 4th.

    The plane took off from Houston, Texas, and was on final approach to Monterrey, Mexico, when the crew reported an unsafe gear indication and decided to divert.

    The aircraft’s nose gear collapsed upon landing in San Antonio.

    One passenger sustained a minor injury in the accident.

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    Aeromexico Connect Flight Makes Emergency Landing after Snake was Spotted On Board

    aeromexicoAeromexico Connect flight AM-231 had to make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 6th.

    The Embraer ERJ-190 plane was flying from Torreon, Mexico, when a snake was spotted in the cabin, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    AeroUnion Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Mexico City

    aerounionAeroUnion flight 6R-300 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 27th.

    The plane took off for Guadalajara, Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported repeated surges in left engine along with streaks of flames and loud bangs.

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

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    United Airlines Plane makes Emergency Landing in California after Flaps Problem

    new-united-logoUnited Airlines flight UA-1275 made a safe emergency landing after a hold at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on July 30th.

    The Boeing 737-900 flying from Cancun, Mexico, was about to land when the crew reported some issue with its flaps.

    The plane landed safely on a speed higher than normal.

    No one was injured.

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    Aeromexico Plane Rejects Takeoff in Mexico due to another Aircraft on Runway

    AeromexicoAeromexico flight AM-421 had to reject takeoff at a high speed at Mexico City International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico, on July 13th.

    The Boeing 737-700 was accelerating to takeoff for Merida, Mexico, when the crew saw another aircraft on the runway, prompting the plane to stop.

    The aircraft braked heavily. All people onboard remained unharmed.

    The incident remians under investigation.

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    Jetairfly Plane Returns to Brussels due to Gear Problem

    JetairflyJetairfly flight TB-705 had to return and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Brussels, Belgium, on May 1st.

    The Boeing 787-800, en-route to Cancun, Mexico, had to return shortly after the crew reported some problem with its gear. It later turned out that there was a flap retraction issue.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained unharmed.

    The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

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    Air Transat Plane Returns to Montreal due to Hydraulic Problem

    Air TransatAir Transat flight TS-436 had to return and make an emergency landing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on March 18th.

    The Airbus A330-300 took off for Cancun, Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an indication of low hydraulic quantity.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 366 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    Two Dead after Small Plane Crashes in New Mexico

    A small plane crashed near Ohkay Owingeh Airport in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on March 11th.

    The single-engine Remos GX light sport airplane went down around 50 feet from the outer fence of the airport.

    There were two people aboard the plane, including the pilot Karen Ann Young, 46, and the co-pilot Thomas Spickermann, 47; both of them were killed in the crash.

    The FAA is investigating.

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    Delta Airlines Flight Diverts to Corpus Christi International Airport

    ExpressJetExpressJet flight 5009, operating as a Delta connection, made an emergency landing at Corpus Christi International Airport, Texas, on December 23.

    The plane, heading from Monterrey, Mexico, to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after its air conditioning system stopped working.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 71 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; the airport reported that two passengers were given medical assistance in an air conditioned ambulance.

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    Magnicharters Airlines Jet Crash-Landed at Mexico City Airport

    MagnichartersA Magnicharters airlines jet crash-landed at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico, on November 26.

    The Boeing 737 plane was coming from the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun when its landing gear partially collapsed upon landing.

    There were 139 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured. Authorities said some of the passengers were treated for “nervous crisis.”

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    Government Helicopter Crashes in Mexico; 2 Dead

    Helicopter crashA state helicopter crashed in a rural area of Veracruz, Mexico, on October 6.

    Authorities said the Bell 430 went down near El Lencero airport, Xalapa.

    There were 2 people aboard the aircraft at the time; both of them were killed. They were identified as Capt. David Barrera and Capt. Fausto Calderon.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Small Plane Crashed in Mexico; 3 Killed

    A single- engine plane crashed and caught fire close to a toll road in Matamoros, Coahuila, Mexico on the evening of July 9.

    The Cessna 206 was heading towards Torreon, Mexico, from McAllen Airport in Texas, at the time.

    The accident took lives of all 3 people aboard; they were identified as Abraham Garcia, the pilot, Rogelio Fuentes, the co-pilot, and Aurelliano Castro, the passenger.

    The reason of crash is under investigation.

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    Five Dead in Aeronaves Metro II Accident

    An Aeronaves turboprop took off from Querétaro Airport, and impacted beside Highway 57 (Querétaro-Mexico City) then burst into flame.

    The Aeronaves TSM plane was on a post-maintenance test flight, with four (or five) aboard. The accident occurred about 11 km southwest of the airport. Firefighters, federal police and a Mexican army team rushed to the scene. The accident had no survivors.

    It is not known what went wrong on the Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II that caused the crash.

    Flight registration number was XA-UKP.
    *The number of people reported aboard varies.

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    Government Helicopter Crashed in Mexico; 2 Dead

    helicopterAn Augusta A109S Grand helicopter, belonging to the government of the state Mexico, crashed just 5 miles off the Toluca airport near Lerma, Mexico, on September 2.

    The helicopter, which was on its way from the Mexico City area to Toluca, was first reported missing at around 6:25 p.m. The rescue teams located the wreckage after about 2 hours.

    Both the people aboard the helicopter died on the spot. The victims were identified as the pilot, Romel Portillo Cervio and the co-pilot, Gerardo Avalos Garcia.

    Gov. Eruviel Avila Villegas, extended his deep condolences to the families of the deceased. He also said that the state authorities and the Civil Aviation Directorate will jointly work to determine the cause of accident.

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    Mexico Cessna Sport Fishing Hop has at least four fatalities

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    On July 10, a Cessna 206 en route from Tamaulipas to Veracruz with seven aboard crashed in eastern Mexico has killed four people and injured two. The fall of the plane did not affect the residents of the town. No cause has been reported for the plane failure.

    The pilot reported engine failure at 22:18 to Veracruz ATC around the time the plane disappeared from radar..

    The wreckage is being recovered at Rancho Coralillos in the town of Alto Lucero. The remains of four people were found aboard the plane. (Number varies.) Two injured have been named as Sergio Rage Marrón and Jorge Arturo Velázquez Amorringa.

    The number of fatalities has been raised to five. The bodies inside the plane were burned, and difficult to identify.

    The injured were taken to a private hospital in Veracruz.

    The passengers had been going to a sport fishing competition.
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    The Secretary of Civil Protection and the Municipal Civil Protection and a navy Mi17 helicopter responded to the scene.

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    American Airlines Flight Made Safe Emergency Landing in El Paso

    American AirlinesThe American Airlines flight 1551 made a safe emergency landing at the El Paso International Airport, Texas, at about 2:42 p.m. on June 14.

    All 145 people aboard the plane remained unharmed.

    The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, was originally heading towards the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from Los Cabo International Airport in San Jose Del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

    American Airlines spokesperson, Casey Norton, said that the decision for diversion and emergency landing was made after the pilot reported a maintenance indicator light.

    Liz Bellegarde, spokeswoman for the El Paso International Airport said the flight had to be diverted to El Paso because an engine of the plane had gone out.

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    Lancair Plane Crash Kills Two in Mexico

    A small patrol naval aircraft based at the Mexican Naval Air Station in the Gulf coast port of Tampico crashed at 7 p.m. on April 10 in the northeastern border state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

    Mexico’s navy department said that the Lancair plane was on a reconnaissance mission. Two military personnel, including the pilot and an observer were killed in the accident. The plane sent distress signals but crashed a few minutes later. The naval authorities sent their condolences to the families of the dead.

    The Tamaulipas area, which borders Texas, is currently facing clashes between rival criminal outfits. The area has seen dozens of violent deaths in the last few days.

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    The Traumatized Passengers of Mexico-Edmond Sunwing Flight, Waited Hours to Get Customs Clearance

    A Puerto Vallarta, Mexico-bound Sunwing Boeing 737-800 en route from Edmonton,Alberta Canada, diverted and made an emergency landing on Sunday March 16, 2014 in Helena Montana after flying through ninety seconds of turbulence.

    Two of the six person crew sustained injuries, but none of the 181 passengers were seriously injured, perhaps because the seatbelt lights were on.

    Passengers waited hours on the airstrip before a customs agent finally arrived and attended to them. The replacement jet did not arrive for eleven hours.

    According to Ron Mercer, Director Helena Regional Airport, the airport has only one customs agent who was not there on Sunday. Another customs agent was called and arrived after a 1.5 hour drive from Great Falls. The airport does not usually host commercial international flights and the customs agent had to “do his homework” and consult  international rules before passengers could exit the aircraft.

    The situation called for modification in the US customs and immigration department’s emergency protocols, for easing up procedures for those passengers already traumatized due to an emergency situation.

    The unexpected delay will no doubt result in consequences because, as CBC News says major Canadian airlines tariff says if “…your flight is delayed more than 90 minutes, you may have the right to get off the plane.”

    You can rest assured that after these passengers spent five hours in the plane, someone is going to be paying a hefty fine.

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    Two Days, Three Crashes, Four Dead, Four Missing


    Monday, a pilot and passenger were killed after the Mexican plane took off from Nuevo Leon and crashed in Veracruz.

    On Tuesday, a Cessna took off from Mina International and crashed in Tampico, Tamaulipas, killing the pilot and passenger.

    Also on Tuesday, a jet en route to Cozumel crashed in the Atlantic. All four of those aboard were recovered three miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.

    Initially, in two days there were three crashes, four fatalities and four missing. However two bodies have been found—pilot Josué Buendía Moreno and nurse Mariana González Isunza,—bringing the total dead to 6. Two Mexican men—pilot Hiram Galván de la O and Doctor Fernando Senties Nieto—are still missing off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. The search of the 4,000 square miles debris field has been called off. Over 1000 lbs of wreckage has been recovered.

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    Student Pilot Crash in Jalisco Mexico


    On an October 30, 2013 training flight, a Centro de Capacitacion Aereo Michoacan Cessna 152 out of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport lost power over Cajititian lake.

    The pilot made a crash landing beside the lake. The pilot Andres Gonzalez, 20, tried to land in an unpopulated area when the plane developed a mechanical problem in the engine.

    Emergency responders included firefighters and paramedics from Tiajomulco and El Salto. Gonzalez suffered only minor injuries.

    la Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Civil Aviation Directorate) will be investigating the incident in Cajititlán, Jalisco, Mexico.