Southwest Airlines flight WN-251 had to reject take off from Boise Airport, Idaho, on June 7th.
The Boeing 737-700 was accelerating to take off for Las Vegas, Nevada, when its right engine ingested a bird. The pilots rejected take off and safely returned to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4077 had to return and make an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 23rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Ontario, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a control issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A Cessna 182 plane crash-landed on McCarran Boulevard in Reno, Nevada, on May 24th.
According to the FAA, the incident happened when the plane was attempting an emergency landing due to engine failure.
No one was injured in the incident.
The NTSB is investigating.
American Airlines flight AA-713 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane, heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted after a windshield cracked due to bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 174 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Allegiant Air flight 501 continued for a safe landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 30.
The aircraft, en-route from Indianapolis to Las Vegas was reported to have an issue with the right hand engine. The crew shut off the engine and continued for a safe landing.
The plane landed successfully.
All 206 passengers and 6 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
Fedex Federal Express flight FX-541 had to return and make an emergency landing at Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee, on January 9.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-10, en-route to Las Vegas, Nevada, had to return due to bird strike during the take off. The plane was getting a lot of vibrations during the flight.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Frontier flight 555 made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6.
The A319 airbus, en-route from Denver, Colorado, to San Diego, California, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
American Airlines flight 334 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 9.
The Boeing 737 plane was departing for Chicago when a bird struck it, prompting the pilot to return.
The plane landed safely. There were 156 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
A small plane crashed into a home in 1600 block of Tionontati St. California town, Nevada-California border, on the night of October 10.
The Beech 35 Bonanza crashed in the south of Lake Tahoe Airport, California, just after taking off.
The 2 passengers aboard were killed while no injuries were reported in the home.
The incident is under investigation.
United Airlines flight 519 had make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 9.
The Airbus A320 was flying from O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, when the crew declared emergency due to possible braking and steering issue.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 157 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Allegiant Air flight 514 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 1.
The Boeing 757, heading to Fresno, California, had to be turned back after the pilot reported possible left engine fire.
The plane landed safely and no one was hurt.
A Piper Saratoga had to make an emergency landing on a beach in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada, at around 5 a.m. on June 22.
The plane was en-route from North Las Vegas Airport, Nevada, to El Paso, Texas, when the its engine stopped working and the pilot decided to land in emergency. The plane landed between two portable bathrooms on the beach.
There were 4 people aboard the plane, including the pilot and 3 female passengers. Only two of them were treated for minor injuries.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating.
A single-engine Mooney aircraft made an emergency landing at Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada, on June 8.
Both people aboard the plane, including the pilot and his only passenger, remained unharmed.
Authorities said the aircraft was completely destroyed due to fire.
The cause of emergency landing is unclear at the moment.
Delta flight 1651 made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 29.
The plane was en-route from Minneapolis to Las Vegas when the pilot went out of the cockpit to use bathroom. However on returning, he could not get in because the door got jammed. Fortunately, the first officer was in the cockpit. He promptly took over the controls and made an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully and taxied to the gate. All 168 people aboard remained unharmed.
According to Delta spokesperson Lindsay McDuff, all pilots and first officers are trained to handle such situations.
Allegiant Air Flight 536 had to return and make an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 22.
The flight was heading from McCarran International Airport to Great Falls, Montana, but was forced to return after a smoke alarm went off.
The plane landed uneventfully at around 8:50 a.m. None of the 160 passengers aboard was harmed.
The passengers were shifted to another aircraft which took them to their destination.
A Las Vegas police chopper crashed on a residential street, northeast of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada shortly before 1:30 p.m. on December 31.
The accident happened when the pilot and the co-pilot of Hughes 530 helicopter were assisting in a search operation.
The authorities said both occupants were injured in the crash and were taken to University Medical Center. They are believed to be in stable condition.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the cause of crash.
A FedEx jet made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 7.
The MD-11 aircraft was on its way from Ontario, California, to Memphis, Tennessee, when the crew reported fire in the cargo hold.
The plane, carrying 3 people, was then landed in emergency in Las Vegas at 7:13 a.m.
The crew members remained in the aircraft and deployed the fire suppression system.
Clark County Fire Department crews inspected the plane and gave the all-clear at 7:55 a.m.
An XTR330 aircraft made an emergency landing on Volunteer Boulevard near Henderson Executive Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, shortly after 11:45 a.m. on November 5.
The pilot of the aircraft, operated by Sky Combat Ace, reported mechanical issues shortly after taking off at 11:15 a.m. and declared emergency.
The plane landed with only minor damage. There were 2 people aboard at the time of incident; none of them was injured.
Sky Combat Ace and the NTSB are looking into the cause of incident.
A single-engine Cessna 170 collided with an experimental plane in the skies over a lakebed near Wabuska in Lyon County of Northern Nevada, at around 8 a.m. on October 12.
According to Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened during an informal fly-in event which was held over the weekend at the dry lake bed.
The pilots of both the aircrafts were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not yet been released.
No injuries were reported and it is believed that the planes did not have any passengers.
The FAA is investigating.
WestJet flight 1709 returned to McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, and made an emergency landing at around 3:31 p.m. on September 25.
The flight, on its way from Las Vegas to Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, was returned after the crew suspected a fuel leak in the Boeing 737 aircraft.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 126 people aboard remained unhurt.
According to WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer, the examination of the aircraft confirmed that there was no leak.
The flight again departed at 6 p.m.
A Rohinson R22 Beta II helicopter made a crash landing near the Horsebend area, south of Gardnerville, in Douglas County, Nevada, in the afternoon of August 27.
The pilot, identified as Dolye Holden, and his friend, Karen Cole, were returning from the Horsebend area, after fishing in Carson River, when the helicopter started malfunctioning and they had to make the crash landing.
According to the authorities, 2 people suffered minor injuries in the accident. They were able to call another pilot who then flew them to Carson Valley Medical Centre for treatment.
The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash.
A P-51 Mustang single engine plane which took off from Reno-Stead Airport and was en route to South Dakota crashed on Pyramid Highway just north of Spanish Springs in Nevada at around 8 a.m. on July 26.
The accident happened after an experimental Roscher built Thunder Mustang ‘Miss Picabo’ experienced mechanical failure and its engine stopped suddenly. The pilot and the co-pilot then decided to make emergency landing at Pyramid Highway and eventually crashed into a truck travelling northbound with at least 2 people aboard.
The aircraft caught fire after the crash. However, the pilot and the co-pilot managed to get out of it in just minutes. No major injuries were reported except for some scratches from broken glass.
Recalling the accident, the Pilot Fred Roscher of Cupertino said, “The plane was flying, and then, all of a sudden the engine just died….. We touched down and immediately hit him [the truck]… A couple minutes later, the plane caught fire and was completely consumed.”
Two lane Pyramid Lake Road remained closed for six hours.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the mechanical failure of the aircraft.
An Allegiant Air flight heading to Missoula, Montana from Las Vegas had to be diverted for making an emergency landing at Wendover, Nevada on June 13.
The plane was carrying 146 passengers and 6 crew members at the time of incident; all of them remained unharmed.
Jessica Wheeler, a spokesperson for Allegiant, said the plane diverted and landed safely after a hydraulic warning light came on. She also said that Allegiant sent a replacement plane from Las Vegas to pick up the passengers and take them to Missoula.
Some passengers said the issue appeared to be more serious than a mere warning light.
Allegiant’s maintenance crew is examining the plane.
