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Southwest Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Albuquerque

Southwest Airlines flight WN-4454 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 9th.

The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Lubbock, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted due to a lavatory smoke indication.

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


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Pilot Killed as Small Plane Crashes in Santa Fe

A small plane crashed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on November 26th.

The plane went down as it was approaching the Santa Fe Regional Airport.

The pilot, who is believed to be the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.


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Couple Killed in New Mexico Plane Crash

A small plane crashed near Route 66 Casino, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 16th.

The plane was trying to land at the Double Eagle II Airport in Albuquerque but could not make it. Two people were aboard at the time, including pilot Michael Vavrek, 68, and his wife Judy Vavrek, 67; both were killed in the crash.

The FAA is investigating.


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Frontier Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Albuquerque

Frontier Airlines flight F9-195 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 24th.

The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Austin, Texas, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed on board.

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


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Frontier Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Albuquerque

Frontier Airlines flight F9-1839 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 20th.

The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to San Diego, California, was diverted after an unidentified odor was noticed in the aft cabin.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty-nine passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.


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Horizon Air Plane Returns to Portland due to Smell of Smoke

Horizon Air flight QX-2794 had to return and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on April 28th.

The plane took off for Albuquerque, New Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smell of smoke in the cabin.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.


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Small Plane Crash in Utah Kills Four

A small plane crashed in San Juan County, Utah, on February 22nd.

The incident happened when the plane was transporting four people from Grand Junction, Colorado, to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

All four occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.

The cause of accident is being investigated.


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Frontier Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Albuquerque

Frontier Airlines flight F9-1686 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 22nd.

The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Nashville, Tennessee, was diverted after the crew noticed an odor in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.


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American Airlines First Officer Dies During Landing in Albuquerque

American Airlines flight AA-1353 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 29th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, was on final approach when the captain declared a medical emergency saying, “We’ve got an issue with one of the pilots.”

The plane continued for a safe landing. Emergency services performed CPR on the first officer, however, could not save his life.

The deceased first officer was identified as William “Mike” Grubbs, 58.

The incident is being investigated.


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Medical Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in New Mexico

A medical helicopter had to make an emergency landing at Kirtland Central High School, in Kirtland, New Mexico, on January 12th.

The chopper was transporting a patient from Kayenta Health Center in Kayenta, Arizona, when the pilot received a low fuel indication and decided to make an emergency landing.

The helicopter landed safely. The patient was taken to hospital in an ambulance.


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American Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Albuquerque

American EagleAmerican Airlines flight AA-1693 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 27th.

The plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines and decided to divert to Albuquerque.

The plane landed safely. All 178 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.


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Pilot Survives Small Plane Crash in New Mexico after Engine Glitch

A small plane crashed in a farmland in Bloomfield, New Mexico, on the morning of October 28th.

The Cirrus SR22 encountered engine malfunction mid-air and crashed shortly afterward.

The pilot, who was the only person onboard, rescued himself through a parachute and escaped without injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.


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Small Plane Crashes in New Mexico

A small plane crashed shortly after taking off from Grants-Milan Municipal Airport, Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico, on the evening of September 26th.

The Piper PA-32R-300, carrying 2 passengers and the pilot, had its engine sputtering before it went down.

All three people miraculously survived the crash with no injuries whereas the plane burst into flames.

The crash remains under investigation.


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Small Plane Crashed in Rio Grande River

A small plane crashed in Rio Grande river just south of Las Cruces in New Mexico, on June 25th.

The Cessna 172 was carrying two people when it hit power lines and went down just west of N.M. 28.

Both occupants were injured in the accident and were taken to hospital.

The crash is being investigated.


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Air Canada Rouge Flight Diverts to New Mexico

Air CanadaAir Canada Rouge flight 1849 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 19.

The Airbus A319 plane, en-route from Toronto, Canada, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were131 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

The passengers were accommodated in hotels and were transported to their destination next day in a replacement aircraft.


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United Airlines Flight Diverts to Albuquerque after Co-Pilot Passes Out Mid-Air

United airlinesUnited Airlines flight UA1614 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 6.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, heading from Houston, Texas to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the co-pilot fell unconscious.

The plane, carrying around 250 passengers, landed uneventfully.

The co-pilot was immediately shifted to hospital.


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Southwest Flight Makes Stop in Albuquerque Due to Medical Emergency

southwest_airlines_logoSouthwest Flight 947 had to make an unscheduled landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the evening of February 20.

The plane took off from Love Field in Dallas and was heading to Las Vegas when a passenger apparently had a heart attack.

The flight attendants and a passenger physician helped the sick passenger until the plane safely landed in New Mexico. Ground crews then took him for further medical treatment.

The plane resumed its journey shortly afterwards.


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Unruly Passenger Forces Delta Emergency Landing on Christmas Night

250px-Delta_logo.svgDelta Airlines flight 81 had to make an emergency landing on Christmas night, at Albuquerque International Sunport, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Boeing 767, en-route from Atlanta to Los Angeles, was diverted after the pilot reported a ‘security threat’ due to a disruptive passenger on-board.

The plane, carrying more than 200 passengers, landed shortly after 6 p.m. The police escorted the unruly passenger out of the plane.

The flight was able to take off again after around 90 minutes.

According to Airport spokesperson Daniel Jiron, the man was not charged but was not allowed to board the flight again.

Medical Transport Plane Crashed in New Mexico; 4 Killed

Medical transport planeA twin-engine medical transport plane crashed and caught fire near the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds at about 6:45 p.m. on August 27.

The accident happened shortly after the plane took off from Las Cruces Airport and was on its way to Phoenix, Arizona, with a patient and 3 crew members on-board.

The crash killed all 4 people aboard. They were identified as the pilot, Freddy Martinez, 29, of El Paso, the patient, Fredrick Green, 59, of Las Cruces, a flight paramedic, Tauren Summers, 27, from El Paso and a nurse, Monica Chavez, 35, of El Paso.

Some witnesses reported that the plane was flying at a low altitude before it went down.

The aircraft was owned by Harlingen, Texas based Amigos Aviation Service.

The FAA is investigating the cause of accident.


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Chanhassen Pilot, Family Injured in New Mexico Cessna Crash

Four people flying from Ames to a Las Vegas New Mexico airport in a CESSNA
210L were injured when the plane crashed on landing on July 2nd 2014.

The critically injured pilot, James Fretham, was hospitalized with broken bones and spinal injuries. He is from Chanhassen, Minnesota, where the plane is registered. The injured passengers, his wife Elizabeth and two daughters Grace and Caitrin, have been released from a Santa Fe hospital

Reports say that Fretham had surgery on July 4.

The plane was about to land in cloudy weather, but Fretham had to pull up to avoid hitting a truck obstructing the runway. The plane crashed when a wing glanced the ground.


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4 Injured in New Mexico Plane Crash

CessnaA single-engine Cessna 210, coming from Ames, Iowa, crashed during a landing attempt at the Las Vegas Municipal airport in northern New Mexico, at about 6:39 p.m. on July 2.

The six-seat propeller plane had 4 people aboard at the time of the accident, including the pilot James Fretham, 50 and the passengers Elizabeth Fretham, 49, Caitrin Fretham, 21 and Grace Fretham, 15.

According to Las Vegas Police Chief Christian Montano, the pilot was airlifted to Christus St. Vincents Regional Medical Center with critical spinal injuries, while the other three on-board suffered only minor injuries and were released after treatment at a local hospital.

The plane is registered to James A. Fretham of Chanhassen, Minnesota.

The FAA and NTSB are looking into the causes of crash.


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Four Killed in New Mexico Plane Crash

All four people aboard a single-engine Beech/Raytheon G36 Bonanza were killed after it crashed near Whiskey Creek Airport outside of Silver City, New Mexico.

The accident happened about a mile northeast of the Whiskey Creek Airport, when the plane was making a landing attempt. According to FAA officials, the plane went down and then burst into flames just before 4 p.m. on May 23.

The fire sparked after the crash prompted the police to evacuate an adjacent trailer park as a precaution.

The identities of the deceased are not known at the moment.

The cause of accident is under investigation.

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