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Small Plane Crashed in Potter County, PA; 3 Killed

A Piper PA-28 plane crashed in Potter County, Pennsylvania, on October 16th.

The plane was heading from Richmond International Airport, Virginia, to St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport, Ontario, Canada, when it went down in Keating Township.

Three were three people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as 18-year-old Cory Mijac, 25-year-old Rifat Tawig, and 18-year-old Benjamin Jeffries. All of them were from Ontario, Canada.

The cause of crash is being investigated.

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Spirit Airlines Flight Diverts to Buffalo Niagara International Airport

spiritSpirit Airlines flight NK-647 made an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on September 26th.

The plane heading from Niagara Falls, New York, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted after the crew had to shut down one of the engines due to a fire indication.

The plane landed uneventfully. All 136 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.

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Commutair Plane Returns to New York after Engine Failure

CommutAirCommutair flight C5-4968/ UA-4968 had to return and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Cheektowaga, New York, on June 14th.

The de Havilland Dash 8-200, en-route to Washington DC, on behalf of United Airlines, had to return when the crew noticed an engine failure just after it took off. The engine had to be shut down.

The plane landed safely.

All 40 people aboard remained unhurt.

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Republic Airlines Plane makes Safe Landing in New York due to Cabin Pressure

Republic AirlinesRepublic Airlines flight UA-3358 made a safe emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on May 8th.

The Embraer ERJ-175, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, was mid air when it encountered cabin pressure problem, prompting the plane to initiate an emergency descent.

The plane landed successfully.

All people onboard remained unharmed.

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JetBlue Plane Diverts and Makes Emergency Landing in New York

JetBlueJetBlue flight B6-1012 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on March 30.

The Embraer ERJ-190, heading from Chicago, Illinois to Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air above Buffalo when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, prompting the plane to divert.

The plane landed uneventfully.

All 54 passengers and 4 crew members aboard remained unharmed. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport

emergencyA small plane had to make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on December 10.

The Bombardier plane was flying from White Plains, New York, when its landing gear got stuck in the down position, prompting the pilots to declare an emergency.

The plane landed uneventfully. All five passengers and two crew members remained unhurt.

The plane was taken for inspection.

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JetBlue Airways Plane Returns to New York due to Smoke in Cockpit

JetBlue Airways flight B6-833 had to return and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on November 30.

The Airbus A320-200, flying from Boston, Massachusetts, to San Francisco, California, was mid-air above Buffalo when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit and sensed vibrations, causing the plane to divert.

The plane landed safely.

All passengers remained unhurt and were accommodated in another flight.

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Alaska Airlines Plane Diverts to Buffalo due to Smoking Credit-Card Reader

Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airlines flight 17 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on October 12,

The plane, en-route from Newark, New Jersey to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after the crew reported smoke coming out of a credit card reader. According to airline spokesperson Halley Knigge, apparently the smoke was caused due to a melting battery. “The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to stop the device from smoking while the captain made flight emergency arrangements,” she said.

The plane landed safely. There were 181 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.