Canadian North flight 5T-436 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ottawa, Canada, on March 28th.
The Boeing 737-200 plane took off for Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine overheat indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 49 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-4233 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John. F. Kennedy Airport, New York, on March 17.
The Embraer ERJ-175, en-route from Raleigh, North Carolina to La Guardia Airport, NY was struck by lightning, due to which the crew diverted for a safe landing.
The plane landed safely.
All 55 passengers and 4 crew members onboard remained unhurt.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Everglades in western Broward County, Florida, on March 16th.
Authorities said the plane was carrying two people when it landed on a levee near Sawgrass Recreational Park, east of U.S. 27 and north of Interstate 75.
Both occupants of the plane remained uninjured.
The cause of emergency landing is being investigated.
A plane carrying NASCAR team members had to divert and make an emergency landing at Memphis International Airport, Tennessee, on March 7th.
The Hendrick Motorsports airplane, returning from Las Vegas to North Carolina, was diverted after smoke was detected in cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
A crop dusting plane made an emergency landing on the westbound lane of I-94 near Sterling, North Dakota, on February 12th.
The 1977 Thrush Ayres S2R was heading from Hillsboro to Mandan when it developed an engine problem, prompting the pilot to make an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. The pilot Adam Taylor, of Bismarck, North Dakota, remained unhurt.
A small plane made an emergency landing on U.S. highway 27, just north of Interstate 75, in Weston, Broward County, Florida, on January 24.
The Cessna 172 was en-route from Palm Beach County to Key West when the pilot Arnaldo Santiago, of Palm Beach Gardens, noticed some issue in the plane and decided to land on the highway.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were three people aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
A small plane crashed in eastern Idaho near the Wyoming border, on January 4th.
Authorities said the vintage Yak 52 Russian trainer aircraft went down about 2 miles north of the Alpine Airport, Wyoming.
There were two people aboard, including Reade Genzlinger, 61, of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and MacKenzie Ruston, 17, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Both of them were killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
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.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Delta County Airport in Michigan, on November 3.
Authorities said the single-engine experimental Kitfox plane had to perform an emergency landing due to gearbox failure that stopped propeller movement.
The plane landed on the north side of the ramp and ended up into a ditch between taxiway and runway.
The pilot remained uninjured.
The NTSB is investigating.
A small floatplane plane crashed north of Iliamna Airport in Iliamna, Alaska, on September 15.
The DeHavilland DHC-3T Turbine Otter aircraft, carrying 10 people, went down while it was taking off from East Wind Lake.
Three people were killed in the accident. They were identified as 80-year-old Tony W. Degroot, of Hanford, California, 69-year-old James Specter, of Shavertown, Pennsylvania and 70-year-old James P. Fletcher, of Clovis, California.
Seven others were injured and were shifted to hospitals.
The plane belonged to Rainbow King Lodge.
The NTSB is investigating.
