FedEx flight 3606 had to return and make an emergency landing at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, on December 22.
The plane took off for Indianapolis, Indiana, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of smoke in the cargo hold.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing on Highway 11 near Garland King Road in Duplin County, North Carolina, on December 21.
The pilot Richard Kenny said he was forced to land on the highway after his plane ran out of fuel. He was heading from Long Island, New York, to Orlando, Florida, at the time.
The plane hit a highway sign while landing. No injuries were reported.
A small plane crashed in an orchard near Bakersfield, California, on December 19.
The single-engine Piper PA32 aircraft took off from Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose, to Henderson Executive Airport, Las Vegas, when disappeared from the radar and went down.
There were five members of a Gilroy, California, family aboard the plane at the time of crash; all of them were killed. Their identities have not yet been released.
The accident is being investigated.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Russellville Municipal Airport, Arkansas, on December 20.
Authorities said the pilot requested an emergency landing after the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed with the wheels up. The pilot, who was the the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
A small plane crash-landed at Hayward Airport in California, on December 18.
It is believed that the twin engine prop plane experienced a landing gear problem upon landing.
There were two people aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
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 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.
A U.S. Air Force KC10 tanker plane made an emergency landing at Monterey Regional Airport, California, on December 8.
Authorities said the plane that took off from Travis Air Force Base, near Fairfield, requested an emergency landing due to smoke in cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were five crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A private plane made an emergency landing at Palm Springs International Airport, California, on December 4.
Airport authorities said the plane, carrying two people, requested an emergency landing after its landing gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed on its belly. Both occupants remained unhurt.
A 1960 Piper Comanche single-engine plane made an emergency landing at Millville Municipal Airport, Cumberland County, New Jersey, on December 4.
Authorities said the plane was taking off when it lost power and landed on its belly on the grass near a taxiway.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot Roger Buck of Berlin and his passenger Roland Arthur of Lumberton. Buck sustained minor injuries in the incident while Arthur remained unhurt.
The plane, registered to Buck, was significantly damaged.
The FAA is investigating.
A Saudi cargo plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, on December 3.
The plane was heading from Italy to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the pilot noticed that the fuel level is alarmingly low and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely.
Authorities said the plane was able to resume its journey after refuelling.
An Emirates plane had to make an emergency landing in Perth, Western Australia, on December 1st.
The A380 plane was en-route from Auckland, New Zealand, to Dubai, UAE, when a passenger went into labor. There were two doctors on-board who helped her through her contractions while the pilot diverted to Perth.
The passengers said the woman did not speak English and the doctors had to use Google translate to communicate with her.
The plane landed safely. The passenger was rushed to hospital where she gave birth to a baby girl.
The delayed flight reached Dubai the next day.
A small plane made an emergency landing at North Texas Regional Airport, Grayson County, Texas, on December 1.
Authorities said the plane declared emergency after its landing gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed without incident after burning off excess fuel and both occupants, including the pilot and a U.S. Aviation Academy student, remained unhurt.
The aircraft sustained minimal damage.
An Air France plane had to make an emergency landing at the Pulkovo international airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, on November 30.
Authorities said the Boeing 777 was diverted due to apparent engine failure. The flight was en-route from Paris, France, to Beijing, China, at the time.
The plane landed safely. There were 269 passengers aboard at the time; all of the remained unhurt.
An ultralight plane crashed south of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, on November 29.
Authorities said the plane was taking off from an air strip in Woodstock when it experienced some difficulties and went down.
The pilot, who was the only aboard, was killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
A small Cessna 172 plane made an emergency landing in a field on Woodlake Road near U.S. 460, Franklin County, Kentucky, on November 27.
The plane was heading from Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Frankfort, Kentucky when it apparently experienced engine issues and was forced to land in the field.
Authorities said the plane landed uneventfully. The pilot Dean Stoops and his only passenger Cindy Stoops remained safe.
The incident is under investigation.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a parking lot in LaPlace, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, on November 26.
Authorities said the plane, that took off from the Reserve airport, had to land in emergency due to engine trouble.
The plane landed safely on Belle Terre Boulevard and both occupants, including the pilot and a passenger, remained unhurt.
A small plane crashed in the backyard of a home Old Fountain Road in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, on November 24.
The incident happened when the pilot of the Piper PA 28 plane was practicing takeoffs and landings.
Authorities said there were two people in the plane at the time of crash, including the pilot, in his middle 20s, from Duluth, and a teenage passenger from Johns Creek; both of them sustained non-life threatening injuries.
No one on the ground was injured.
The incident is being investigated.
A 1965 Mooney aircraft made an emergency landing at Tipton Airport, Maryland, on November 22.
The plane took off from Tipton Airport but had to return shortly afterwards after it lost power due to a mechanical fault. The pilot Paul Antoinette, 48, of Baltimore, was heading to Florida at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully in a grassy area near the runway. The pilot remained uninjured.
A FedEx plane made an emergency landing at Tokyo International Airport, Japan, on November 21.
The Boeing-777 cargo plane, en-route from Shanghai, China, to Memphis, Tennessee, was diverted after a fire alarm went off mid-air.
The plane landed safely. There were four crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Upon landing, the inspection teams searched the plane and found the fire source in a container.
The incident is being investigated.
A Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashed into Clear Lake in Orlando, Florida, on November 20.
The six-seater aircraft, carrying two people, took off from Orlando Executive Airport but crashed just fifteen minutes later into the lake located off Rio Grande Avenue.
Both occupants of the plane, including a man who appeared to be in his 50s and a teenage girl, were killed in the crash.
Authorities said the plane was en-route to Gainesville, Texas, at the time.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
A small plane crashed off of County Road K and Church St. in Waukechon, Shawano County, Wisconsin, on the morning of November 15.
Authorities said the plane, carrying a pilot instructor and a student, went down in a farm field.
Both occupants of the plane were injured and were shifted to ThedaCare Health Center, Shawano.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A six-seater light plane crashed near Churchinford village in Blackdown Hills, Somerset, United Kingdom, on November 14.
The plane went down while it was heading from Surrey to Devon.
There were four people aboard the plane, including two men and two women; all of them were killed in the crash.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will investigate the cause of crash.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Dog Creek Road off Highway 221 in Ashe County, North Carolina, on November 13.
The single-engine Cirrus SR22 plane, carrying 2 people, was en-route from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Georgia, to Lancaster, when it lost power, forcing the pilot to land in a field.
The plane landed uneventfully. Both people aboard remained unhurt.
A West Wind Aviation plane made a crash landing near River Nile, South Sudan, Africa, on November 10.
The Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover, en-route from Malakal to Wau, South Sudan, was flying on the behalf of United Nations’ World Food Programme to distribute food.
All 4 crew members survived the crash.
The aircraft was destroyed completely.
