What: US Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from Charlotte to Saint Louis
Where: over Tennessee
When: Dec 11th 2012
Who: 2 injuries
Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence.
Pilots made a safe landing in Saint Louis.
Two flight attendants sustained injuries from turbulence.
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Contact photographer Jordi Grife
What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Long Beach
Where: New York
When: Mar 28th 2010
Who: 144 on board
Why: Leaving the runway, the plane’s tail impacted either hail or a bird or had a tail strike (reports conflict); the flight returned to JFK and made a safe landing so that the damage could be checked out. Passengers debarked, and boarded an alternative plane some time later.
What: Sky Blue Helicopters Robinson R44 Helicopter
Where: Theodore Roosevelt Lake in Gila County
When: Dec 7 2012
Who: 3 aboard
Why: Two men and one woman were aboard a helicopter on a sightseeing tour when it crashed in Theodore Roosevelt Lake in Gila County. The water where the helicopter crashed was 60 feet deep. Boaters pulled the passengers from the water.
The two men and one woman were hospitalized in Phoenix. Julie Barba, 49, remains in the hospital, but Fred Cleeves, the 62-year-old pilot, and George Riedel, 64, were released from Scottsdale Healthcare Osborne Medical Center.
Gila County Sheriff’s Office Divers attached a buoy to the helicopter to mark its location before removal.
Sky Blue Helicopters leases the helicopter.
A Third Marine Aircraft Wing AV-8B Harrier jet, operating out of MCAS Yuma airbase crashed around 4:20 p.m. on June 4.
The plane crashed in a residential area at Cross Road and Fonzie Avenue in Imperial, California, near the U.S.-Mexico border, about 115 miles from San Diego.
The pilot managed to get out of the plane before it crashed and suffered only minor injuries. He was taken to a local hospital.
No other injuries were reported.
According to California Highway Patrol El Centro, one house caught fire, and two others were damaged by the crash. A total of eight houses were evacuated to collect evidence and assess the damage.
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar confirmed via Twitter that the Harrier jet crash impacted civilian structures.
An investigation to determine the cause of the crash has been initiated by concerned authorities.
Vueling flight VY-8313 had to reject taking-off at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on June 28th.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Barcelona, Spain, had to abort the takeoff after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
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Contact photographer Alejandro Ruiz
What: LAN Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Concepcion to Santiago
Where: Concepcion
When: Dec 20th 2009
Who: pilot
Why: After takeoff, one of the pilots had an attack of appendicitis.
The flight returned to Concepcion and was cancelled. Passengers were booked on a later flight.
American Airlines Flight 202 made an emergency landing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. It later departed Chicago for Boston after a passenger departed from the plane with medical emergency.
The 757 plane had 187 on board including nine crew members.
Kent Powell, American Airlines spokesman said that the pilot had declared a medical emergency to deliver a passenger to medical assistance.
The flight landed safely at about 8:30 p.m..
