A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed near the Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, on March 14th.
The F/A-18F Super Hornet plane was performing a training flight when it went down.
There were two aviators aboard, including the pilot Lt. Cmdr. James Brice Johnson and the weapons systems operator Lt. Caleb Nathaniel King; both were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
An F-16C fighter jet made an emergency landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Greene County, Ohio, on April 4th.
According to the base spokesperson Bryan Ripple, the jet belonging to the Toledo-based 180th Fighter Wing declared an emergency due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that the jet was involved in an aerial training exercise in the Buckeye Military Operating Area before the incident.
What: Koryak Airlines Mil Mi-8T en route from Anavgai to Tigil
Where: 70 km north of Anavgai Russia
When: Dec 28 2009
Who: 3 crew members
Why: While en route, the helicopter sent out a distress signal and had to make an (unexplained) emergency landing/crash which destroyed the helicopter. There was one fatality and two crew members were severely injured. The helicopter was carrying 2 tons of food.
United Airlines flight UA-779 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on December 18th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to indication of smoke in a lavatory.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and seventy-six people aboard remained safe.
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.
What: private Partenavia P.68C Victor plane en route from Caracas to Charallave, Venezuela
Where: Lima Blanco, Western Venezuela
When: Jan 7 2011
Who: 7 passengers: 6 fatalities, 10 year old girl survives
Why: There were 7 passengers aboard when the Maiquetia control tower tracked the plane as heading to Cojedes.
The wreckage was found near Limo Blanco, in Cojedes. 4 adults and either one or two children died on the scene. A ten year old girl survived the crash and was taken to the San Carlos Hospital.
Pilot Said José Saldivia, Luis Oropeza, Edith Araujo, and Martha Araujo were the adults aboard the flight.
Condor flight DE-2010 made an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 29th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was descending toward Minneapolis when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
