United Airlines flight UA-1738 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The crew had to shut one of the engines down before the plane touched down.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A charter plane crashed in Pretoria, South Africa, on July 10th.
The plane went down near an airport in Wonderboom.
One person was killed in the crash. Twenty others were injured.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A helicopter crashed in the back yard of a house in the Woodlands, Texas, at around 1 p.m. on January 16.
Authorities said the sole occupant of orange Safari Aero Sport Helicopter was killed in the crash. He was identified as Michael Gene Mims, 51, of Conroe. He was a businessman and deacon at the St. Anthony Padua Catholic Church.
No one on the ground was injured.
The NTSB and the FAA are trying to determine the cause of crash.
An Arkansas Air National Guard C-130 plane made an emergency landing at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, Mississippi, on June 6th.
Authorities said the plane was on a training mission when it suffered an in-flight emergency, prompting the crew to turn around and land.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-1357 made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 30th.
The plane flying from Katowice, Poland, was descending toward Frankfurt when the crew noticed an instrument fault and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Twitter photo by Hilary Handtmann
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Los Angeles to Denver
Where: Denver
When: Jan 30, 2012, 9:45 a.m
Who: 89 passengers and 5 crew
Why: After landing from the LA flight, the jet knocked over an airport ramp lightpole around the C concourse.
The plane was taxiing to the Southwest gate on Concourse C. No one was injured in SW Flight 792 and no flights were disrupted.
Passengers disembarked on to the tarmac and were bused to the terminal. The NTSB is investigating.
Jet Airways Flight 9W 202 made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on November 7th.
The plane flying from New Delhi, India to Doha, Qatar, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) confirmed that the plane declared a medical emergency after a passenger’s medical condition became critical. However, the passenger passed away on landing in Karachi.
