UTAir flight UT-579 overran the end of the runway on landing in Sochi, Russia, on September 1st.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was coming from Moscow, Russia.
The plane came to stop in a river bed off the runway and its left engine caught fire.
There were one hundred and seventy people aboard at the time; eighteen of them were injured.
An airport worker died after having a heart attack at the scene of the incident.
A Russian military plane crashed into the black sea near Sochi, Russia, on the morning of December 25th.
The Tupolev Tu-154 plane had just taken off from the Adler airport, Sochi, when it suddenly disappeared from radar. The plane was en-route to the Hmeymim airbase in Latakia, Syria, for a New Year’s Eve concert.
All 92 passengers were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
Update on the fatal crash of US-Bangla Airlines Flight BS211, a de Havilland Dash 8-400 #S2-AGU that performed flight BS-211 from Dhaka to Kathmandu.
There appear to be 22 survivors of 71 aboard. US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211 crashed on approach to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport, Nepal with 67 passengers and 4 crew aboard: 33 were Nepalis, 32 Bangladeshis, one Chinese and one Maldivian.
AviationHerald posted that the Ministry of Tourism reported 39 people died in the accident, 31 were rescued alive. (These numbers will change.)
The pilots aborted their first approach and the flight was cleared to land on runway 20.
The airport reported flight BS211 veered right off the runway and slid for about 300 meters until coming to a rest on a field in flames. The bodies of thirty-one deceased were recovered at the crash site. Eighteen were pronounced dead upon arrival at various hospitals.The General Manager at TIA (airport) Chhetri said “…the plane took a missed approach touching down the fencing area next to the parked planes at the airport.”
Air Traffic Control said “… pilot of Bangladeshi plane repeatedly informed the tower that he was on the right move and proper direction…Then, the plane suddenly took a wrong direction to the west of the Runway 02 threshold and crashed.”
See also: US- Bangla Plane Crashes in Nepal; 39 Killed, others Injured
Monday, March 12, 2018
Delta Airlines flight DL-97 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on July 11th.
The Boeing 757-200, en-route to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had to return due to failure of its right hand engine.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air India flight AI-401 suffered a cracked windshield on the way to Kolkata, India, on August 13th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 787-800 plane was flying from Delhi, India.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Allen Zhao
What: Qantas Boeing 737-800 Aukland to Sydney
Where: Sydney
When: Apr 13 2011
Who: 130 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane reportedly had a fuel leak and an engine problem while over the Tasman sea. They made a “priority” landing in Sydney, with no injuries, although the fuel leak problem was mistakenly announced.
The problem was diagnosed as a fuel transfer valve, which was subsequently replaced.
Prior to landing safely in Sydney, the problem was announced on Twitter.
Pictured: A Hawaiian Air Boeing 717-22A
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Contact photographer Kenneth K Cheung
What: Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717-200 en route from Honolulu to Kahului
Where: Honolulu
When: Jun 3rd 2010
Who: 117 people on board,
Why: After takeoff, smoke was seen coming from the plane’s engine, and the crew observed irregular indications. The flight returned to Honolulu for maintenance. A replacement jet was provided.