WestJet flight WS-173 slid off an icy taxiway at Edmonton International Airport in Alberta, Canada, on January 18th.
The incident happened when the plane was departing for Victoria, Canada.
The passengers were transported back to the terminal.
No injuries were reported.
On July 5, 2013 around 4 pm, a Heartland Transmission Project helicopter transporting equipment to a tower crashed near Fort Saskatchewan. When the helicopter grazed the 64 metre tower, the pilot lost control.
One report says a worker fell from the helicopter but this has not been confirmed.
Two men were aboard; they were both taken to University of Alberta hospital in serious condition. The lineman was airlifted.
Transportation Safety Board and Alberta Occupational Health and Safety will be investigating, as well as the Heartland Transmission.Project.
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What: Northern Thunderbird Air Beechcraft 100 King Air en route from Vancouver International Airport to Kelowna International Airport
Where: Russ Baker Way, near Vancouver International Airport, Canada
When: Oct 27, 2011 4 pm
Who: 9 occupants, 2 fatalities
Why: Reporting difficulty to ATC after a warning light came on in the cabin fifteen minutes after takeoff, the pilot, Luc Fortin attempted to return to the airport. The plane crash landed short of the runway. On impact, the fuselage separated from the tail section by 10 yards and was on fire beside the road. Fortin died of his injuries, and the co-pilot died later with burns on 80% of his body. There were 9 people aboard, and all of them were hospitalized. The plane had hit the ground and skidded, it’s wing striking a car. Two on the ground (in the car) were injured by debris.
Fortin, a 14,000-hour pilot, died at Vancouver General Hospital, and leaves a wife Dagne and sixteen month old daughter Katelyn.
After weeks in intensive care, co-pilot, Matt Robic, 26, died at Vancouver General Hospital on November 16, 2011 with 80% burns. He leaves his wife Natalie Redfearn.
On landing on Russ Baker Way (street), the plane burst into flames. Passersby on the street pulled over and rushed to the burning plane to pull those aboard from the flames. Initially both pilots were alive and were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Read the accounts of some of those involved by following the “read more” link below.
The flight had been chartered as a private rental by an executive group with business in Kelowna.
Jeremy Kerr, John Redmond, Haim Peri, Shawn Nagurny, Lonney Lee and half a dozen other good samaritans had been driving by (or worked in the immediate area) and pulled over to run into the burning plane and rescue those aboard. Thanks to their efforts, seven people survived. Carolyn Cross, Lorelei Sobolik, Cameron Sobolik, Tony (Troy?) Zanatta, Kelly Jablonski, Jeff McCord were among the survivors.
The black box and data therein was recovered.
What: float plane
Where: Lac Labelle Laurentian Mountains, Quebec Canada
When: May 30, 2011, 6 pm
Who: 2 men aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: The float plane crashed in the Laurentians in a lake resort area 160 km northeast of Montreal, between the towns of Alberton and Red River.
The two men’s bodies have been recovered with difficulty in the remote area.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-45 had to return and make an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on October 25th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Toronto, Canada, but had to turn back after the first officer’s windshield developed cracks.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-162 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gander International Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on December 31.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Glasgow, Scotland, to Newark, New Jersey, had to divert after its windshield cracked mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 164 people aboard remained safe.
Air Canada flight AC-868 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 24th.
The plane flying from Toronto, Canada, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted after a 10-year-old girl had a cardiac arrest midair.
The plane landed safely. The child was immediately taken to University Hospital Limerick where she was later pronounced dead.