Thursday, February 1, 2018

2018 - JAN - Aircraft Incidents




2018-01-01 - Passenger plane hit by odor at Logan Airport in coastal Boston (Massachusetts), 4 people hospitalized:
http://wwlp.com/2018/01/01/airline-mechanical-issue-on-plane-sends-4-to-hospital/
http://www.kctv5.com/story/37170886/mechanical-issue-on-plane-sends-4-to-hospital
http://www.wcvb.com/article/4-people-taken-to-hospital-from-american-airlines-flight/14526699
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20180101/mechanical-issue-on-american-airlines-plane-sends-4-to-hospital
http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/01/01/american-airlines-mechanical-issue-on-plane-at-logan-sends-4-to-hospital
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/news/4-taken-off-flight-to-hospital-after-passengers-report-strange-odor/ar-BBHLxx0
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/star-tribune/20180102/281762744638115

Quote: "WCVB-TV reports the airline says passengers reported an odor in the cabin Monday before the plane was scheduled to leave Boston. It was headed to Charlotte."

2018-01-01 - Small plane makes emergency belly-landing at airport in Fargo (North Dakota), landing gear problem:
http://www.crookstontimes.com/news/20180102/pilot-lands-single-engine-plane-without-wheels-in-fargo

2018-01-01 - Small plane crashes into paddock in coastal Dargaville (New Zealand), 2 killed:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/100278011/two-dead-in-light-plane-crash-in-rural-area-in-northland
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/northland-plane-crash-victim-a-helicopter-rescue-pilot.html
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/347324/northland-plane-crash-victim-was-a-good-guy
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11968349
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/two-people-dead-in-microlight-plane-crash-northland
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/correction-plane-crash-kaipara-district

2018-01-02 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane after departing coastal Bangkok (Thailand):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5229213/BA-flight-Bangkok-London-declares-emergency.html
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/670972/british-airways-flight-kent-bangkok-to-heathrow-thailand-passenger-falls-ill

Quote: "A British Airways spokesman told MailOnline the incident involved a medical emergency."

2018-01-03 - Passenger has 'medical issue' on passenger plane, plane diverts to Cedar Rapids (Iowa):
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-Cedar-Rapids-due-to-medical-issue-467980783.html
http://www.kwwl.com/story/37189669/2018/01/Thursday/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-cedar-rapids

Quote: "A Southwest flight made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids because of a medical issue involving someone on the plane."

2018-01-03 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/International-flight-diverted-to-ICT-due-to-medical-emergency--468006373.html

Quote: "An international flight that made an emergency stop at Eisenhower Airport has taken off. The plane landed on Wednesday night just before 10 p.m. The west jet flight from Cancun, Mexico, was traveling to Canada. Passengers were placed on another plane that left on Thursday morning around 3:40 a.m. Airport police say a passenger had a medical emergency but did not go into detail."

2018-01-03 - Small plane goes missing over the Gulf of Mexico after pilot becomes unresponsive after departing from Bethany (Oklahoma):
http://abc13.com/us-coast-guard-searching-for-missing-plane-in-freeport/2858412/
http://kfor.com/2018/01/03/coast-guard-searching-for-missing-oklahoma-city-plane/
http://www.sott.net/article/373006-Plane-vanishes-from-radar-midflight-over-Texas
http://okcfox.com/news/local/us-coast-guard-identifies-pilot-of-missing-oklahoma-plane
http://www.fox23.com/news/plane-disappears-after-taking-off-from-oklahoma-city/675612395
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5234045/Small-plane-goes-missing-Gulf-Mexico.html
http://kxan.com/2018/01/03/plane-bound-for-georgetown-last-seen-on-radar-over-gulf-of-mexico/
http://www.koco.com/article/coast-guard-searching-for-plane-registered-to-edmond-company/14586720
http://www.ibtimes.com/small-texas-bound-aircraft-goes-missing-possibly-crashed-over-gulf-mexico-2636835
http://www.wesh.com/article/faa-plane-that-left-oklahoma-city-area-airport-last-seen-on-radar-heading-into-gulf-of-mexico/14586797
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/coast-guard-sending-out-search-and-rescue-aircraft-for-single-engine-plane-which-left-from-okc

Quote: "The plane was last observed on radar about 219 miles northwest of Cancun at 15,000 feet and was headed into the Gulf of Mexico."

Quote: "The Coast Guard received word of a possible plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico due to an unresponsive pilot. The FAA says the pilot did not land, but kept on the same course and was unresponsive to air traffic control instructions."

Quote: "Ethan Narber, a pilot and aviation enthusiast, posted on Twitter that fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the plane and noted that the pilot was upright in his seat but unresponsive. 'Definitely a medical incident. So sad,' he added."

Quote: "Navy planes from New Orleans were sent to investigate and reported the pilot was slouched over and appeared to be unconscious."

2018-01-03 - Small plane crashes on coastal Bazaruto Island (Mozambique), 7 injured:
http://apanews.net/index.php/en/news/mozambique-seven-injured-in-plane-crash-near-tourist-resort/
http://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/accidents/airplane-crash-leaves-seven-injured-mozambique/
http://www.africareview.com/news/Seven-injured-in-plane-crash-in-Mozambique/979180-4251044-format-xhtml-5699qr/index.html
http://clubofmozambique.com/news/airplane-crash-leaves-seven-injured-in-inhambane/

2018-01-03 - Mig-29 fighter jet crashes and burns on runway in coastal Goa (India), pilot ejects:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180104-61264-IND
http://www.ndtv.com/goa-news/mig-29k-fighter-jet-catches-fire-at-goa-airport-pilot-ejects-safely-1795225
http://www.firstpost.com/india/mig-29-aircraft-crashes-in-goas-dabolim-airport-after-going-off-runway-pilot-ejects-safely-4285225.html
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mig-29k-crashes-in-goa-naval-base-civilian-flights-disrupted/articleshow/62350161.cms

2018-01-04 - Small plane makes emergency belly-landing at Yeager Airport in Charleston (West Virginia), engine failure:
http://wchstv.com/news/local/yeager-airport-closed-after-emergency-landing
http://www.wowktv.com/news/emergencies/yeager-airport-closed-after-plane-lands-without-landing-gear/902391045
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Yeager-Airport-cancels-one-flight-others-running-on-time-despite-winter-storm-468038983.html
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha_county/small-plane-lands-without-landing-gear-at-yeager-airport/article_298ebb2b-feae-5ed2-8a8d-68350ea7503c.html

2018-01-05 - Woman slumps over dead on passenger plane between coastal Rarotonga and coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/100365415/Woman-dies-on-board-Jetstar-flight-from-Rarotonga-to-Auckland
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/woman-dies-on-jetstar-flight-bound-for-auckland.html
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/jetstar-passenger-dies-on-flight-from-rarotonga-to-auckland.html
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/woman-dies-board-jetstar-flight-rarotonga-auckland
http://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/otago-daily-times/20180106/281552291247123
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/woman-dies-jetstar-flight-auckland-082602185.html
http://www.facebook.com/Stuff.co.nz/posts/10156110466994268
http://www.facebook.com/1NEWSNZ/posts/10155057732771218

2018-01-05 - Man smears poop all over bathrooms on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/united-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-passenger-wipes-feces-on-bathroom-walls
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/official-flight-diverted-after-man-soils-plane-bathrooms/article_a396dda0-287c-5051-8a2a-2c1ef98d0d1c.html
http://abc7ny.com/travel/flight-diverted-after-man-smears-feces-in-plane-bathrooms/2868340/
http://komonews.com/news/local/man-soils-plane-bathrooms-diverting-flight-to-alaska
http://www.yahoo.com/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-because-233308181.html
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37203104/police-man-spreads-poop-aboard-airplane

Quote: "The man, who was accused of soiling two lavatories and trying to flush his shirt down a toilet, did not try to interfere with the flight crew and was not expected to be arrested, airport police Lt. Joe Gamache said. He was taken to a hospital for a mental health assessment."

2018-01-05 - Two passenger planes crash at airport, fire erupts, in Toronto (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180106-61287-CAN
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/06/fire-as-one-plane-crashes-into-another-at-toronto-pearson-airport
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/01/05/two-planes-collide-at-toronto-airport-westjet-says-passengers-evacuated-from-its-flight.html
http://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/two-planes-collide-on-ground-at-torontos-pearson-airport-no-serious-injuries-reported
http://news.sky.com/story/plane-collision-in-canada-sparks-evacuations-11197100
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/planes-collide-pearson-1.4475958
http://fortune.com/2018/01/06/toronto-airport-collision/

Quote: "WestJet said an inbound from Cancun, Mexico with 168 passengers and a crew of six was stationary and waiting to go to a gate when it was struck by a Sunwing aircraft moving back from a gate. Video footage shows flames coming from one of the planes as passengers are heard screaming."

2018-01-05 - Small plane crashes into scrub near Boorabbin (Australia):
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/pilot-and-passenger-survive-wa-plane-crash
http://au.news.yahoo.com/wa/a/38504440/pilot-passenger-survive-wa-plane-crash/
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/goldfields/pilot-and-passenger-survive-goldfields-plane-crash-ng-b88707107z
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/lucky-escape-for-two-men-after-plane-crashes-in-the-goldfields-20180105-h0eb1m.html
http://thewest.com.au/news/goldfields/goldfields-plane-crash-sparks-australian-transport-safety-bureau-investigation-ng-b88707116z

2018-01-06 - Passenger plane hit by unusual odor, people sickened, plane returns to coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/jetblue-flight-returns-to-logan-airport-after-reports-of-unusual-odor/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jetblue-flight-1095-returns-logan-airport-boston-unusual-odor/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/jetblue-flight-diverted-back-boston-unusual-odor-detected/story?id=52185990
http://www.fox25boston.com/news/jetblue-flight-returns-to-logan-airport-after-unusual-odor-reported-in-plane/678251395
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/01/06/boston-jet-blue-flight-returns-to-logan-airport-after-unusual-odor-detected/
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jetblue-flight-returns-to-logan-airport-after-unusual-odor-detected/vp-BBHXdMS
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/jetblue-flight-returns-to-boston-airport-after-unusual-odor-sickens-passengers-crew/678358553
http://www.wlox.com/story/37208902/jetblue-flight-returns-to-boston-after-odor-sickens-passengers-and-crew

Quote: "An official statement from the airline says the crew on board reported an unusual odor on the plane, which caused customers and crew members to feel ill. "

Note: An unknown odor hit a passenger plane on the tarmac and hospitalized four people at Logan Airport in Boston the week prior too, mentioned in the 2018-01-01 update...

2018-01-06 - US military UH-1 helicopter makes emergency landing on beach in coastal Okinawa (Japan):
http://www.yahoo.com/news/us-military-chopper-makes-emergency-landing-japan-beach-110150267.html

2018-01-07 - Twin-engine plane bursts into flame while parked inside hangar at airport in Petaluma (California):
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Catches-Fire-at-Petaluma-Airport-468272433.html
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7848859-181/single-engine-plane-catches-fire-in
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/01/07/fire-crews-douse-burning-plane-in-hanger-at-petaluma-airport/

Quote: "The Petaluma Fire Department responded to a small plane on fire Petaluma Municipal Airport on Sunday evening. At about 6:50 p.m., fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming out of an airport hangar. They pried open the hangar and found a twin-engine airplane fully engulfed in flames, fire officials said."

Note: This is the 1st aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2017...

2018-01-07 - Small plane crash-lands in field near airport in Lafayette Township (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/sussex-county/index.ssf/2018/01/no_injuries_reported_after_plane_makes_hard_landin.html
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/sussex/2018/01/07/plane-hard-lands-sussex-county-no-injuries-police-say/1011693001/
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-jersey/articles/2018-01-08/official-pair-uninjured-after-plane-makes-hard-landing

2018-01-08 - Saudi Royal Air Force jet crashes in Yemen:
http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/301914/Saudi-plane-crash-pilots-rescued-no-casualties-reported
http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2018/1/8/saudi-warplane-crash-in-yemen-due-to-technical-failure

2018-01-08 - Small plane crashes into trees near the Hunua Dam (New Zealand), 2 injured:
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/plane-crash-lands-in-auckland-leaving-two-people-injured
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/100442785/pilot-and-passenger-pulled-from-plane-after-emergency-landing
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11972129

2018-01-08 - Small plane crashes into field near Overbury (Britain), 2 killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-42611045
http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/08/two-men-killed-plane-crashes-midlands-7214241/
http://www.itv.com/news/central/2018-01-08/light-aircraft-crash-in-worcestershire/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/901793/Plane-crash-West-Midlands-Ambulance-Service-Overbuy-Tewkesbury-Gloucestershire
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/672434/Plane-Crash-Overbury-Tewkesbury-Ambulances-Causalities-West-Midlands-Light-Aircraft
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tewkesbury-plane-crash-latest-updates-victims-injuries-ambulance-gloucestershire-overbury-field-a8147941.html

2018-01-08 - US military helicopter makes emergency landing in coastal Yomitan, Okinawa (Japan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180108-61320-JPN

2018-01-09 - Small plane crashes into trees in Pacific Haven, near coastal Hervey Bay (Australia), 1 injured:
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/light-plane-crash-near-hervey-bay-in-queensland/news-story/6c59143bd5021c5a24b9d582f9c650d9
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/videos/footage-plane-crash-pacific-haven/56713/

2018-01-09 - Small plane lands at airport, landing gear collapses, plane slides off runway, in coastal Eleuthera (Bahamas):
http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/police-reports/RBPF_Police_investigates_plane_crash_at_Governors_Harbour_Eleuthera_Airport56743.shtml
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/jan/10/plane-skids-runway-while-landing-eleuthera/

Quote: "Upon arrival at that location, Officers discovered that, as a Pineapple Air Charter Flight from New Providence, was approaching the end of the runway, the landing gear collapsed causing the aircraft to skid off the southern end of the runway."

2018-01-10 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at airport in Warsaw (Poland), landing gear problem:
http://www.whig.com/article/20180110/AP/301109709
http://www.yahoo.com/news/plane-domestic-flight-makes-emergency-landing-poland-203551378.html
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=235&sid=46234469&title=plane-on-domestic-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-poland
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/10/plane-on-domestic-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-poland.html
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/world_news/plane-on-domestic-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-poland/article_b13b48bc-ef78-50bf-a06e-a4508f799801.html
http://www.eturbonews.com/174908/warsaws-chopin-airport-shuts-plane-crash-lands-runway

2018-01-11 - Passenger plane hit by unusual odor, plane makes emergency landing in Krakow (Poland):
http://airflightdisaster.com/index.php/lufthansa-flight-returns-to-poland-due-to-unusual-odor-on-board/

Quote: "Lufthansa flight LH-1365 had to return and make an emergency landing in Krakow, Poland, on January 11th. The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an unusual odor on-board."

2018-01-11 - Woman goes nuts on passenger plane, attacks passengers, tries to strangle person, plane diverts to Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://wjla.com/news/local/flight-to-london-turns-back-after-woman-allegedly-attacks-passengers-tries-to-open-door
http://6abc.com/travel/london-bound-plane-diverted-to-phl-due-to-disruptive-passenger/2929855/
http://phl.today/44664/london-bound-plane-diverted-to-philadelphia-due-to-medical-incident/
http://www.wcnc.com/news/unruly-passenger-forces-flight-from-clt-to-reroute/507639269

Quote: "A spokesperson for American Airlines released the following statement: 'American Airlines flight 732 from Charlotte Douglas (CLT) to London Heathrow (LHR) diverted to Philadelphia (PHL) due to a disruptive passenger. Law enforcement met flight 732 on arrival at Philadelphia.' A source with the FBI tells Action News that they did respond to the scene, and described the incident as a medical issue."

Quote: "An American Airlines red-eye flight from Charlotte to London abruptly turned back early Thursday morning after a woman allegedly attacked other passengers and tried to open the door to the plane over the Atlantic Ocean, officials confirm to ABC7. According to local woman who was also on board the flight, the woman attacked several people, 'started strangling a woman in front of her' and then was trying to open the door of the plane."

Quote: "NBC Charlotte learned American Airlines flight 732 was over the Atlantic Ocean at the time of the incident."

Note: Sounds similar to the man who suddenly started biting people on a passenger plane after departing coastal Los Angeles (California), mentioned in the 2017-12-11 update. Over the Atlantic Ocean is where on consecutive days Carrie Fisher went into cardiac arrest on one passenger plane (and died shortly later), and a 10-year-old girl dropped dead on another passenger plane, events mentioned in the 2016-12-23 update and the 2016-12-24 update respectively...

2018-01-11 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at Hobby Airport in Houston (Texas):
http://www.kyma.com/news/national-world/flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-texas-airport/684730243
http://www.channel3000.com/news/national-news/flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-texas-airport/684730941
http://www.kesq.com/news/national-world/flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-texas-airport/684730491

2018-01-11 - Small plane crash-lands near airport in Wadsworth (Ohio), engine failure:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/01/small_plane_crashes_near_wadsw.html
http://www.chroniclet.com/state-news/2018/01/11/Plane-crashes-near-Wadsworth-Municipal-Airport.html
http://www.news5cleveland.com/homepage-showcase/plane-crashes-in-backyard-near-wadsworth-airport
http://www.ohio.com/akron/news/local/there-are-reports-a-small-plane-that-has-crashed-while-landing-near-wadsworth-municipal-airport
http://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/medina-county/pilot-uninjured-following-plane-crash-near-wadsworth-municipal-airport/95-507161493
http://fox8.com/2018/01/11/plane-crashes-near-wadsworth-municipal-airport/

2018-01-12 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane diverts to coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.kesq.com/news/palm-springs-flight-lands-safely-in-lax-after-smoke-reported-in-cockpit/685244789

Quote: "An Alaskan Airlines flight that took off at Palm Springs International Airport and was scheduled to land in San Francisco, was diverted to LAX after smoke was reported in the cockpit."

Note: This is the 2nd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-12 - Passenger plane crewmember has 'medical issue', plane diverts to Wichita (Kansas):
http://ksn.com/2018/01/12/medical-issue-with-delta-crew-member-forces-flight-to-be-diverted-to-wichita/
http://www.knssradio.com/articles/delta-flight-diverted-wichita-due-medical-issue-crew-member
http://www.follownews.com/medical-issue-with-delta-crew-member-forces-flight-to-be-diverted-to-wichita-3zbt5

Quote: "A Delta airplane has been diverted to Eisenhower National Airport after a crew member suffered from some sort of medical issue."

2018-01-12 - Woman, 63, has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, plane diverts to coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/abu-dhabi-bound-flight-lands-at-mumbai-airport-after-medical-emergency/story-sUWGdk0GFCAKTEKtceevIP.html

2018-01-12 - Passenger plane runs off runway at airport in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://abc7chicago.com/chicago-bound-plane-veers-off-runway-in-nashville-/2935814/
http://www.lex18.com/story/37255164/plane-goes-off-runway-at-nashville-airport
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/12/nashville-chicago-flight-off-taxiway/
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/01/12/bna-nashville-airport-plane-runs-off-taxiway/1029349001/
http://www.wsmv.com/story/37255025/plane-goes-off-taxiway-at-nashville-international-with-passengers-on-board
http://wdef.com/2018/01/12/nashville-airport-plane-went-off-taxiway-no-injuries/

2018-01-12 - Small plane crash-lands in swamp near airport in the Bahamas, engine failure, 1 injured:
http://thenassauguardian.com/2018/01/13/pilot-injured-in-plane-crash/
http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/191047/Pilot_injured_in_plane_crash.html
http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/police-reports/RBPF_Police_investigates_plane_crash_Great_Harbour_Cay_Berry_Islands56768.shtml

2018-01-13 - Passenger plane runs off runway, slides down slope, in coastal Trabzon (Turkey):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180114-61403-TUR
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42680238
http://abc7ny.com/plane-dangles-off-a-cliff-after-skidding-off-runway/2943268/
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/plane-skids-off-runway-in-northern-turkey-125679
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42681305/plane-skids-off-runway-at-trabzon-airport-in-turkey
http://scroll.in/latest/865059/turkey-aircraft-with-168-on-board-nearly-falls-into-the-black-sea
http://abcnews.go.com/International/plane-turkey-overshoots-icy-runway-stops-side-black/story?id=52340135
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-14/plane-dangles-off-cliff-after-skidding-off-runway-in-turkey
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/plane-turkey-pegasus-airlines-1.4486982?cmp=rss

2018-01-13 - Small plane crashes into the Great Salt Lake (Utah), 2 killed:
http://kutv.com/news/local/bodies-of-missing-pilot-passenger-found-in-great-salt-lake
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/900007567/bodies-of-plane-crash-victims-recovered-from-great-salt-lake.html
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=46237035&nid=148&title=officials-bodies-of-missing-ogden-men-recovered-from-aircraft-in-great-salt-lake
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/01/13/utah-dive-team-recovers-bodies-of-men-whose-plane-crashed-into-great-salt-lake/
http://www.standard.net/Local/2018/01/13/2-missing-men-found-dead-with-plane-off-Promontory-Point-Great-Salt-Lake
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/article_3311f226-f8d4-11e7-85e1-f32c02151380.html

2018-01-13 - Small plane crashes in Alberhill, near Lake Elsinore (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180114-61390-USA
http://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/plane-down-riverside-county
http://www.pe.com/2018/01/13/plane-crashes-in-hills-near-lake-elsinore-prompting-minor-power-outage/

2018-01-13 - Small plane crashes shortly after takeoff at airport in Longmont (Colorado), engine failure:
http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_31591064/plane-crash-at-longmonts-vance-brand-municipal-airport
http://www.denverpost.com/2018/01/13/longmont-vance-brand-municipal-airport-plane-crash/
http://kdvr.com/2018/01/13/airplane-goes-down-at-vance-brand-airport-in-longmont-2-injured/

2018-01-13 - Small plane goes missing near Elko (Nevada):
http://kutv.com/news/local/plane-goes-missing-near-elko-nevada
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2018/01/14/mississippi-native-missing-after-plane-crash-nevada/1032474001/

2018-01-13 - Helicopter crashes into the Arabian Sea near coastal Mumbai (India), 5 killed, 2 missing:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/helicopter-crash-indian-oil-rig-1.4486468
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/indian-helicopter-missing-board-52323716
http://www.halifaxtoday.ca/world-news/helicopter-crashes-on-way-to-indian-oil-rig-killing-5-812370
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/international/helicopter-crashes-on-way-to-indian-oil-rig-killing/article_3b57c735-d1a7-5f95-80d3-65b75a6724fc.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indian-helicopter-missing-with-7-on-board/2018/01/13/8da1a174-f842-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html

Quote: "The helicopter was carrying two pilots and five employees of the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Commission from a Mumbai airfield to the oil rig when it disappeared, prompting a search operation, navy spokesman Capt. D. Sharma said. The five bodies were spotted along with debris from the helicopter, Sharma said."

2018-01-14 - Passenger plane hit by smoke at coastal JFK Airport (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/JFK-Airport-Plane-Evacuation-Smoke-469285113.html

Quote: "A commercial plane was evacuated amid a smoky scene at John F. Kennedy Airport on Sunday evening, officials said. Delta flight 2164 was near Terminal 2 when the crew reported a smoke condition, according to Port Authority PBA."

Note: This is the 3rd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-14 - Passenger has 'medical issue' on passenger plane after departing from coastal San Francisco (California), plane diverts to airport in Dulles (Virginia):
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Passenger-s-Medical-Issue-Diverts-Paris-Bound-12498258.php
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/01/15/united-flight-to-paris-diverts-for-medical-issue.html
http://www.startribune.com/united-flight-to-paris-diverts-for-medical-issue/469309913/
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/01/15/us/ap-us-united-flight-diverted.html
http://www.wral.com/united-flight-to-paris-diverts-for-medical-issue/17258119/
http://kron4.com/2018/01/14/united-flight-to-paris-diverts-for-medical-issue/
http://www.wthr.com/article/united-flight-to-paris-diverts-for-medical-issue

Quote: "The plane was diverted because a passenger had a medical issue, FAA officials said."

2018-01-14 - Small plane makes emergency belly-landing at airport in coastal Juneau (Alaska), landing gear problem:
http://juneauempire.com/local/news/2018-01-14/landing-gear-malfunction-forces-plane-land-belly

2018-01-14 - Small plane crashes into paddock near Emerald (Australia), 1 killed:
http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/man-dies-in-queensland-light-plane-crash/ar-AAuE0iP
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-14/pilot-dies-in-ultralight-plane-crash-central-queensland/9327988
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/pilot-dies-after-light-plane-crashes-in-central-queensland-paddock-20180114-p4yygk.html
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/pilot-killed-in-central-queensland-crash/news-story/0bddd0aac43690066d4d596e2694784c
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/man-dies-in-queensland-light-plane-crash

2018-01-15 - FedEx cargo plane reports fire, plane makes emergency landing in Dayton (Ohio):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180116-61426-USA
http://www.whio.com/news/local/distress-call-from-cargo-plane-prompts-landing-dayton-airport/YFDlhEbmkglRTIS0HGOhmL/

Quote: "A FexEx cargo plane safely landed at Dayton International Airport following a report of a fire on board the plane, according to an airport spokeswoman. Fire crews received a distress call from the plane around 9:20 a.m. reporting their was a fire on the plane, Dayton airport spokeswoman Linda Hughes said. The flight landed without incident just before 10 a.m."

Note: This is the 4th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-15 - Passenger sickens on passenger plane after departing from coastal London (Britain), plane diverts to Berlin (Germany):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/904800/british-airways-flight-ba882-emergency-london-heathrow-kiev-berlin

Quote: "British Airways flight BA882 was diverted to Berlin after a passenger became unwell during the flight."

2018-01-15 - Helicopter crashes near Stony Ridge (Ohio), 2 killed:
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2018/01/15/Helicopter-crashes-in-Wood-County.html
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2018/01/16/federal-authorities-probing-ohio-helicopter-crash-2-killed.html
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/helicopter-for-utility-work-crashes-into-field-killing/article_e5f911cc-6f10-56d9-8fb9-ab8f76a68f45.html
http://www.richmond.com/news/national-world/ap/helicopter-for-utility-work-crashes-in-field-killing-men/article_f5ed9385-249b-5528-904b-9207d0dd2fb7.html
http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Reported-crash-involving-aircraft-469384613.html

2018-01-16 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.wisn.com/article/medical-emergency-prompts-90-minute-delay-at-mitchell-international/15173820

Quote: "Staff on the plane already at the gate were tending to a passenger who was experiencing a medical emergency, Thomas said."

2018-01-16 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at airport on the island of Saipan, loss of pressure:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180116-61432-MNP
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180116-61432-MNP

2018-01-16 - Turkish military plane crashes near Egirdir Lake in Isparta Province (Turkey), 3 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180117-61441-TUR
http://www.euronews.com/2018/01/17/turkish-military-plane-crashes-into-hillside
http://www.wvnstv.com/news/reports-turkish-military-training-plane-crashes-killing-3/920920087
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/reports-turkish-military-training-plane-crashes-killing-3/920919540
http://www.yahoo.com/news/reports-turkish-military-training-plane-crashes-killing-3-122306652.html
http://www.defenseworld.net/news/21772/Turkey___s_CN_235_Military_Plane_Crashes_Killing_Three_Onboard
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/three-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-military-plane-crash-in-turkeys-isparta-125879
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/17/c_136903309_2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CASA/IPTN_CN-235

2018-01-16 - Small plane runs off runway at airport in Bend (Oregon):
http://katu.com/news/local/private-plane-slides-off-bend-runway-no-injuries

2018-01-16 - Small plane makes emergency belly-landing at airport in Fishers (Indiana), landing gear problem:
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-Indianapolis-469710223.html
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/fishers/small-plane-crash-lands-on-runway-at-fishers-airport-no-injuries-reported
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-indianapolis/article_18e90ad0-49bd-5fd5-b440-d144c2a8589b.html

2018-01-16 - Small plane makes emergency landing and hits sheep, near Parbold (Britain), engine failure:
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-west-lancs/plane-crashes-sheep-after-emergency-14160906

2018-01-16 - Colombian military MI-17 helicopter crashes near Segovia (Colombia), all 10 aboard killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180117-61444-COL
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-crash/colombian-army-helicopter-crash-kills-10-idUSKBN1F52KL
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/no-survivors-in-colombia-military-helicopter-crash#jjmKYVa7P85ofjz2.97

2018-01-17 - Small plane crash-lands in parking lot in Santa’s Village in San Bernardino County (California):
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/plane-with-4-aboard-crash-lands-near-santas-village/
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2018/01/17/small-plane-crashes-in-parking-lot-of-santas-villege-in-sky-forest-no-major-injuries/

2018-01-17 - Small plane crashes near coastal Nassau (Bahamas), 6 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180118-61466-BHS
http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/191213/Breaking__Plane_crash_kills_six_people.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Six-Feared-Dead-After-Plane-Goes-Missing-in-the-Bahamas-469803043.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/plane-board-missing-bahamas-official-52415908
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/17/plane-with-6-on-board-missing-in-bahamas-official-says.html
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/jan/17/breaking-news-small-aircraft-en-route-new-providen/
http://bahamaspress.com/2018/01/17/plane-crash-in-andros-all-passengers-found-dead/
http://wp.caribbeannewsnow.com/2018/01/17/plane-crash-kills-six-bahamas/
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Six_killed_in_Bahamas_plane_crash_

2018-01-17 - Helicopter crashes and burns near Raton (New Mexico), 5 killed, 1 injured:
http://time.com/5109168/zimbabwe-roy-bennet-helicopter-crash/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/zimbabwe-opposition-leader-dies-us-192702271.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article195405129.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/world/africa/roy-bennett-zimbabwe-mdc-dead.html
http://kxan.com/2018/01/18/2-texans-zimbabwean-opposition-leader-killed-in-new-mexico-helicopter-crash/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dead-1-injured-fiery-helicopter-crash-new-mexico-article-1.3764444
http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2018/01/18/five-dead-helicopter-crash-northern-new-mexico/1044902001/
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/texas/helicopter-crash-claims-texas-investor-decorated-pilots/article_4a21faf3-b1e6-5cc4-8888-0c8d6d54f87e.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42740567

2018-01-18 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Dallas (Texas):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/american-airlines-passengers-brace-for-emergency-landing-impact/685926243

Quote: "Ramsthel told Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV that he could smell smoke in the plane."

Note: This is the 5th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-18 - Man, 70, has heart attack on passenger plane, dies after plane lands in Jaipur (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-jaipur-as-passenger-suffers-heart-attack-dies/story-cfTcFPWcRQvppmbuMxVRJK.html

Quote: "A Pune-Delhi SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at Jaipur airport on Thursday evening after a passenger suffered cardiac arrest mid air. He, however, was declared dead after being taken to a nearby hospital."

2018-01-18 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing in coastal Los Angeles (California), hydraulic problem:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180119-61468-USA
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/01/18/delta-airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-lax-passengers-still-aboard-aircraft/
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/national_news/delta-jetliner-makes-emergency-safe-return-to-los-angeles/article_61dda2e0-7dc1-57d5-852f-767f60a2adf7.html

2018-01-18 - Passenger plane shakes violently, makes emergency landing in Alice Springs (Australia), engine problem:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42741598
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/19/malaysia-airlines-passengers-recall-violent-shaking-plane-diverts/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/malaysia-airlines-flight-shakes-violently-lands-safely/2018/01/18/8e09b63a-fcb9-11e7-9b5d-bbf0da31214d_story.html
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/malaysia-airlines-flight-mh122-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-in-alice-springs/news-story/11e2189abfbf4959923c0f9a7ba45861

2018-01-18 - Twin-engine plane damaged by landing gear collapse at airport in Brownsville (Texas):
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/gear-collapse-damages-plane-at-brownsville-airport/article_80738f16-fcc1-11e7-93ad-e76b4e667135.html

2018-01-19 - Passenger plane hit by 'bad smell', 15 people sickened, plane returns to coastal Amsterdam (Netherlands):
http://thegoldwater.com/news/16527-Transatlantic-United-Airlines-Flight-Returns-After-Mysterious-Illness
http://www.aeroinside.com/item/10901/united-b763-over-atlantic-on-jan-19th-2018-15-people-fell-unwell
http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/7_days/new/64862/United_Boeing_767_over_Atlantic_on_Jan_19th_2018_15_people_fell_unwell
http://twitter.com/airlivenet/status/954402563146878976

Quote: "United Airlines flight UA71, which was en route from Amsterdam to New York, had to return to Schiphol airport two hours after departure and turned back over Iceland. Some fifteen occupants of the plane, both crew members and passengers, had become sick for a so far unknown reason. An eyewitness stated: 'The purser said there were problems with flight attendants and a pilot who had become unwell.' 'A number of travelers were also affected by complaints, we heard.' It would appear a great number of passengers had complained about a 'bad smell' on the plane."

2018-01-19 - Small plane makes emergency landing in field near Amity (Indiana), engine failure:
http://www.wsvx.com/2018/01/19/plane-and-pilot-ok-after-emergency-landing-in-johnson-county/

2018-01-19 - Small plane lands at airport, nose gear collapses, in coastal Mackay (Australia):
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/light-aircraft-crash-at-mackay-airport-closes-runw/3314962/

2018-01-20 - Small plane crashes onto the Rock River near Grand Detour (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180122-61516-USA
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Plane-crashes-into-the-Rock-River-near-Grand-Detour-IL-470303843.html
http://www.mystateline.com/news/breaking-plane-crash-in-ogle-county/928226032
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/01/20/plane-goes-down-in-ogle-county/a94funv/
http://abc7chicago.com/small-plane-crashes-onto-frozen-rock-river/2972853/
http://www.wkow.com/story/37311014/2018/01/Saturday/plane-crash-in-grand-detour
http://www.wrex.com/story/37311014/2018/01/Saturday/plane-crash-in-grand-detour
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/pilot-passenger-hurt-when-plane-lands-on-frozen-rock-river
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Two-injured-after-a-small-plane-crashes-into-the-Rock-River--470334173.html
http://www.am1460wixn.com/wixn-news/2018/01/20/authorities-on-scene-of-plane-crash-on-rock-river-by-grand-detour

2018-01-20 - Small plane makes emergency landing in field near Omaha (Nebraska), engine failure:
http://www.ketv.com/article/engine-failure-forces-plane-to-land-in-field-near-144th-and-giles-millard-airport-officials-said/15831855
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/state/no-injuries-in-emergency-landing-of-small-plane-near-omaha/article_c4da2c83-e80f-56f2-a318-2b9d8618382e.html

2018-01-20 - Small plane crashes while landing at airstrip in coastal Tomahawk, Tasmania (Australia), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-21/fatal-aircraft-crash-in-north-east-tasmania/9346730
http://www.smh.com.au/national/light-plane-crash-kills-woman-in-tasmania-20180120-h0llim.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-22/dead-pilot-mourned-in-tasmania-sarah-southwell/9349748
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5294527/Woman-63-killed-light-plane-accident-Tasmania.html
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/5179647/sheffield-woman-killed-man-in-hospital-after-plane-crash-at-tomahawk/
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/tasmania-fire-service-attends-aircraft-incident/news-story/7137cf3ff113b4da72118a48be13e01b

2018-01-20 - US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes before dawn at Fort Irwin (California), 2 killed:
http://abc7.com/2-soldiers-killed-when-army-helicopter-crashes-in-fort-irwin/2974640/
http://abc11.com/news/families-of-soldiers-killed-in-apache-crash-wont-receive-death-benefit/2975252/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/20/military-chopper-crash-in-calif-leaves-2-dead.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/two-dead-army-helicopter-crash-california-n839561
http://gazette.com/2-fort-carson-soldiers-killed-when-army-helicopter-crashes-in-california/article/1619441
http://www.kjct8.com/content/news/2-soldiers-killed-when-Army-helicopter-crashes-in-California-470412313.html

2018-01-21 - Small plane lands at airport at 2:45 AM then bursts into flame, in Wantage (New Jersey):
http://www.njherald.com/20180121/no-injuries-as-plane-catches-fire-at-sussex-airport
http://www.nj.com/sussex-county/index.ssf/2018/01/2_unhurt_after_plane_burns_after_landing_at_sussex.html
http://www.aviationpros.com/news/12392679/no-injuries-as-plane-catches-fire-at-sussex-airport
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Pilot-passenger-escape-burning-plane-at-New-12515098.php
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/escape-unharmed-plane-fire-landing-new-jersey-airport-470536083.html
http://nj1015.com/no-injuries-after-plane-catches-fire-at-sussex-county-airport/
http://www.latimes.com/sns-bc-nj--plane-catches-fire-20180122-story.html

Note: This is the 6th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-21 - Powered glider crashes and burns in field near Bathurst (Australia), 1 killed:
http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/5180036/update-man-killed-in-glider-crash-near-bathurst-photos/
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/pilot-75-killed-in-glider-crash-near-bathurst-20180121-h0lryx.html
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/man-dies-in-glider-aircraft-crash-in-nsw

2018-01-21 - Helicopter crashes in field in Loxahatchee (Florida), 1 injured:
http://cbs12.com/news/local/pilot-hospitalized-following-helicopter-crash-in-loxahatchee
http://cbs12.com/news/local/small-helicopter-crashes-in-loxahatchee

2018-01-22 - Small plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency crash-landing near Dyess Air Force Base (Texas):
http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-dyess-air-force-base
http://sanangelolive.com/news/crashes/2018-01-22/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-dyess-air-force-base
http://www.reporternews.com/story/news/local/big-country/2018/01/22/civilian-plane-lands-field-near-dyess-afb/1053734001/
http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/main-news/first-responders-searching-for-possible-plane-crash-near-dyess-afb/931891564
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/pilot-unhurt-in-crash-landing-in-west-texas-field-in-abilene

Quote: "The pilot reported smoke in the cockpit and landed the low wing plane just off Drummond Rd near FM 707 and U.S. 277. "

Note: This is the 7th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-22 - Man, 60, has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, dies after landing in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://atholdailynews.com/top-headlines/orange-planning-board-member-grrr-gear-owner-dies-unexpectedly

Quote: "Al and Chris, Walker said, were flying to Atlanta, where they were going to get a connecting flight to Las Vegas for an event, when the plane had to make an emergency landing in North Carolina after Al started having a medical emergency."

2018-01-22 - Man, 53, goes into cardiac arrest on passenger plane and dies en route to coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/flier-dies-on-delhi-mumbai-plane-kin-blame-airline/story-TpLEU1G4Py31rpHBnonT6O.html

2018-01-22 - Small plane crashes into woods in coastal Bonita Springs (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2018/01/22/lcso-plane-crash-reported-woods-near-bonita-national-golf-course/1054807001/
http://www.tampabay.com/-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-florida-ap_florida36671f402e61486a9f3dd24c03c69a76
http://www.nbc29.com/story/37320899/small-plane-crashes-in-bonita-springs-field-one-dead
http://www.abc-7.com/story/37321643/small-plane-crashes-in-bonita-springs-field-one-dead
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/37320899/small-plane-crashes-in-bonita-springs-field-one-dead
http://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-under-investigation-in-lee-county
http://www.winknews.com/2018/01/22/small-plane-crashes-near-bonita-beach-road/
http://news.wgcu.org/post/plane-crashes-bonita-springs

2018-01-22 - Helicopter crashes at airport in Cahokia (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article195947789.html
http://www.kmov.com/story/37320422/injuries-reported-after-helicopter-crashes-in-cahokia
http://fox2now.com/2018/01/22/helicopter-crashes-at-st-louis-downtown-airport-occupants-survive/
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/men-able-to-walk-away-from-cahokia-helicopter-crash/63-510531490
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-very-lucky-to-survive-helicopter-crash-near-airport-in/article_c0997865-8d08-5d13-8a05-69e62b0edf00.html

2018-01-23 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane at airport in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2018/01/24/medical-emergency-on-st-louis-flight-to-baltimore-delays-flight/

Quote: "A medical emergency on board a Southwest Airlines flight from St. Louis to Baltimore forced the pilot to return to the gate. Flight 540 was cleared for takeoff Tuesday night when a passenger had a medical issue. "

2018-01-23 - Medical plane makes emergency belly-landing at airport in Garden City (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Kansas-medical-plane-lands-on-belly-no-injuries-reported-470975563.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kansas-medical-plane-lands-on-belly-no-injuries-12521927.php
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/24/kansas-medical-plane-lands-on-belly-no-injuries-re/
http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/state/article_ec4e0b87-17f5-5b21-92cf-b14624429f50.html

2018-01-23 - Small plane and rescue helicopter collide mid-air, near Philippsburg (Germany), 4 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180123-61541-DEU
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5302611/Four-people-killed-medical-helicopter-crashes.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/908727/plane-crash-Philippsburg-Germany-helicopter-four-dead
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/least-three-injured-rescue-helicopter-11900036
http://www.dw.com/en/helicopter-light-aircraft-collide-in-southwestern-germany/a-42271947
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5406897/four-dead-as-rescue-helicopter-crashes-into-a-small-plane-in-mid-air-germany/
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/23/police-small-plane-helicopter-crash-in-southern-germany.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article196097559.html

2018-01-23 - US military helicopter makes emergency landing on the island of Tonaki (Japan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180124-61550-JPN

2018-01-24 - Man, 46, airline employee, has 'medical emergency' and drops dead on passenger plane, plane diverts to coastal Johor (Indonesia):
http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-employee-dies-mid-flight-plane-makes-emergency-landing-2645036
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/airasia-employee-dies-on-flight-from-kl-to-bandung-9892224
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/01/25/airasia-employee-dies-during-flight-from-malaysia-to-indonesia.html
http://www.cetusnews.com/news/AirAsia-Employee-Dies-Mid-Flight--Plane-Makes-Emergency-Landing.BkWk8OlwBz.html
http://www.airlive.net/airasia-staff-died-onboard-flight-ak416-outbound-kuala-lumpur/
http://www.todayonline.com/world/airasia-staff-dies-onboard-flight-kl-bandung

Quote: "An AirAsia flight AK416 from Kuala Lumpur to Bandung, capital of Indonesia’s West Java province was diverted to Johor’s Senai International Airport on Wednesday after a male employee died mid-flight. The budget airlines confirmed the news in a report by the New Straits Times that the flight was diverted to Johor, a state in southern Malaysia because of a 'medical emergency'."

2018-01-24 - Passenger plane captain, man, 51, has 'medical emergency', seizures, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Shannon (Ireland):
http://irishpost.co.uk/transatlantic-flight-forced-emergency-landing-ireland-captain-suffers-multiple-seizures/
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/flight-diverted-to-shannon-airport-after-captain-became-incapacitated-36526096.html
http://nypost.com/2018/01/24/plane-made-emergency-landing-mid-flight-after-captain-fell-ill/
http://www.joe.ie/index.php/news/transatlantic-flight-diverted-shannon-captain-became-indisposed-613845
http://www.thesun.ie/news/2090003/norwegian-air-flight-diverts-to-shannon-airport-after-captain-suffers-number-of-seizures-while-heading-to-copenhagen/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/100904417/norwegian-air-jet-diverted-after-pilot-suffers-seizures
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/01/24/flight-diverted-because-pilot-fell-ill.html
http://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2018/0124/935715-shannon-plane-diverted/

Quote: "A transatlantic flight from Florida to Denmark had to make an emergency landing in Ireland after the captain became incapacitated. The Norwegian Air liner was mid-flight, flying from Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen, when the co-pilot declared a medical emergency reporting a 'crew member' had fallen ill, Irish News reported."

Quote: "It’s understood that the captain is a 51-year-old man who suffered a number of seizures during the flight."

2018-01-24 - Small plane crashes near Sauk Centre (Minnesota), 1 killed:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/01/24/sauk-centre-plane-crash/
http://www.fox9.com/news/pilot-dies-in-plane-crash-near-sauk-centre-minn
http://www.startribune.com/sauk-centre-pilot-killed-in-plane-crash-in-stearns-county/470925483/
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/accidents/4393074-pilot-found-dead-plane-crash-central-minn-identified
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/accidents/4393074-pilot-found-dead-plane-crash-central-minn-identified
http://www.twincities.com/2018/01/24/pilot-found-dead-after-search-for-missing-plane-in-central-minnesota/

2018-01-24 - Small plane makes emergency landing on baseball field in Millard area in Omaha (Nebraska), engine failure:
http://www.ketv.com/article/small-plane-lands-in-baseball-field-near-138th-millard-avenue/15873330
http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/state/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-millard-airport/article_c7609646-35d8-5f5b-9457-e22223c3abd5.html

2018-01-24 - Helicopter crash-lands on street in coastal Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://www.khq.com/story/37343798/helicopter-in-hard-landing-on-street-in-south-florida-city
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-helicopter-crash-downtown-20180124-story.html
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/01/24/helicopter-crash-landing-fort-lauderdale/
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Helicopter-Makes-Hard-Landing-on-Street-in-Downtown-Fort-Lauderdale-470969103.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article196478524.html

2018-01-25 - Passenger plane hits by smoke at 3 AM at airport in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/electrical-issue-on-plane-at-asheville-regional-airport

Quote: "Police and fire respond to the Asheville Regional Airport after the smell of a smoke on a plane. It happened around 3AM on Thursday."

Note: This is the 8th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-25 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing in coastal Barnstable (Massachusetts), engine failure:
http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20180125/cape-air-plane-lands-safely-after-engine-malfunction

2018-01-25 - Gyrocopter crashes near airport in Indiantown (Florida), 1 injured:
http://cbs12.com/news/local/1-rushed-to-hospital-after-gyrocopter-crash-in-indiantown

2018-01-26 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, plane diverts to coastal St. John's (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/norwegian-air-flight-divert-st-johns-1.4504987
http://www.newstread.com/newfoundland-labrador/norwegian-flight-diverts-to-st-johns-due-to-medical-emergency/

Quote: "A transatlantic flight diverted to St. John's International Airport early Friday morning. The airport authority has confirmed there was a medical emergency onboard a Norwegian Air Shuttle flight from New York's JFK Airport to London Gatwick."

2018-01-26 - Small plane crashes and burns in ravine near coastal Morgan Bay (South Africa), 2 killed:
http://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2018/01/27/burnt-bodies-missing-pilot-assistant-found/
http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/daily-dispatch/20180127/281492161746863
http://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2018/01/26/wreckage-light-aircraft-found/

2018-01-27 - Military EA-18G Growler fighter jet bursts into flame during takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada):
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_b94a4955-bccf-5e62-9614-d21286488795.html
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/military-aircraft-incident-during-takeoff-at-nellis-afb/941559698
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/military/aircraft-catches-fire-after-aborting-takeoff-at-nellis/
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/jan/27/military-plane-catches-fire-at-nellis-no-serious-i/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/910894/las-vegas-plane-crash-fire-nellis-air-force-base
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Nellis-Air-Force-Base-No-serious-injuries-in-aircraft-incident-471455563.html
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australian-military-plane-catches-fire-during-us-training-exercise-authorities-say-20180128-h0pe46.html
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/37365302/aircraft-catches-fire-at-nellis-air-force-base
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/raaf-fighter-plane-catches-fire-at-us-base

Quote: "A military aircraft caught fire during takeoff on Saturday morning at Nellis Air Force Base according to military officials."

Note: This is the 9th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-27 - Small plane crashes in Meriden (Connecticut), 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180128-61591-USA
http://wtnh.com/2018/01/27/small-plane-crashes-in-meriden/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Crashes-Meriden-Connecticut-471458374.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2-hurt-in-small-plane-crash-in-connecticut/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Crashes-in-Meriden--471454334.html

2018-01-27 - Small plane crashes onto coastal Illovo Beach (South Africa):
http://www.arrivealive.co.za/news.aspx?s=1&i=33516&page=Pilots-escape-injury-in-plane-crash-Illovo
http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-01-27-watch--plane-crash-on-kzn-beach/
http://southcoastsun.co.za/115542/breaking-news-plane-crash-lands-on-illovo-beach-photos/
http://northglennews.co.za/126626/video-no-injuries-plane-crashes-kzn-beach/
http://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2018/01/27/two-survive-beach-plane-crash/
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/plane-crash-on-ilovo-beach-20180127

2018-01-27 - Helicopter crashes in Garfield County near Pomeroy (Washington), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://komonews.com/news/local/1-person-dead-following-helicopter-crash-in-garfield-county
http://q13fox.com/2018/01/28/biologist-killed-2-others-injured-following-helicopter-crash/
http://www.kxly.com/news/local-news/helicopter-carrying-biology-crew-crashes-kills-one-near-pomeroy/692595926
http://www.krem.com/news/local/garfield-county/one-dead-two-injured-after-helicopter-crash-in-n-garfield-county/512155069
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/helicopter-crash-kills-one-injures-two-in-garfield-county/
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/28/1-dead-2-injured-in-helicopter-crash-in-whitman-co/
http://www.khq.com/story/37367223/one-dead-in-garfield-county-helicopter-crash

2018-01-28 - Small plane crashes near West Lebanon (Indiana), 1 killed:
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/pilot-dies-in-small-plane-crash/942857249
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indianapolis/pilot-killed-in-plane-crash-in-warren-county
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/28/pilot-found-dead-after-crashing-plane-in-indiana-near-danville/
http://wishtv.com/2018/01/28/state-police-id-pilot-who-died-in-small-plane-crash-in-western-indiana/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pilot-found-dead-after-crashing-plane-in-Indiana-near-danville-471551534.html
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pilot-found-dead-after-crashing-plane-in-indiana-near-danville/
http://www.wlky.com/article/police-1-dead-after-small-plane-crash-in-western-indiana/15907145

2018-01-28 - Small plane makes emergency landing on the 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa (California), engine failure:
http://abc7.com/small-plane-lands-in-lanes-of-nb-55-fwy-in-costa-mesa/3001206/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/01/28/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-55-freeway/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-emergency-landing-freeway-20180128-story.html
http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-Southern-12532592.php
http://ktla.com/2018/01/28/small-plane-lands-on-55-freeway-in-costa-mesa-no-injuries-reported/
http://fox40.com/2018/01/28/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-southern-california-freeway/

2018-01-29 - Chinese military plane bursts into flame then crashes and burns, in Guizhou (China):
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2131103/chinese-military-plane-crashes-training-exercise
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/911648/china-plane-crash-fire-latest-military-training-exercise
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chinese-military-plane-crashes-training-exercise-52679258
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/911848/china-plane-crash-video-pictures-latest-internet-military
http://sputniknews.com/asia/201801291061159526-china-military-place-crash/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/29/c_136934184.htm
http://www.rt.com/news/417291-china-military-plane-crash/

Quote: "Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV showed footage on its website of an aircraft ablaze mid-flight..."

Quote: "Footage shows Chinese military plane in flames moments before crash..."

Quote: "The state are apparently nervous about the crash, according to industry site Airlive, sparking speculation Beijing is rubbing out online evidence of the incident which happened in the Guizhou province. Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV showed footage on its website of an aircraft ablaze mid-flight, while several other unverified clips of burning debris and a huge plume of smoke in a rural area circulated online from the late afternoon."

Note: This is the 10th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-01-29 - Small plane crashes in Concord (California), near the coast, 1 killed:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/01/29/plane-crash-concord/
http://www.ktvu.com/news/plane-crashes-at-airport-in-concord
http://www.sfgate.com/g00/bayarea/article/1-person-dead-after-plane-crash-concord-military-12534143.php
http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/01/29/small-airplane-crashes-near-buchanan-field-in-concord/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/1-person-dead-after-plane-crash-concord-military-12534143.php
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/One-Person-Dead-in-Plane-Crash-on-Concord-Naval-Site-471663593.html
http://abc7news.com/pilot-killed-in-plane-crash-near-buchanan-field-airport-in-concord/3003470/
http://www.kcra.com/article/1-killed-in-plane-crash-at-bay-area-military-base-monday-1/15916196

2018-01-29 - Small plane crashes and burns in Chalkhill (Pennsylvania), engine failure, 1 lightly injured:
http://www.wtae.com/article/plane-crash-reported-in-fayette-county/15917736
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/01/29/small-plane-crash-fayette-county/
http://www.wtae.com/article/plane-crash-reported-in-fayette-county/15917736
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2018/01/29/One-injured-small-plane-crash-Kentuck-Knob-Road-Ohiopyle/stories/201801290167

2018-01-29 - Small plane makes emergency landing then flips over on beach at coastal Robert Moses State Park in Babylon (New York):
http://wtnh.com/2018/01/29/small-plane-flips-in-new-york-state-park/
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/nyregion/plane-emergency-landing-beach.html
http://abc7ny.com/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-flips-over-on-li-beach/3002746/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/plane-landing-robert-moses-beach-1.16419172
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Emergency-Landing-Robert-Moses-State-Park-Long-Island-Babylon-471635044.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/29/nyregion/plane-emergency-landing-beach.html

2018-01-29 - Small plane crashes and burns in coastal Cádiz (Spain), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/news/on-euro-weekly-news/spain-news-in-english/1471392-german-flying-student-dead-and-instructor-seriously-injured-in-plane-crash

2018-01-30 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane after departing from coastal Lisbon (Portugal):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/911802/lisbon-to-london-gatwick-flight-TAP-air-portugal-declares-emergency-TP336-latest

Quote: "The flight landed at Gatwick 15 minutes before schdule at 9.35am. A spokesman for Gatwick Airport said the plane declared the signal after a 'medical emergency onboard'."

2018-01-30 - Helicopter crashes into home in coastal Newport Beach (California), 3 killed, 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180131-61630-USA
http://time.com/5126065/newport-beach-helicopter-crash
http://www.koco.com/article/3-dead-as-helicopter-hits-southern-california-home/15930539
http://www.mynbc5.com/article/3-dead-as-helicopter-hits-southern-california-home/15930539
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/newport-beach-helicopter-crash-southern-california-live-updates/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-newport-helicopter-crash-20180130-story.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dead-helicopter-crashes-calif-home-article-1.3788820
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/helicopter-deadly-california-crash-didnt-send-distress-call-official-newport-beach/
http://www.yahoo.com/news/least-3-killed-helicopter-crashes-225058935.html
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article197464924.html

2018-01-31 - Small plane crashes in Helenwood (Tennessee), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/wife-killed-husband-and-dog-hurt-in-scott-county-airplane-crash/51-513144233
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/this-is-real-trauma-expert-breaks-down-potential-impact-of-scott-co-plane-crash/51-513414256

2018-01-31 - Small plane makes belly-landing at airport in Monroe (Louisiana), landing gear problem:
http://www.knoe.com/content/news/Crash-landing-causes-scare-at-Monroe-Regional-Airport-no-injuries--472030163.html

2018-01-31 - Small plane crashes near Verona (Italy), 2 killed:
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/01/31/2-die-in-light-aircraft-crash-3_1923fc41-5469-41d9-9553-9e056c4f5ede.html

2018-01-31 - Passengers sickened by unknown odor as plane reaches the coast, plane returns to Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/flight-bound-for-punta-cana-returns-to-charlotte-due-to-odor-on-board/692116894
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/american-airlines-flight-returns-to-charlotte-douglas-due-to-odor
http://wcti12.com/news/state-news/american-airlines-flight-turns-around-because-of-cabin-odor
http://nypost.com/2018/01/31/foul-odor-forces-american-airlines-flight-to-turn-around/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/37395586/odor-forces-american-airlines-flight-to-return-to-charlotte
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/plane-returns-to-nc-airport-midflight-due-to-odor/692142703
http://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/plane-returns-to-nc-airport-midflight-due-to-odor/692142459
http://www.telemundoamarillo.com/story/37395586/odor-forces-american-airlines-flight-to-return-to-charlotte
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article197616654.html
http://aviation.globalincidentmap.com/eventdetail.php?ID=24474

2018-01-31 - Woman, 36, goes berserk, attacks flight attendants on plane, bites one, plane lands in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://nypost.com/2018/02/01/woman-restrained-with-duct-tape-zip-ties-after-storming-cockpit/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/passenger-duct-taped-zip-tied-as-flight-lands-in-charlotte/692747077
http://www.wbtv.com/story/37408190/woman-duct-taped-zip-tied-after-running-through-plane-landing-in-charlotte
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article197941114.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article197890439.html

Quote: "According to the criminal complaint, she bit one attendant on the right forearm, puncturing the skin and causing bleeding. She also hit a second attendant in the right forearm and kicked a third attendant in the leg and abdomen, the Charolotte Observer reports."

Quote: "The flight attendant said the woman had a frightening blank stare, something she's never seen before."

Note: Similar to the man who inexplicably starting biting people on a passenger plane after departing coastal Los Angeles (California), mentioned in the 2017-12-11 update...

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