Thursday, March 1, 2018

2018 - FEB - Aircraft Incidents




2018-02-01 - Passenger plane hit by engine fire, plane returns to coastal Hong Kong (China):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180202-61669-CHN
http://newpaper24.com/cathay-pacific-flight-makes-emergency-return-to-hong-kong-after-engine-trouble-newpaper24/
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2131650/cathay-pacific-flight-makes-emergency-return-hong-kong

Quote: "A Facebook user claiming to have witnessed the flight's return at the airport said 'an explosion' was seen and there were flames, followed by 'some smaller explosions'."

2018-02-01 - Passenger plane hit by electrical fire at airport in Volgograd (Russia):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5338637/Fire-breaks-Russian-passenger-plane.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/moscow-plane-fire-video-smoke-cabin-seat-explosion-aeroflot-volgograd-a8189176.html
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/913005/russia-plane-explosion-fire-incident-latest-Moscow-Volgograd
http://www.rt.com/news/417586-russia-plane-smoke-filled/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2ZldSOAlOk

Note: These are the 11th and 12th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-01 - Helicopter crash-lands in Wrightwood (California):
http://www.dailynews.com/2018/02/01/helicopter-crashes-near-mountain-high-in-wrightwood/
http://ktla.com/2018/02/01/3-injured-in-helicopter-crash-in-wrightwood-area-of-angeles-national-forest-officials/

2018-02-01 - Helicopter crashes and burns in field in Drummondville (Canada), 3 killed:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-drummondville-helicopter-crash-1.4516195
http://nationalpost.com/news/national/newsalert-three-people-killed-in-quebec-helicopter-crash

2018-02-02 - Passenger plane returns to airport in coastal Hong Kong (China), engine problem:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2131703/paris-bound-fight-forced-return-hong-kong-airport-due

Quote: "This was the second such incident involving a similar engine issue within six hours. On Thursday night, a Cathay Pacific Airways flight bound for Manila made an emergency return to Hong Kong soon after take-off due to a 'technical issue with one of the aircraft’s engines'. A Facebook user claimed to have witnessed 'explosions' as the plane returned to the airport."

2018-02-02 - Small plane crash-lands in riverbed near airport in Santa Paula (California):
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article198121609.html
http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/santa-paula/2018/02/02/crews-respond-plane-crash-santa-paula/301763002/
http://www.kusi.com/ap2-169/

2018-02-02 - Two military helicopters collide mid-air near coastal Saint-Tropez (France), 5 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180202-61671-FRA
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/02/five-dead-two-army-helicopters-crash-near-saint-tropezin-france/
http://www.france24.com/en/20180202-france-military-crash-two-french-army-helicopters-collide-var-dead
http://www.thelocal.fr/20180202/five-dead-after-two-army-helicopters-crash-in-france
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/5-dead-after-2-army-helicopters-crash-in-france
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/french-army-military-helicopters-crash-dead-52788057
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/french-army-2-military-helicopters-crash-at-least-3-dead/2018/02/02/37abe408-07fd-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42915358

2018-02-03 - Passenger plane hit by unknown odor, crew sickened, plane makes emergency landing in Wichita (Kansas):
http://ksn.com/2018/02/03/american-airlines-flight-diverted-to-ict-after-flight-crew-gets-light-headed/
http://www.follownews.com/american-airlines-flight-diverted-to-ict-after-flight-crew-gets-lightheaded-42qtd
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Los-Angeles-flight-diverted-to-Wichita-after-crew-members-reported-being-lightheaded-472520123.html

Quote: "An American Airlines flight was diverted to Wichita Saturday after members of the flight crew smelled an odor on board."

2018-02-03 - Woman, 64, slumps over dead on passenger plane en route to coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/02/03/breaking-news/woman-dies-on-honolulu-bound-flight/
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/02/04/hawaii-news/911-report/woman-dies-on-flight-from-portland/
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/honolulu-star-advertiser/20180204/281865823918350
http://e-usatoday.com/hawaii-today-woman-dies-on-flight-from-portland/

Quote: "A 64-year-old woman died Friday on a Honolulu-bound flight from Portland, Ore. Sometime between 9:45 and 11:45 a.m., the woman went unresponsive due to a medical condition while aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 833, Honolulu police said."

2018-02-03 - Small plane crashes in field near Rosalia (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/story/37421778/plane-crash-in-butler-county
http://www.kten.com/story/37421778/plane-crash-in-butler-county
http://www.knssradio.com/articles/cessna-crashes-butler-county
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=154124749995&story_fbid=10150984586919996

2018-02-03 - Small plane lands at airport, nose gear collapses, in Scottsdale (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/story/37421657/plane-sustains-damage-during-hard-landing-in-scottsdale

2018-02-04 - Person has chest pains on passenger plane, dies after plane lands in coastal Copenhagen (Denmark):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/plane-manchester-diverted-denmark-after-14244415

Quote: "A plane flying to Manchester Airport was diverted to Denmark after a passenger fell ill on board and later died. According to reports the passenger was rushed to hospital in Copenhagen but died on route."

2018-02-04 - Passenger plane crash-lands at airport in Tbilisi (Georgia), brake failure:
http://tass.com/world/988429

Quote: "A Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) passenger plane flying from Kiev made a crash landing at Tbilisi’s Shota Rustaveli international airport after a failure of its breaking [sic] system, Georgia’s Public Television said on Sunday."

2018-02-04 - Small plane runs off runway at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.wtol.com/story/37425739/airport-closes-after-plane-slides-off-runway
http://www.wfmj.com/story/37425739/airport-closes-after-plane-slides-off-runway
http://fox8.com/2018/02/05/plane-slides-off-runway-at-burke-lakefront-airport-sunday-no-one-injured/

2018-02-04 - Small plane makes belly-landing at airport in San Antonio (Texas), landing gear problem:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Small-private-aircraft-forced-to-make-hard-12550793.php

2018-02-04 - Small plane crashes in field in Compton Verney (Britain):
http://news.warwickshire.gov.uk/fireincidents/2018/02/04/light-aircraft-incident/
http://www.stratford-herald.com/81801-pilot-walks-away-light-aircraft-crash.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5352827/Pilot-escapes-horror-plane-crash-Warwickshire.html
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/pilot-has-lucky-escape-after-plane-crash-off-fosse-way-1-8365047

2018-02-04 - Small cargo crash-lands in the water at beach in coastal Palawan (Philippine Islands), engine failure, 2 injured:
http://palawan-news.com/breaking-news-live-fish-plane-crashes-off-long-beach-pilots-injured/
http://www.interaksyon.com/plane-crashes-off-palawan-2-pilots-survive/
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/966017/piper-aztec-cargo-plane-emergency-landing
http://news.mb.com.ph/2018/02/04/piper-aztec-plane-makes-forced-landing-by-shoreline/
http://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/aircraft-crash-lands-off-palawan/ar-BBIFB8R?li=AAb280R

2018-02-05 - South Korean jet blows tire then crashes and burns during takeoff at air show in coastal Singapore:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180206-61725-SGP
http://stomp.straitstimes.com/singapore-seen/singapore-airshow-plane-skids-and-crashes-at-changi-airport-runway-catches-fire
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/singapore-airshow-single-seater-aircraft-involved-in-accident-pilot-escapes-with
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/south-korean-air-force-plane-catches-fire-after-crashing-grass-verge-during-singapore
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-airshow-plane-korean-crashes-fire-changi-airport-9932322
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/02/06/south-korean-aircraft-catches-fire-during-singapore-airshow/
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/plane-crash-singapore-airshow-causes-runway-close-temporarily-072224266.html

2018-02-05 - Small plane crashes near airport in coastal Carrabelle (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.wtxl.com/news/man-dies-after-plane-crash-in-franklin-county/article_416efeec-0aa7-11e8-a24a-ebb7c37631ad.html
http://www.wctv.tv/content/news/One-injured-in-Franklin-County-plane-crash-472789443.html
http://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Small-plane-crash-in-carrabelle-472779853.html

2018-02-05 - Japanese Apache AH-64 attack helicopter crashes and burns in residential area in Kanzaki (Japan), 2 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=VI-20180205-61712-JPN
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/05/least-two-dead-japanese-military-helicopter-crashes-residential/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/02/05/national/gsdf-apache-helicopter-crashes-residential-area-saga-prefecture/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japan-helicopter-crash-today-house-saga-prefecture-kanzaki-latest-casualties-kindergarten-a8194646.html
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/679574/Japan-Helicopter-Crash-Apache-Kanzaki-City-JGSDF-Self-Defense-Force-AH-64-School-Pictures
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-06/japanese-military-helicopter-crashes-into-house-in-kanzaki-city/9399182
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/02/05/world/asia/05reuters-japan-defence-crash.html
http://www.airlive.net/breaking-apache-helicopter-has-crashed-in-residential-area-in-south-japan/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/japanese-military-helicopter-crashes-residential-11971808
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-airshow-plane-korean-crashes-fire-changi-airport-9932322

Quote: "The Apache AH-64 attack helicopter was taking part in exercises when it came down on houses close to a elementary school, national broadcaster NHK reported. Footage on television has shown firefighters tackling a blaze that has gutted a two-storey home and caused damage to surrounding buildings."

Quote: "Witnesses reported a big boom and ripping noises from the sky before the crash."

2018-02-06 - Five crewmembers sicken on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Iqaluit (Canada):
http://airflightdisaster.com/index.php/delta-airlines-flight-diverts-to-canada-due-to-medical-emergency/

Quote: "Delta Airlines flight DL-87 made an emergency landing in Iqaluit, Canada, on February 5th. The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Detroit, Michigan, was diverted after five crew members became sick. The plane landed safely. One crew members was taken to a hospital while others were treated at the airport."

2018-02-06 - Small plane crashes into storage yard at business in Santee (California), engine failure, 2 killed:
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article198725289.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article198716079.html
http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_d0a699df-636f-572d-9f44-70b8c480a771.html
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-plane-crash-santee-20180206-story.html
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/02/06/medical-school-professor-and-wife-die-when-small-plane-crashes-in-santee/
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/national/plane-crash-reported-in-east-san-diego-county-020618
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Plane-crash-in-San-Diego-County-kills-2-injures-12556336.php
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Report-of-Plane-Crash-in-Santee-472946843.html
http://www.wkbw.com/news/national/plane-crash-reported-in-east-san-diego-county-020618
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-planecrash-victims-20180207-story.html

2018-02-07 - Small plane lands at airport, landing gear collapses, plane skids off runway, in Fargo (North Dakota):
http://www.wday.com/news/accidents/4400764-landing-gear-problem-blame-plane-sliding-fargo-runway

2018-02-07 - Small plane crashes and explodes into flame in Itaituba (Brazil), 3 killed:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/08/c_136958760.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2018-02/08/content_50452597.htm

2018-02-07 - Man strips naked on passenger plane after departing from coastal Anchorage (Alaska):
http://q13fox.com/2018/02/07/naked-passenger-forces-seattle-bound-plane-back-to-anchorage/
http://www.kxly.com/news/naked-passenger-forces-plane-back-to-anchorage-1/698315768
http://www.khq.com/story/37453960/naked-passenger-forces-seattle-bound-plane-back-to-anchorage
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/naked-passenger-forces-plane-back-to-anchorage/
http://www.ktva.com/story/37451580/naked-passenger-sends-alaska-airlines-flight-back-to-anchorage
http://canoe.com/news/weird/naked-man-forces-alaska-airlines-plane-back-to-anchorage
http://www.wsmv.com/story/37454098/naked-passenger-forces-plane-back-to-anchorage
http://www.wfsb.com/story/37454098/naked-passenger-forces-plane-back-to-anchorage
http://www.koco.com/article/naked-passenger-forces-plane-back-to-anchorage/16752986
http://q13fox.com/2018/02/08/naked-alaska-airlines-passenger-taken-for-psychiatric-examination/
http://abc13.com/naked-man-taken-off-flight-after-stripping-in-bathroom/3053358/
http://nypost.com/2018/02/08/naked-passenger-on-plane-causes-flight-to-turn-around/

Quote: "An Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle was forced to return to Anchorage early Wednesday after a passenger locked himself in the bathroom, took off all his clothes, and refused to follow crew instructions."

Quote: "Danyluk didn’t see the man, and said several other men were standing near the bathroom to shield the view. She had heard 'he had taken off his clothes and he just wasn’t in his right mind.'"

2018-02-08 - Passenger plane hit by unknown odor, plane diverts to coastal Charleston (South Carolina):
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/02/09/jetblue-flight-makes-emergency-landing-over-mystery-odor.html
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/jetblue-flight-diverts-to-charleston-international-airport-after-smell-on-flight-deck
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/02/jetblue-airbus-a320-incident-occurred.html
http://www.usa-headlines.com/headline/jetblue-flight-makes-emergency-landing-over-mystery-odor

Quote: "Charleston International Airport spokesperson Charlene Gunnells says a JetBlue flight from [coastal] Ft. Lauderdale to [coastal] Boston diverted due to a smell in the flight deck."

Quote: "Oddly enough, this is the second time in the year a JetBlue flight has had to make an emergency landing due to a strange odor on board. The same incident went down a month ago, when a Punta Cana bound flight from Boston was forced to return to Logan Airport because of an 'unusual odor.'"

2018-02-08 - Small plane crashes at airport in Centralia (Illinois), 1 injured:
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/02/08/plane-crashes-at-centralia-airport
http://www.x95radio.com/2018/02/08/pilot-airlifted-after-plane-crash-at-centralia-airport/
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/pilot-injured-in-small-plane-crash-at-centralia-airport/63-516187104
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/02/08/investigation-underway-of-small-plane-crash-at-centralia-municipal-airport
http://www.wmix94.com/2018/02/08/plane-crash-at-centralia-injures-lone-passenger/
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article199097319.html

2018-02-08 - Small plane crashes near Troy (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://fox2now.com/2018/02/08/small-airplane-crashes-near-troy-missouri/
http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/37462532/pilot-suffers-broken-arm-in-small-plane-crash
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Pilot-injures-arm-in-Lincoln-County-plane-crash-473454623.html
http://www.kmov.com/story/37460533/emergency-crews-responding-to-plane-crash-in-lincoln-county
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2018-02-08/pilot-injures-arm-in-lincoln-county-plane-crash
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/pilot-injured-when-small-plane-crashes-in-lincoln-county/article_8992e8e1-011a-5901-89d4-b0a0bb8c4cbb.html
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/37460533/emergency-crews-responding-to-plane-crash-in-lincoln-county

2018-02-09 - In separate incidents, two float planes make emergency landings near coastal Sanibel (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/37470575/rental-plane-lands-in-san-carlos-bay
http://www.winknews.com/2018/02/09/small-plane-lands-san-carlos-bay-no-one-hurt/

2018-02-09 - Small plane crash-lands in field in coastal Auckland (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11991276
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11991474
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/101313517/plane-crash-lands-into-paddock-at-stonewall-stud

2018-02-10 - Tour helicopter crashes and burns in or near the Grand Canyon (Arizona), 3 killed, 4 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180211-61791-USA
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-canyon-helicopter-crash/
http://wdef.com/2018/02/10/3-dead-in-helicopter-crash-at-grand-canyon/
http://news3lv.com/news/local/tour-helicopter-crashes-in-grand-canyon-3-dead
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/helicopter-crash-grand-canyon-british-nationals/
http://kutv.com/news/nation-world/tour-helicopter-crashes-in-grand-canyon-killing-3
http://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-injured-helicopter-crash-grand-canyon/story?id=52992784
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/02/10/helicopter-carrying-7-people-crashes-in-grand-canyon/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/killed-grand-canyon-helicopter-tour-crash-article-1.3813189
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/four-reported-dead-after-helicopter-crashes-grand-canyon-n846776
http://www.wtae.com/article/grand-canyon-helicopter-crash-leaves-3-people-dead-others-injured/17009142
http://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/3-dead-4-injured-in-grand-canyon-helicopter-crash-police-say/517184216
http://abc7chicago.com/news/witness-describes-seeing-survivor-walk-out-of-flames-of-grand-canyon-chopper-crash-/3064622/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/three-british-people-killed-helicopter-crash-grand-canyon-foreign-office-a8205906.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43025793

2018-02-10 - Small plane lands at airport, landing gear collapses, plane skids off runway, in Mesa (Arizona):
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/authorities-investigating-plane-crash-at-phoenix-mesa-gateway-airport

Quote: "According to a Mesa Fire spokesman, a two-person plane crashed after its landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to skid off the runway."

2018-02-11 - Passenger plane explodes into flame, breaks up mid-air, crashes into field, near Moscow (Russia), all 71 aboard killed:
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/681177/plane-missing-moscow-vanished-radars-71-passengers-on-board
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/passenger-plane-disappears-radar-russia-180211123742188.html
http://news.sky.com/story/plane-carrying-71-people-disappears-from-radar-after-take-off-from-moscow-11246077
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/world/europe/russia-plane-crash-saratov-airlines.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/saratov-airlines-crash-moscow-russia-domodedov-airport-71-people-aboar-a8205236.html
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/plane-71-people-board-crashes-12007145
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/plane-71-people-board-crashes-12007145
http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/11/europe/russia-plane-crash/index.html
http://twitter.com/EnglishRussia1/status/962682804202098689
http://www.rt.com/news/418481-black-box-bodies-found/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43024235

Quote: "There was explosion under the wing and it caught fire. Then there was one more flash and the airplane sharply plunged into the ground. The explosion flash was seen by everyone. It all happened so fast..."

Quote: "Witnesses in the village told local media they saw a burning plane falling from the sky."

Quote: "Wreckage is scattered across a 'large area' in the in the Ramensky district near Moscow. 'It appears the plane began to fall apart in the sky,' said one source."

2018-02-11 - Passenger plane bursts into flame at airport in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/fire-on-board-air-india-mumbai-ahmedabad-flight-no-casualties-1811481
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/fire-on-board-air-india-mumbai-ahmedabad-flight-no-casualties
http://www.eenaduindia.com/states/west/maharashtra/2018/02/12072043/Fire-on-board-Air-India-MumbaiAhmedabad-flight.vpf

Quote: "According to the sources, the incident happened around 9:21pm when the Airbus A-321 flight AI 091, with 182 passengers, was getting ready for takeoff. Barely five minutes later, an airport ground official who was following the aircraft, reported 'a visible fire in the port engine' and the flight pilot in-charge switched off both the engines and aborted the takeoff."

Note: These are the 13th and 14th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-11 - Small plane crashes in Agua Dulce (California), 4 killed:
http://abc7.com/4-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-agua-dulce-area-authorities-say/3067510/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Dead-in-Agua-Dulce-Plane-Crash-473733263.html
http://signalscv.com/2018/02/breaking-four-dead-agua-dulce-plane-crash/
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-plane-crash-agua-dulce-20180211-story.html
http://www.kcci.com/article/officials-4-killed-in-southern-california-small-plane-crash/17015741
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/santa-clarita-california-plane-crash-several-dead-agua-dulce/
http://ktla.com/2018/02/11/4-people-believed-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-near-santa-clarita-lafd/
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/la-me-ln-plane-crash-agua-dulce-20180211-story.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/02/11/santa-clarita-plane-crash/

2018-02-12 - Passenger plane bursts into flame at airport in Santa Ana (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180213-61824-USA
http://ktla.com/2018/02/12/fire-on-plane-departing-from-john-wayne-airport-is-extinguished-few-minor-injuries-reported/
http://abc7.com/travel/airplane-evacuated-at-john-wayne-airport-with-smoke-showing/3074359/
http://abc11.com/travel/southwest-flight-with-smoke-showing-evacuated-in-california/3074421/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Southwest-Flight-Makes-Emergency-Landing-at-John-Wayne-Airport-473868013.html
http://www.ktvu.com/news/smoke-on-aircraft-causes-emergency-landing-at-john-wayne-airport
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-due-to-smoke-in-the-aircraft
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2018-02-12/fire-on-southwest-airliner-forces-139-passengers-to-evacuate
http://www.newsminer.com/news/national/passengers-describe-fear-during-california-plane-evacuation/article_24c03757-2601-5432-b559-fb8c2869f63e.html
http://www.sunherald.com/news/business/article199785629.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article199785629.html

Quote: "A Southwest Airlines flight was departing for San Jose from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana when a fire was reported aboard the plane on Monday night, an airport spokeswoman said. The fire — which has since been put out — broke out on Southwest flight #2123, causing its emergency chutes to deploy, according to the airport. It was reported at about 7:30 p.m., Deanne Thompson, an airport spokeswoman, said."

2018-02-12 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Palm Beach (Florida):
http://cbs12.com/news/local/jetblue-plane-lands-safely-at-pbia-after-reports-of-smoke-in-cockpit
http://www.wpbf.com/article/plane-lands-safely-at-pbia-after-smoke-reported-in-cockpit/17238942

Quote: "A JetBlue plane landed safely at Palm Beach International Airport Monday evening after smoke was reported in the cockpit. Around 9:29 p.m., the pilot called an Alert 2 after smoke filled the cockpit, said a PBIA spokesperson."

2018-02-12 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Willard (Illinois):
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-12/smoke-cockpit-forces-planes-return-willard.html
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-willard-airport
http://www.wandtv.com/story/37485274/cockpit-smoke-re-routes-chicago-plane-to-willard
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/chicago/cockpit-smoke-re-routes-chicago-plane-to-willard/
http://www.wopular.com/smoke-cockpit-forces-planes-return-willard

Quote: "The executive director of Willard Airport in Savoy said an American Eagle plane had to return to the airport this morning after smoke got into the cockpit."

Note: These are the 15th, 16th and 17th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-12 - Small plane crashes near coastal Bellingham (Washington), 1 killed:
http://komonews.com/news/local/one-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-whatcom-county
http://q13fox.com/2018/02/12/at-least-1-dead-in-small-plane-crash-in-south-whatcom-county/
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/1-dead-in-small-plane-crash-in-whatcom-county/698850263
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pilot-dies-in-small-plane-crash-near-bellingham-airport/
http://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/one-person-killed-in-small-plane-crash-south-of-bellingham/
http://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article199870379.html
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article199788349.html
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20180213/AP/302139808

2018-02-13 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing at airport in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://allafrica.com/stories/201802140581.html
http://nigerianewsng.com/fire-gulfs-delta-air-plane-mid-air/
http://www.tostvnetwork.com/breaking-delta-air-plane-catches-fire-mid-air-makes-emergency-landing/
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fire-engulfs-lagos-atlanta-bound-delta-plane-s-engine.html
http://nigeriapoliticsonline.com/hundreds-escape-death-as-delta-airline-plane-engine-catches-fire/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/breaking-delta-air-plane-catches-fire-mid-air-makes-emergency-landing/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/five-injured-delta-air-makes-emergency-landing-lagos/
http://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/02/aib-impounds-delta-aircraft-fire-incident/
http://www.naija.ng/1152009-delta-airplane-catches-fire-mid-air.html
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/delta-airline-engine-fire-under-probe.html
http://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/daily-trust/20180215/281578061130279

Quote: "Delta Air plane in the early hours of Wednesday, made emergency landing at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos shortly after taking off when the pilot of the plane noticed that the left engine of the aircraft caught fire mid air in-flight."

Quote: "Adurogboye noted that the pilot acted in accordance with the Standard and Recommended Practices, SARPs, by making an air return immediately the left engine of the aircraft caught fire in-flight."

Quote: "The flight which departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos at around 10:30 p.m Tuesday night had an emergency air return after the left engine was engulfed in fire."

Note: This is the 18th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-13 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing at airport in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii), engine problem:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180214-61848-USA
http://time.com/5157054/united-airlines-emergency-landing-hawaii-engine/
http://abc7.com/travel/flight-from-sf-to-hawaii-lands-safely-after-engine-fails-over-pacific/3079119/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/13/united-airlines-in-air-engine-malfunction-captured-on-video.html
http://www.wlox.com/story/37498698/scariest-flight-united-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-honolulus-airport
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/united-airlines-plane-loses-engine-cover-lands-safely-article-1.3819212
http://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/Flight-From-Hawaii-Makes-Emergency-Landing-After--473980273.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/02/13/united-airlines-flight-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-in-honolulu-after-engine-cover-breaks-in-mid-air.html
http://www.wlox.com/story/37498698/scariest-flight-united-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-honolulus-airport
http://abc13.com/travel/plane-engine-fails-in-middle-of-united-flight-over-pacific/3079401/

Quote: "But passengers said there were some tense moments after the engine problem, which happened about 40 minutes before the plane was due to land. 'There was a loud bang ... and then the plane really started shaking,' said passenger Allison Sudiacal. 'It was like rattling and the plane was kind of shaking like boom, boom, boom.'"

Note: Looks like parts of the engine are gone. Engine explosion?

2018-02-13 - Small plane crash-lands in paddock near airport in Luskintyre (Australia), engine failure, 1 lightly injured:
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/5227195/plane-crash-at-luskintyre/
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5227195/plane-crash-at-luskintyre/
http://www.triplem.com.au/news/newcastle/pilot-survives-plane-crash-near-maitland
http://www.981powerfm.com.au/news/local-news/76933-pilot-escapes-with-only-minor-injuries-after-plane-crash-in-luskintyre
http://www.facebook.com/newcastleherald/posts/1597263243654027

2018-02-13 - Small plane crashes near Hasselt (Belgium), 2 killed:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-crash/two-dead-in-crash-of-private-plane-in-belgium-idUSKBN1FW1GZ

2018-02-14 - Small plane makes emergency landing in vineyard in San Miguel (California):
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article200126714.html

2018-02-14 - Small plane makes emergency landing at airport, nose gear collapses, in Toronto (Canada), engine failure:
http://www.cp24.com/news/pilot-of-small-plane-safe-after-crash-landing-at-billy-bishop-1.3803704
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/pilot-uninjured-after-small-plane-crashes-during-landing-at-billy-bishop-airport-1.3803725
http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/no-injuries-reported-in-small-plane-crash-at-torontos-island-airport
http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/02/14/small-plane-crashes-billy-bishop-island-airport/

2018-02-15 - Passenger plane hit by severe turbulence, plane returns to airport in Toronto (Canada), 2 lightly injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180217-61894-CAN
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/minor-injuries-air-canada-1.4538246
http://www.cjme.com/rss/2-flight-attendants-injured-after-plane-hits-turbulence-returns-to-pearson/
http://www.timescolonist.com/2-flight-attendants-injured-after-plane-hits-turbulence-returns-to-pearson-1.23176172

2018-02-15 - Small plane crashes in Borrego Springs (California), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.10news.com/news/pilot-injured-after-ultralight-plane-crashes-in-borrego-springs

2018-02-15 - Small plane crash-lands at airport in Ocotillo Wells (California), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-ultralight-crash-20180215-story.html

2018-02-15 - Small plane crash-lands in Nairobi National Park (Kenya), engine failure, 2 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180215-61867-KEN
http://www.sde.co.ke/article/2001269842/photo-pilot-injured-after-a-light-aircraft-crashes-at-nairobi-national-park
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/15/c_136977837.htm
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1436781

2018-02-15 - Helicopter crashes and burns on river island in Assam (India), 2 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180216-61880-IND
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/iaf-chopper-crashes-in-assam-2-dead/articleshow/62931022.cms
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2-indian-air-force-pilots-killed-in-microlight-aircraft-crash-in-assam-1813133
http://www.geo.tv/latest/182136-two-indian-air-force-pilots-killed-in-plane-crash

2018-02-16 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, plane diverts to coastal Edinburgh (Scotland):
http://stv.tv/news/east-central/1408477-plane-flying-to-america-in-emergency-landing-in-scotland/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/919848/United-Airlines-UA879-emergency-London-Heathrow-Houston-Edinburgh
http://aviation.globalincidentmap.com/eventdetail.php?ID=24595

Quote: "A plane flying from London to Houston has made an emergency landing in Scotland. The United Airlines flight diverted to Edinburgh due to a medical emergency on Friday."

2018-02-16 - Passenger plane lands at airport, skids off runway, in Mashhad (Iran), landing gear problem:
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/world/ap/iranian-passenger-plane-skids-off-runway-on-landing/article_75b73f0c-8ca2-5196-b549-e761d123d534.html
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=206260

2018-02-16 - Military jet crashes near coastal Izmir (Turkey), 2 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180216-61888-TUR
http://www.rt.com/news/418974-turkish-military-plane-crash/
http://en.protothema.gr/turkish-military-plane-crashes-in-izmir-two-dead/
http://aa.com.tr/en/todays-headlines/2-martyred-in-western-turkey-military-aircraft-crash/1065049
http://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2018/02/16/2-soldiers-killed-after-military-jet-crashes-in-western-turkey
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-turkish-pilots-killed-in-jet-crash-during-training-exercise-in-turkeys-west-127419
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/military-training-plane-crashes-turkey-pilots-dead-53136810
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/02/16/military-training-plane-crashes-in-turkey-2-pilots-dead.html
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article200467264.html

Quote: "A military statement said the SF-260D light trainer plane went down on Friday after taking off from Cigli air base near the Aegean port city of Izmir."

2018-02-16 - Small plane crash-lands at airport in Longmont (Colorado), 2 injured:
http://www.9news.com/article/news/local/small-plane-flips-in-longmont-2-taken-to-the-hospital/73-519795765
http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_31672958/longmont-plane-crash-vance-brand-airport
http://kdvr.com/2018/02/16/small-plane-crash-in-longmont-injures-2-men/

2018-02-16 - Small plane crash-lands at airport in Tierpoort (South Africa), 5 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180216-61892-ZAF
http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-02-16-five-injured-in-light-plane-crash-in-pretoria/
http://www.arrivealive.co.za/news.aspx?s=1&i=33721&page=5-Injured-in-plane-crash-east-of-Pretoria-in-the-Tierpoort-area
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/probe-into-plane-crash-that-left-four-injured-13335993

2018-02-16 - Military helicopter crashes while surveying earthquake damage in coastal Oaxaca (Mexico), 13 killed, 15 injured:
http://fox2now.com/2018/02/17/13-killed-in-helicopter-crash-after-mexican-quake/
http://wdef.com/2018/02/17/copter-quake-mission-flips-mexico-kills-13-ground/
http://www.kjct8.com/content/news/13-killed-in-helicopter-crash-after-Mexican-quake-474385383.html
http://wtvr.com/2018/02/17/death-toll-helicopter-crashes-santiago-jamiltepec-officials-survey-quake-damage/
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/13-killed-in-helicopter-crash-after-powerful-earthquake-in-mexico/701878805
http://www.kctv5.com/story/37529635/13-killed-in-mexico-after-helicopter-crashes-as-officials-tour-quake-area
http://news.sky.com/story/mexican-helicopter-crashes-near-earthquake-epicentre-11254004
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/02/17/13-dead-as-helicopter-assessing-mexico-quake-damage-plummets.html
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/02/17/fatal-helicopter-crash-following-mexico-earthquake/
http://abc7ny.com/helicopter-assessing-damage-from-mexico-quake-crashes-killing-13/3100271/

Quote: "A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground."

2018-02-17 - Passenger plane hit by fire, plane returns to airport in Saskatoon (Canada):
http://www.680news.com/2018/02/17/air-canada-express-plane-returns-to-saskatoon-due-to-flames-near-tail-pipe/
http://www.1310news.com/2018/02/17/air-canada-express-plane-returns-to-saskatoon-due-to-flames-near-tail-pipe/
http://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/national_news/article_e1c7a889-4c94-59e8-a32d-8075ed57ab2d.html
http://www.ckom.com/2018/02/18/air-canada-express-plane-returns-to-saskatoon-due-to-flames-near-tail-pipe/

Quote: " An Air Canada Express plane had to return to Saskatoon shortly after takeoff when flames were reported to be coming from it. Airline spokesperson Teri Udle says in an email that Flight 8585, a Dash 8 Q400 operated by Jazz, was on its way to Calgary on Saturday when flames were noticed near the left tail pipe."

Note: This is the 19th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-17 - Passenger plane co-pilot has 'medical emergency', plane diverts to coastal Faro (Portugal):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5404185/Jet2-flight-Lanzarote-Birmingham-diverted.html
http://www.cetusnews.com/news/Jet2-flight-from-Lanzarote-to-Birmingham-is-diverted-to-Portugal.Sy3kgXLDf.html

Quote: "A Jet2 flight from Lanzarote to Birmingham with nearly 200 passengers on board was diverted to Faro Airport in Portugal after a code red alert due to a medical emergency. The plane, with 194 passengers, touched down just after 5pm local time this afternoon following the on board drama. A co-pilot on the flight had fallen ill and the plane had to be diverted."

2018-02-17 - Small plane crashes into home, bursts into flame, in Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela), 1+ killed:
http://www.rt.com/news/419123-venezuela-plane-crash-house/
http://www.panorama.com.ve/ciudad/Avioneta-cae-sobre-una-casa-en-ciudad-Bolivar-20180217-0029.html
http://www.venezuelaaldia.com/2018/02/17/1avioneta-se-desplomo-y-cayo-sobre-vivienda-en-ciudad-bolivar/

2018-02-18 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Sakon Nakhon (Thailand):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5407959/Passengers-smoke-billowing-plane-engine.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/plane-forced-make-terrifying-emergency-12049825
http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/39223803/plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-catches-fire/
http://www.asiaone.com/asia/plane-smoking-engine-makes-emergency-landing-thailand
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/around_thailand/30339209
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4NsHaT96A8
http://avherald.com/h?article=4b51ed62

Quote: "This is the terrifying moment passengers looked out of their plane window to see propellers not spinning - after an engine caught fire. The Nok Air twin-propeller aircraft carrying 84 people took off from Sakon Nakhon, Thailand, yesterday at 3.10pm but just 'two minutes' later its engine was engulfed in flames. Hair-raising footage shows smoke still coming from the plane's engine charred black around the engines with the farmer's fields visible below at an altitude of around 5,000ft."

Note: This is the 20th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2017-02-18 - Passenger plane crashes before 6 AM near Semirom (Iran), all 65 aboard killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20180218-61915-IRN
http://fox2now.com/2018/02/18/passenger-plane-crashes-in-iran-with-65-aboard-report-says/
http://wdef.com/2018/02/18/iran-plane-crash-65-killed-commercial-flight-goes-southern-iran/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/iranian-passenger-plane-crashes-isfahan-180218074546342.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/iran-plane-crash-passenger-aircraft-carrying-66-people-goes-down-n849136
http://q13fox.com/2018/02/18/passenger-plane-crashes-in-iran-with-66-aboard-report-says/
http://nypost.com/2018/02/18/passenger-plane-crashes-in-iran-killing-all-66-on-board/
http://q13fox.com/2018/02/18/passenger-plane-crashes-in-iran-with-66-aboard-report-says/
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/18/world/middleeast/iran-plane-crash.html

Quote: "Earlier reports said 66 people had died in the crash, but one would-be passenger did not board the flight, Aseman Airlines confirmed Sunday."

2018-02-18 - Small plane crashes and burns near Evanston (Utah), 2 killed:
http://kutv.com/news/local/plane-crashes-near-evanston-no-survivors
http://www.good4utah.com/news/top-stories/update-small-plane-crashes-near-evanston-no-survivors/980688207
http://fox13now.com/2018/02/18/no-survivors-after-small-plane-crashes-near-evanston/
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=46264246&nid=157&title=no-survivors-in-plane-crash-near-evanston
http://www.kgwn.tv/content/news/No-survivors-after-Wyoming-plane-crash--474439793.html

2018-02-18 - Small plane makes emergency landing on US 101 in Morgan Hill (California), engine failure:
http://abc7news.com/plane-lands-on-highway-101-near-morgan-hill/3104727/
http://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/18/small-plane-lands-on-highway-101-in-morgan-hill/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/plane-swoops-down-morgan-hill-highway-101-landing-12623432.php
http://patch.com/massachusetts/tewksbury/s/gcy5d/small-plane-lands-on-us-route-101-in-santa-clara-county-video
http://www.uticaod.com/news/20180218/plane-lands-on-california-highway-median-no-one-injured
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-jose-california-highway-plane-lands-no-injuries-reported/
http://abc30.com/plane-lands-on-highway-101-near-morgan-hill/3105390/

2018-02-18 - Small plane crashes in Jura (France), 3 killed:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/18/c_136983757.htm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201802/18/WS5a897475a3106e7dcc13cff7.html
http://en.rfi.fr/20180218-france-plane-accident/

2018-02-19 - Small plane crashes in Carson Valley near Hobo Hot Springs (Nevada), 1 killed:
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Crews-respond-to-small-plane-crash--474500453.html
http://www.recordcourier.com/main-headline-2/rescuers-find-downed-aircraft-near-hobo-hot-springs/
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/possible-downed-plane-reported-in-carson-valley/
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/feb/20/minden-man-killed-in-plane-crash-south-of-carson-c/
http://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/1-person-dies-in-plane-crash-south-of-carson-city/
http://mynews4.com/news/local/pilot-killed-in-douglas-plane-crash-identified-as-64-year-old-minden-man
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2018/02/20/authorities-id-man-who-died-plane-crash-near-carson-city/356520002/
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/1-confirmed-dead-in-plane-crash-near-Carson-City-12626796.php
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2018/02/20/nv-fatal-plane-crash/

Quote: "One witness reported seeing an explosion before the plane crashed, and the plane came down in more than one piece."

2018-02-19 - Small plane crash-lands at airport on the island of Saipan, engine failure, 2 injured:
http://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/2-hurt-plane-crash-airport/

2018-02-20 - US F-16 fighter jet bursts into flame, plane dumps fuel and makes emergency landing, on the island of Honshu (Japan):
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201802200017.html
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/20/c_136986568.htm
http://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/02/066f6065071b-us-fighter-jet-dumps-fuel-tanks-into-lake-after-engine-fire.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/02/20/national/u-s-fighter-jet-dumps-fuel-tanks-aomori-prefecture-lake-engine-fire/
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/US-Fighter-Jet-Dumps-Fuel-Tanks-Near-Fishermen-in-Japan-Lake-474550073.html
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/20/c_136987557.htm

Quote: "A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet caught fire in flight early Feb. 20, forcing the pilot to dump two fuel tanks into Lake Ogawarako in northern Aomori Prefecture. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera touched upon the incident involving the plane based at Misawa Air Base during a morning news conference. The fire broke out in the engine after the F-16 took off around 8:40 a.m."

Quote: "The U.S. Air Force said in a statement that an F-16 jet assigned to Misawa Air Base dumped the external fuel tanks after developing an engine fire while flying above Lake Ogawara."

Note: This is the 21st aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-20 - Passenger plane returns to airport in Kansas City (Missouri), landing gear problem:
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/flight-returns-to-kci-after-landing-gear-issue

2018-02-21 - Passenger plane hit by unknown odor, plane makes emergency landing in Chicago (Illinois):
http://airflightdisaster.com/index.php/american-airlines-flight-returns-to-chicago-due-to-unusual-odor/

Quote: "American Airlines flight AA-1191 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on February 21st. The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after an unusual odor was noticed on board."

2018-02-21 - Passenger has 'medical issue' on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/921929/British-Airways-emergency-flight-BA280-Los-Angeles-London-Heathrow-BA
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/683503/British-Airways-flight-BA280-Los-Angeles-London-Heathrow-emergency
http://webonnews.com/british-airways-aircraft-declares-emergency-on-flight-from-los-angeles-to-london-heathrow/

Quote: "The pilot requested a priority landing due to a medical issue."

2018-02-21 - Small plane crashes and burns in field near Bonifay (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.newsherald.com/news/20180221/pilot-killed-in-holmes-county-plane-crash
http://www.wtvy.com/content/news/Plane-Crash-at-Holmes-County-airport-474769473.html
http://www.chipleypaper.com/news/20180221/pilot-killed-in-holmes-county-plane-crash
http://www.mypanhandle.com/news/update-holmes-county-plane-crash-leaves-one-dead/987347670
http://www.wjhg.com/content/news/At-least-one-person-dead-after-plane-crash-near-Tri-County-Airport-474767753.html
http://www.aviationpros.com/news/12399267/brief-pilot-killed-in-holmes-county-plane-crash

2018-02-21 - Small plane crashes into construction site at 6:30 AM in Kearny Mesa (California), 1 killed:
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/02/21/local-surgeon-identified-as-pilot-killed-in-kearny-mesa-plane-crash/
http://www.kyma.com/news/yuma-doctor-possibly-linked-to-deadly-plane-crash/705389059
http://www.kusi.com/odel-mar-physician-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-kearny-mesa/
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/feb/21/one-person-dead-after-plane-crash-kearny-mesa/
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-montgomery-crash-20180221-story.html
http://www.abc15.com/news/national/small-plane-crash-reported-in-san-diego-area-022118
http://www.10news.com/news/small-plane-crash-reported-in-san-diego-area-022118
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/02/21/small-plane-down-in-kearny-mesa-parking-lot/
http://abc7news.com/small-plane-crashes-in-kearny-mesa-area-of-san-diego/3118847/
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/state/article201308114.html

2018-02-21 - Small plane lands at airport, runs off runway and hits fence, in Elko (Nevada), brake failure:
http://mynews4.com/news/local/vintage-military-plane-crashes-into-runway-fence-in-elko

Quote: "Foster said he did not know why the plane veered off the runway, but the pilot reported having a 'brake problem.'"

2018-02-22 - Passenger plane hit by smoke at airport in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/smoke-smell-grounds-american-airlines-plane-at-cleveland-hopkins-airport/95-522104674

Quote: "An American Airlines flight remained grounded at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport due to the smell of smoke Thursday morning. An airline spokesperson said the flight was scheduled to depart to Charlotte, but remained grounded in Cleveland."

Note: This is the 22nd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-22 - Cargo plane pilot has 'medical emergency' at airport in coastal Mackay (Australia):
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/mackay-airport-runway-closed-after-incident/3343996/
http://www.star1019.com.au/news/local-news/103299-mackay-airport-runway-closed-after-medical-incident
http://www.pressreader.com/australia/daily-mercury/20180224/281638190690025

Quote: "One person has been transported to Mackay Base Hospital via ambulance after a medical emergency at Mackay Airport this morning. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed the patient, understood to be the pilot of a cargo plane, was transported in a stable condition."

2018-02-22 - Plane makes emergency landing in Fargo (North Dakota), possible engine failure:
http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Emergency-crews-responding-to-plane-with-mechanical-issues-at-Fargo-airport-474908233.html

Quote: "A plane had to make an emergency landing at Hector International Airport in Fargo due to a mechanical issue. Red River Valley Dispatch has confirmed that fire crews responded to the airport to assist with a plane coming in dealing with a mechanical issue, possibly engine failure."

2018-02-22 - Small plane crashes in Carroll County north of Rossville (Indiana), 3+ killed:
http://www.nbc26.com/news/plane-reportedly-headed-for-green-bay-crashes-in-indiana
http://www.tmj4.com/news/plane-reportedly-headed-for-green-bay-crashes-in-indiana
http://abcnews.go.com/US/killed-small-plane-crash-rural-indiana/story?id=53297526
http://wishtv.com/2018/02/23/three-men-dead-following-plane-crash-in-carroll-county/
http://fox11online.com/news/local/small-plane-headed-for-green-bay-crashes-in-indiana
http://fox59.com/2018/02/22/police-investigating-fatal-plane-crash-in-carroll-county/
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/carroll-county/plane-crash-in-carroll-county
http://fox6now.com/2018/02/22/small-plane-reportedly-headed-for-green-bay-crashes-in-indiana/
http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/02/22/green-bay-bound-plane-reportedly-crashes-indiana/365900002/
http://www.wlfi.com/content/news/Plane-crash-reported-north-or-Rossville-474914743.html
http://wsbt.com/news/regional/no-survivors-after-wisconsin-bound-plane-crashes-in-indiana

Quote: "RTV6 reports authorities say there were no survivors in the crash. They were told there were at least three people on board."

2018-02-22 - Small plane crashes and burns north of Ulysses (Kansas), 2 killed:
http://ksnt.com/2018/02/22/two-people-dead-in-plane-crash-near-ulysses/
http://ksn.com/2018/02/22/plane-crashes-in-grant-county-near-ulysses/
http://www.kwch.com/content/news/1-killed-in-Grant-County-plane-crash-474919163.html
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/W-Kansas-plane-crash-kills-two-474939913.html
http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article201728289.html

2018-02-22 - Small plane makes emergency landing on Verna Bethany Road in Myakka City (Florida):
http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article201621339.html

2018-02-23 - Small plane crashes in San Juan County (Utah), near Dove Creek (Colorado), all 4 aboard killed:
http://kutv.com/news/nation-world/plane-crash-kills-4-in-southern-utah
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=46267916&nid=148&title=officials-4-killed-in-san-juan-county-plane-crash
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/02/23/plane-crash-dolores-grand-junction/
http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/Missing-plane-found-with-no-survivors-475017063.html
http://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Missing-plane-found-with-no-survivors-475017063.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-plane-missing-new-mexico-faa-piper-lance-albuquerque-kaupp-1.4549022
http://www.nbc11news.com/content/news/Crews-search-for-missing-plane-130-miles-southwest-of-Grand-Junction-474993753.html
https://the-journal.com/articles/86261

2018-02-23 - Small plane crashes while making emergency landing in Zephyrhills (Florida), engine failure:
http://wfla.com/2018/02/23/pasco-officials-investigate-plane-crash-in-dade-city/
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/pasco-old-lakeland-highway-plane-crash
http://patch.com/florida/landolakes/pasco-deputies-investigate-plane-crash-old-lakeland-highway
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pasco/investigation-underway-after-small-plane-crashes-onto-dade-city-road

2018-02-23 - Small plane crash-lands at airport in coastal Perth (Australia):
http://www.perthnow.com.au/travel/air-aviation/light-plane-crash-at-perths-jandakot-airport-ng-b88754811z

2018-02-24 - Half-naked man gets violent on passenger plane en route to the island of Tenerife (Spain):
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5659248/ryanair-fight-staff-shirtless-man-arrested/
http://www.cetusnews.com/news/Half-naked-man-threatens-to-batter-Ryanair-crew-before-he-s-booted-off-flight.rytTN9HNgyuf.html

2018-02-25 - Man, 72, dies on passenger plane after departing coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/article/2018/02/27/parents-plan-meet-son-unfulfilled-father-dies-flight
http://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/9213/New-Zealand/Indian-father-dies-on-flight-from-Singapore-to-Auckland

2018-02-25 - Passenger plane blows tire at takeoff, lands safely in Portland (Oregon):
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/02/silent_descent_bumpy_landing_n.html
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/united-flight-with-blown-tire-lands-safely/992031601
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/02/26/united-flight-hard-landing/

2018-02-25 - Small plane crashes near Lake Eustis in Eustis (Florida), 1 killed:
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/small-plane-crash-kills-pilot-in-eustis/707088313
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-plane-aircraft-fatal-crash-eustis-trike-20180225-story.html
http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20180225/lcso-pilot-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-eustis
http://www.wesh.com/article/faa-investigating-aircraft-crash-in-eustis/18714817
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/man-killed-when-plane-crashes-near-eustis-airport-deputies-say

2018-02-25 - Small plane crashes in coastal Lossiemouth (Scotland), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-43189226
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/2280620/small-plane-crash-moray-lossiemouth/
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/man-injured-in-overturned-light-aircraft1/

2018-02-26 - Passenger plane engine bursts into flame, plane makes emergency landing in Salt Lake City (Utah):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180227-62036-USA
http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/27/terrifying-moment-airliners-engine-ripped-apart-explosion-7346410/
http://abc13.com/engine-fire-forces-southwest-flight-to-return-to-airport/3147537/
http://kutv.com/news/local/passengers-recount-terrifying-ordeal-after-planes-engine-catches-fire-mid-flight
http://abcnews.go.com/US/southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-salt-lake-city/story?id=53370803
http://www.wdtimes.com/news/national/article_9890ad18-84a5-53aa-aa22-9a1bd83b03b5.html
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/02/26/engine-fire-forces-la-bound-jet-to-return-to-salt-lake-city/
http://kutv.com/news/local/southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-slc-following-engine-malfunction
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=46269158&nid=148&title=southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-sl-witnesses-report-seeing-flames
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/02/26/southwest-plane-engine-catches-fire-after-takeoff-lands-safely-in-salt-lake-city/
http://www.newsminer.com/news/national/engine-fire-forces-la-bound-jet-to-return-to-salt/article_725d7541-9d56-5726-9378-263fa81e1d3b.html
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/02/26/fire-in-sky-southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-experiences-performance-issues.html
http://nypost.com/2018/02/26/engine-fire-forces-airplane-to-make-emergency-landing/

Quote: "SW flight 609 had just left Salt Lake International Airport and was heading for Los Angeles when passengers on board tell 2News that they heard a loud explosion just after 7 a.m."

Quote: "An engine fire forced a Southwest Airlines jet headed to Los Angeles to return to Salt Lake City shortly after takeoff Monday, an airport official said. The Boeing 737-700 landed safely, said Salt Lake City International Airport spokeswoman Nancy Vollmer."

Quote: "Witness Al Oshiro said he was getting out of his car as he arrived at work when he saw the plane overhead. 'All of a sudden I started seeing these orange flames just coming off the right side of the engine,' said Oshiro, an aerospace engineer for Moog Inc. He heard a sound 'so loud that a lot of people came out of the building because people thought the building was getting hit.'"

Quote: "Terrified Crystal Bangerter was on her first ever flight when the explosion happened, and told of how she looked out the window to see ‘huge flames just coming right out of the engine.’ Speaking to KUTV, she added: ‘Suddenly there was a huge explosion.'"

Note: This is the 23rd aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-26 - Passenger has 'medical emergency' on passenger plane, plane makes emergency landing in coastal Edinburgh (Scotland):
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/2284696/british-airways-edinburgh-onboard-emergency-london-flight/

Quote: "The airline confirmed that a medical emergency was the cause for the alert. A spokesperson for BA said: 'The captain requested a priority landing due to an unwell customer.'"

2018-02-26 - Passenger plane makes emergency landing in coastal Okinawa (Japan), engine problem:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VIV-20180226-62019-JPN
http://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/02/339135/airasia-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-okinawa
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/airasia-plane-bound-for-kl-makes-emergency-landing-in-okinawa-9994432
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/02/26/airasia-x-flight-diverted-to-okinawa-due-to-technical-issue/

2018-02-26 - Small plane crashes at airport in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crashes-at-ryan-airfield
http://www.kvoa.com/story/37594196/experimental-aircraft-crashes-at-ryan-airfield

2018-02-26 - Small plane lands at airport, nose gear collapses, in Ballarat (Australia):
http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/light-plane-crash-lands-in-regional-vic/news-story/5237beba319f67dbe63477a01f34386c

Quote: "The crash, caused by the nose wheel of the plane collapsing on landing at Ballarat Airport about 9pm on Monday, was minor and no one was injured, a Civil Aviation Saftey Authority spokesman told AAP."

2018-02-26 - Small plane crashes and burns near coastal Mossel Bay (South Africa), 2 killed:
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/2-bodies-found-as-missing-plane-is-located-20180226

2018-02-27 - Passenger plane hit by smoke, plane makes emergency landing in Allentown (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-lehigh-valley-airport/3152370/
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-emergency-landing-at-lvia-20180228-story.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/united-flight-diverted-smoke-cockpit/story?id=53407524
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2018/02/united_flight_with_smoke_in_ba.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2018-02-28/smoke-forces-plane-to-make-emergency-landing
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Smoke-Forces-United-Airlines-Plane-to-Make-Emergency-Landing-475395663.html
http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/smoke-forces-plane-to-make-emergency-landing/article_f30d823f-0576-52bb-b6fc-26222ff92f5c.html
http://www.bradfordera.com/news/state/smoke-forces-plane-to-make-emergency-landing/article_8abd0497-ed0c-548a-bb79-386c1cb9fbb3.html
http://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/smoke-forces-plane-to-make-emergency-landing/article_b8ca2c11-bfb1-5f07-bab4-21a7fe9c063e.html

Quote: "The plane took off from Newark Wednesday night and was headed to Los Angeles. But the crew decided to divert the plane to Lehigh International when they smelled smoke in the cockpit."

Note: This is the 24th aircraft to smoke/burn/explode in 2018...

2018-02-27 - Small plane crashes into the St. Johns River near Crescent City (Florida), 2 killed:
http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Alaska-man-dies-in-Florida-plane-crash-475480143.html
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/fatal-plane-crash-in-st-johns-river-in-putnam-county_/708460433
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/20180227/2-dead-following-small-plane-crash-in-river-near-crescent-city
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/identities-released-of-small-plane-crash-victims-in-putnam-county/77-524067034
http://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/putnam-county/deputies-1-dead-in-putnam-county-plane-crash
http://www.wokv.com/news/local/fatal-plane-crash-johns-river-putnam-county/fdETmkYC4fpivur1Sj7wnI/
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/us/ap/killed-when-small-plane-crashes-into-a-florida-river/article_d5033e0c-792b-5353-b23e-dbbf758274e2.html
http://www.bdtonline.com/news/killed-when-small-plane-crashes-into-a-florida-river/article_030098f6-a1a1-5b2e-b6eb-9a525407deac.html

2018-02-27 - Small plane lands at airport and flips over, in Tobermory (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/4049635/small-plane-crash-tobermory/
http://www.iheartradio.ca/610cktb/news/no-injuries-in-small-plane-crash-1.3650999
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-pilot-plane-crash-tobermory-1.4553503
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/plane-piloted-by-cambridge-man-flips-during-landing-attempt-1.3820567
http://london.ctvnews.ca/pilot-not-hurt-after-plane-flips-at-tobermory-airport-1.3820704

2018-02-28 - Small plane crashes near Schlemeyer Field in Odessa (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.kswo.com/story/37618229/pilot-taken-to-hospital-following-minor-plane-crash-at-schlemeyer-field
http://www.newschannel10.com/story/37618229/pilot-taken-to-hospital-following-minor-plane-crash-at-schlemeyer-field
http://www.newswest9.com/story/37618229/pilot-taken-to-hospital-following-small-plane-crash-at-schlemeyer-field
http://www.ksla.com/story/37618229/pilot-taken-to-hospital-following-minor-plane-crash-at-schlemeyer-field
http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Officials-responding-to-major-accident-at-Andrews-Highway--475479103.html
http://www.kcbd.com/story/37618229/opd-responding-to-small-plane-crash-at-schlemeyer-field
http://www.kplctv.com/story/37618229/pilot-taken-to-hospital-following-small-plane-crash-at-schlemeyer-field

2018-02-28 - Small plane lands at airport, landing gear collapses, in coastal Pompano Beach (Florida):
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Makes-Rough-Landing-at-Pompano-Beach-Airpark-475439563.html

2018-02-28 - Small plane crashes on the island of Vanua Levu (Fiji Islands), 2 killed:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/28/c_137006219.htm
http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/60461/authorities-recover-bodies-from-aircraft-crash
http://fijisun.com.fj/2018/02/28/breaking-cessna172/
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=436236

2018-02-28 - Small plane crash-lands in Nyeri (Kenya):
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/02/28/one-injured-as-plane-crash-lands-at-nyaribo-airstrip_c1722644
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nyeri/Plane-crash-lands-Nyeri-MP-Esther-Murugi/1954190-4323660-aks4s4z/index.html
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001271530/ex-nyeri-town-mp-escapes-unhurt-after-plane-crash-lands

2018-02-28 - Helicopter crashes in Delmas (South Africa), 2 killed:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-02-28-two-men-die-in-chopper-crash/
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/two-killed-in-mpumalanga-chopper-crash-20180228
http://www.arrivealive.co.za/news.aspx?s=1&i=33832&page=Two-killed-in-helicopter-crash-along-in-Delmas

2018-02-28 - Man acts erratically on passenger plane, gets off, strips off clothes, attacks airport employees, in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article202750614.html
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/man-attempts-attack-on-charlotte-airport-employees/708738974
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/disruptive-passenger-attacks-ground-crew-airport-article-1.3847667

Quote: "The passenger was about to be tossed off the flight for 'erratic behavior' when he ran back down the plane’s access stairs and onto the ramp area, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Wednesday. The flight was operated by PSA Airlines, police said. Two videos obtained by Charlotte TV station WSOC show the man stripping off some of his clothes, then punching and chasing airport employees. He charges at one worker and hits him with the wand."

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