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Police & Fire
NYC Tour Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing Along Palisades, Police Say
A tour helicopter carrying the pilot and six passengers made a safe emergency landing in the parking lot of the Englewood Marina after experiencing mechanical failure mid-flight on Tuesday, Dec. 17, police said. The Bell 407GX helicopter, owned by HeliNY.com, was giving passengers a tour of New York City when it experienced a mechanical issue, according to Lieutenant Raymond E. Walter of the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police. The pilot successfully brought the helicopter down in the marina parking lot along the Hudson River in Englewood Cliffs around 11:45 a.m. All six passengers an…
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Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At Jersey School Field: Police
A helicopter operated out of an Essex County facility made an emergency landing at a Jersey Shore school field Thursday, March 14, authorities said. The commercial passenger helicopter operated by Zip Aviation of Caldwell touched down on a baseball field behind Middletown High School North, adjacent to Marvin Road, Middletown police said. The pilot, who is not being identified at this time, saw the field and determined that it would be safe to make the emergency landing after an indicator light came on, police said. He was the only occupant of the helicopter. There…
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Sparks Shoot Out Of Plane After Takeoff In Newark (
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Falling debris, a sparking wing at take-off, and a mechanical failure had a United Airlines flight circling the Atlantic until it could make an emergency landing in Newark (scroll for video). The Sao Paulo, Brazil Boeing 777-200, flight UA149 had taken off with 256 passengers aboard from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, according to flight data. "After our aircraft experienced a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff, it remained in the air to burn fuel and then landed safely. Passengers deplaned at the gate and a new aircraft is sch…
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Lufthansa Flight From Newark Makes Emergency Landing In Boston: Report
A flight out of Newark made an emergency landing at Logan Airport on Monday night after the pilot saw smoke in the cockpit, NBC Boston reports. Lufthansa Flight 403 landed just before 10:30 p.m. after the pilot declared an emergency. The plane diverted to Boston after a "technical irregularity" caused smoke in the plane, the report said. There were no injuries reported from the 326 people aboard the Boeing 747, NBC reported. Passengers told the news station that the plane descended rapidly after the pilot announced the emergency landing, causing a panic in the cabin. …
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Disruptive Passenger Removed From United Airlines Flight From NJ To Costa Rica: Reports
A United Airlines flight making its way from New Jersey to Costa Rica was forced to make an unexpected pitstop in Virginia for an unruly passenger Wednesday, Aug. 17, as first reported by the Washington Post. One passenger was reportedly removed from the flight for being unwieldy and causing a disruption on the plane, though United Airlines has not released official details of the incident. The FBI was involved in the investigation, according to the Washington Post. Flight 1080 left Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after 8:30 a.m. with a planned landing set in San Jose, Costa Ri…
Obituaries
Bucknell Grad, 23, Dead After Mysterious Mid-Air Fall/Jump From Plane
Police were trying to piece together if a 23-year-old Bucknell University graduate jumped or fell out of a plane moments before it made an emergency landing with the pilot on board. Charles Crooks — who was not wearing a parachute — was found in trees in the backyard of a North Carolina home about 30 miles south of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, around 7 p.m. Friday, July 29, the New York Post reports. Police believe he either jumped or fell approximately 3,500 feet out of the 10-person plane. It was unclear how he died. The plane had lost its right wheel when it crash landed at the…
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Maryland Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing In New Jersey
A Maryland-bound plane made an emergency landing in New Jersey after the cockpit became filled with smoke, officials said. The single-engine Piper PA-32 departed from Norwood Regional Airport in Norwood, Mass., and was headed toward Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, the FAA said. The plane landed safely around 11 a.m. in Teterboro after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, authorities said. The FAA is conducting the investigation.
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Pilot Makes Emergency Landing On Jersey Shore Bridge
An 18-year-old pilot made an emergency landing in a banner plane on the Jersey Shore Monday afternoon. Paramount Air Service pilot Landon Lucas reported engine failure while flying near Steel Pier in Atlantic City, Ocean City spokesman Doug Bergen said. Lucas' plane on the 9th Street Bridge.Ocean City NJ Lucas released his banner into the ocean while trying to reach Ocean City Municipal Airport when he spotted a gap in traffic in the westbound lanes of the Route 52 causeway. That's where Lucas landed his plane safely between Ocean City and Somers Point, around 12:40 p.m., Bergen said.…
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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On South Jersey Street (
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A small plane took down wires and struck a transformer during an emergency landing, causing several small fires Sunday in Robbinsville. The 1966 Piper aircraft was experiencing a mechanical issue just before the pilot -- a 47-year-old East Windsor resident -- landed the aircraft near Gordon and Sharon Road around 5 p.m., Robbinsville Police Lt. William Swanhart said. MidJersey News captured photos from the scene. Posted by MidJersey.news on Sunday, June 6, 2021 At the sceneMidJersey News The pilot was walking around the area after the crash before he was transported to the hospital…
Police & Fire
Pilot Escapes Hardwick Crash Landing Without Injury
A pilot walked away from a crash landing in Hardwick Tuesday uninjured. The crash occurred on Jones Lane near Stillwater Road around 2:30 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. The pilot tried making an emergency landing in a field when the plane malfunctioned, police said. The plane had taken off from Blairstown Airport and sustained heavy damage to the wins, State Police said. FAA records show that the plane is registered to a Dumont man, and was certified to fly Feb. 16. Photo courtesy of Jay Edwards of WRNJ Radio.
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: Sight-Seeing Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Edgewater
It wasn't exactly a "Sully" moment, but it turned out OK, just the same, when a sight-seeing helicopter made a safe emergency landing Friday afternoon in Edgewater. The HeliNY pilot "found a safe spot to land" after an emergency light went on during the area's high winds shortly before 2 p.m., police said. He brought the 13-year-old Rotorcraft down softly behind the Mitsuwa Marketplace on River Road, one responder said, adding: "Now we just have to figure how to get it out of there." The chopper touched down on a clear, flat spot of land on one of the largest vacant pieces of property a s…
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Unruly NJ Man With Meth Subdued With Benadryl After Biting Airline Passenger's Ear, Police Say
A flight from Newark to Miami was forced to make an emergency landing when a 45-year-old New Jersey man who had methamphetamine on him bit another passenger's ear and punched him in the face, authorities said. A doctor on the plane then tried to subdue John Yurkovich Jr., by giving him a shot of Benadryl on United Airlines flight 728 last Wednesday, officials told the Raleigh News & Observer. It all began when Yurkovich got up to use the bathroom, and when he sat back down in his seat he became agitated, the outlet says. "The suspect got up from his seat again to retrieve what app…
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NJ Student Pilot, Instructor Make Emergency Landing On Pennsylvania Turnpike
A flight student and instructor experiencing engine trouble made an emergency landing on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The single-engine Cessna 172 Skyhawk took off from Trenton-Mercer Airport, and landed on the westbound side of the turnpike between the Lebanon-Lancaster and Harrisburg east exits around 6:30 p.m. Monday, CBS3 reports. No one was hurt, but the plane reportedly was damaged by two tractor-trailers after landing. Mustang Sally Aviation, LLC owns the plane, and managing member Keith Furlong told PennLive that the pilots did a wonderful job carrying out a textbook emergency l…
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'Honestly Scary': Mid-Air Engine Fire Sends
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A passenger caught images of a mid-air engine fire in a Los Angeles-bound United Airlines plane forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Airport Wednesday night. “Most terrifying experience of my life,” passenger Nicole Adamo tweeted. “Flight delayed 2 hours for Maintence (sic) issues. Flight takes off, Right wing of the plane (where I’m sitting in the aisle seat) sparking & now one engine failed.” Adamo, a sports and entertainment publicist, continued @Nickilishious: “They’re making announcements but i can’t hear anything b/c people are screaming. “They’re circling. Turning…
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: Feds Charge Sussex County Jets Fan After Profanity-Filled Airplane Meltdown
A Sussex County man who was told he couldn't use the bathroom on the front of a plane was slapped with federal charges after going on a tirade and threatening to kill other passengers, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing, authorities said. Jwan Curry, 40, of Hamburg, was charged with interfering with a flight attendant on an Alaskan Airlines flight from JFK Airport to Los Angeles last Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri said. A video fo the incident was published by Roman Cheruhkin on Instagram. Clad in a NY Jets hat and jersey, Curry start…
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Emergency Landing Delays Flights At Newark Airport
Flights were delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport after a plane en route to Houston made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Saturday morning, passengers and airport officials said on Twitter. Inbound and outbound flights were halted after the 8:45 a.m. incident. The airport reopened an hour later but reported heavy delays. United Airlines passenger John Murray told CNN his plane was diverted to Newark due to an emergency with the aircraft shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport. A passenger on another flight who was waiting on the runway said th…
Police & Fire
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hudson River In Rockland
No one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in Rockland County early Tuesday evening, authorities said. Piermont firefighters and EMS and Nyack firefighters were operating at the end of the pier while a Rockland County sheriff's Marine Unit towed the single-engine craft to shore, police said. The plane made the "controlled" water landing around 5 p.m. and was pulled from the water a little over two hours later, they said.
Lifestyle
First ResPAWnders: Pal Park PD Lieutenant's Dalmatian Is Reminder Of Good In The World
Meet Sarge: A 6-year-old Dalmatian, who was adopted by Palisades Park Police Lt. Jimmy Rotundo when he was just 7 weeks old. Sarge's flight from Florida had to make an emergency landing on its way to Newark. Then, once the plane finally landed in New Jersey, Sarge was "misplaced" by flight crews, his owner said. "They kept asking me 'What does he look like?'And I kept saying 'I don’t know I never met him! White with spots,'" said Rotundo, who served with the borough's volunteer fire department for 11 years. Sarge's "dopiness" is what Rotundo said made him fall in love. "He doesn't naviga…
Police & Fire
Paramus Golf Course Emergency Landing: Pilot Was Just On PBS Documentary
UPDATE: In a random coincidence, a teacher featured in a PBS special about aviation this past week was involved in an emergency landing at the Paramus Golf Course early Sunday afternoon. Three minor injuries were reported after the 1984 fixed-wing, single-engine Mooney M20K made an emergency landing around 12:30 p.m. on the fairway of the 9th hole off Paramus Road. "Three minor injuries, none serious" -- two adults and a child, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told Daily Voice. A third adult on the plane, which the FAA said was headed to Poughkeepsie from Lincoln Park, wasn't injure…
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Pair OK After Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In North Jersey Field
Two people aboard a small plane survived an emergency landing late Sunday afternoon in northwest New Jersey, State Police confirmed. A distress call was transmitted from the craft over Lake Hopatcong in Sussex County just after 4 p.m., responders said. The Cessna 172 then landed hard in Lafayette Township, eight or so miles from Sussex County Airport and about 25 miles south of the New York State border, NJSP Lawrence Peele confirmed. The craft sustained minor damage, he said.
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