Tag: John Wayne Airport
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Passenger Allegedly Breaches John Wayne Airport Security, Steals Newport Airline Tug, Crashes on Airfield and Attempts to Take Lavatory Truck
A Delta Air Lines passenger was arrested Tuesday after allegedly breaching security at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, stealing an Alaska Airlines baggage tug and crashing it into another vehicle on the airfield, airport officials said. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. when the passenger allegedly entered the airfield through Gate 12, took…
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“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. We’ve Lost Our Engine… We’ll Be Putting It Down On The Beach.” Pilot Saves Teen Nephew As Plane Lands Safely On Beach
A routine sightseeing flight turned into a remarkable survival story Monday afternoon when a small Piper PA-28 Cherokee made an emergency landing on the sand at Huntington State Beach in California after suffering an engine failure just minutes after takeoff. The aircraft had departed from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana and was en route…
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Southwest Flight & Small Plane Flew Too Close At JWA – Resulting In Southwest’s Go Around
The pilot of a Southwest flight from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport initiated a safety maneuver after telling the tower that the pilot of a smaller airplane flew close to the commercial jet on Wednesday night, May 13, according to air traffic communications. A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the…
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