Accidents and Incidents
On June 17, 2010, a small aircraft crashed a half-mile north of the runway, killing all three passengers.
A five passenger plane en route to Rochester crashed in Lake Michigan, killing the four passengers, but the pilot did survive.
A bomb scare occurred on March 30, 2011. The airport was evacuated and all commercial traffic in and out of the airport was stopped. A bomb squad from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area was called in. The item, however, turned out to be harmless.
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Famous quotes containing the words accidents and/or incidents:
“Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)