A stolen plane triggered a major security incident at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on Tuesday afternoon, temporarily halting operations and forcing multiple flights to reroute.

A Canadian man has been charged with hijacking a small plane this week and flying it over one of the busiest airports in Canada, prompting fears he would crash into something and causing flights to be delayed or grounded.

A small plane crashed due to engine failure near the Austin Executive Airport in Pflugerville Friday, but both occupants escaped injury, according to the Pfluge

The disruptive passenger, identified as 23-year-old Mario Nikprelaj was arrested shortly after the flight landed.

The pilot of a skydiving plane that crashed earlier this month at Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County reported a loss of engine power and attempted to glide back to the airport but landed too fast and plowed into the woods beyond the runway, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report.

Police say all four people aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport on Sunday are dead.

A 39-year-old Canadian man is in custody after police say he hijacked a plane and flew it nearly 40 miles. No one was injured, and only one person was on board the plane, the Vancouver International Airport said.