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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on October 15 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Oct 15, 2025On October 15, 2025, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N76054), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: United Airlines.USN76054United Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 15, 2025On October 15, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 8BK/W aircraft (registration LV-FSK), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-FSKArgentinas Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2024On October 15, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-GKXC), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: Air France.FRF-GKXCAir France Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2024On October 15, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N432UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at New Orleans. Source: the FAA (United States).USN432UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2024On October 15, 2024, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration TC-JZR), operated by Ajet, was involved in an incident at Ankara. Source: Ajet.TRTC-JZRAjet Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2023On October 15, 2023, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration EC-MGE), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at La Coruna. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-MGEVueling Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2023On October 15, 2023, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIZW), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIZWLufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2023On October 15, 2023, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N335RT), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: the FAA (United States).USN335RTAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Oct 15, 2023On October 15, 2023, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration D-AICG), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Condor.DED-AICGCondor Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2023On October 15, 2023, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQD), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at 67.2 NM 84.7 degrees from Balgo Hill Aerodrome (Australia) due to a fire on board. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQDQantas Airbus A380 Incident · Oct 15, 2022On October 15, 2022, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration VP-BBR), operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul (IST) Airport (Turkey) due to a cracked or broken cockpit window. Source: Azerbaijan Airlines.BMVP-BBRAzerbaijan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Oct 15, 2022On October 15, 2022, the Airbus A321-253NX/LR aircraft (registration EI-LRG), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Lingus.IEEI-LRGLingus Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 15, 2022On October 15, 2022, the Boeing 767 360ER/W aircraft (registration ET-ALO), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an incident. Source: Ethiopian.ETET-ALOEthiopian Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 15, 2022On October 15, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JFC), operated by Anadolu, was involved in an incident at Antalya. Source: Anadolu.TRTC-JFCAnadolu Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2022On October 15, 2022, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-EUPR), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUPRBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 15, 2021On October 15, 2021, the Boeing 737-76J (W) aircraft (registration SU-TMM), operated by Flyegypt, was involved in an incident at Cluj. Source: Flyegypt.EGSU-TMMFlyegypt Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2021On October 15, 2021, the Boeing 777 346ER aircraft (registration JA740J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA740JJapan Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 15, 2021On October 15, 2021, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GJZK), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJZKAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Oct 15, 2021On October 15, 2021, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration PT-MXF), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an accident at Belem and Brasilia due to an abnormal runway contact during take-off. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPT-MXFLATAM Brasil Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 15, 2021On October 15, 2021, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration PS-SPJ), operated by Itapemirim, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: Itapemirim.BRPS-SPJItapemirim Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2021On October 15, 2021, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration F-HEPK), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Air France.FRF-HEPKAir France Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2021On October 15, 2021, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration PH-AKA), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Prestwick. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-AKAKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 15, 2019On October 15, 2019, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N915NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN915NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2019On October 15, 2019, the An-24 RV aircraft (registration RA-47260), operated by Polar, was involved in an incident at Yakutsk. Source: Polar.RURA-47260Polar Antonov An-24 Incident · Oct 15, 2019On October 15, 2019, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration EC-MPI), operated by Canarias, was involved in an incident at Tenerife. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-MPICanarias ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Oct 15, 2019On October 15, 2019, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EMA), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Malta. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).IEEI-EMARyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2019On October 15, 2019, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCC), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at París. Source: the BEA (France).CHHB-JCCSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Oct 15, 2018On October 15, 2018, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCQ), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JCQSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220 Accident · Oct 15, 2018On October 15, 2018, the Boeing 777 337ER aircraft (registration VT-ALN), operated by Air India, was involved in an accident at Mumbai. Source: India.INVT-ALNAir India Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 15, 2018On October 15, 2018, the Boeing 747-406 aircraft (registration PH-BFN), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFNKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 Accident · Oct 15, 2018On October 15, 2018, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N7816B), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Albany, New York (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN7816BSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Oct 15, 2017On October 15, 2017, the Boeing 767 328 aircraft (registration N342AX), operated by Omni Air International, was involved in an accident at Honolulu, Hawaii (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN342AXOmni Air International Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 15, 2017On October 15, 2017, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GVWE), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Toronto and London due to a diversion for operational reasons on approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GVWEWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Oct 15, 2017On October 15, 2017, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9M-MNB), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident at Kuala Lumpur. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MNBMalaysia Airbus A380 Incident · Oct 15, 2017On October 15, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8GU/W aircraft (registration VQ-BQR), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BQRUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2017On October 15, 2017, the aircraft (registration G-TCDG), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Thomas Cook.GBG-TCDGThomas Cook Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 15, 2016On October 15, 2016, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration OY-KBM), operated by Scandinavian, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: Scandinavian.DKOY-KBMScandinavian Airbus A340 Incident · Oct 15, 2016On October 15, 2016, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration A5-BAC), operated by Bhutan, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: Bhutan.BTA5-BACBhutan Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 15, 2016On October 15, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 781/W aircraft (registration JA04AN), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Nagoya. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA04ANAll Nippon Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2016On October 15, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration JA802P), operated by Peach, was involved in an incident at Okinawa. Source: Peach.JPJA802PPeach Airbus A320 Accident · Oct 15, 2016On October 15, 2016, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNK), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an accident at Stuttgart and Cracovia. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AKNKGermanwings Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 15, 2015On October 15, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N479CA), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Calgary. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN479CASkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Oct 15, 2015On October 15, 2015, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration B-6202), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Lhasa and Chongqing. Source: China Southern.CNB-6202China Southern Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 15, 2015On October 15, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration D-ABNH), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Nuremberg. Source: Eurowings.DED-ABNHEurowings Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2014On October 15, 2014, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPH), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Coimbatore. Source: Air India.INVT-PPHAir India Airbus A321 Incident · Oct 15, 2014On October 15, 2014, the Airbus A320 233 aircraft (registration CC-ABV), operated by Sky, was involved in an incident at Arica. Source: Sky.CLCC-ABVSky Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2014On October 15, 2014, the Boeing 757 223/W aircraft (registration N173AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Quito. Source: American Airlines.USN173ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Oct 15, 2014On October 15, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 737-31S aircraft (registration EI-STA), operated by Europe Airpost, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Europe Airpost.IEEI-STAEurope Airpost Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2013On October 15, 2013, the Boeing 777-F1H aircraft (registration N794CK), operated by Kalitta Air, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Kalitta Air.USN794CKKalitta Air Boeing 777 Incident · Oct 15, 2013On October 15, 2013, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration N516NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Greenville, Texas (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN516NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Oct 15, 2013On October 15, 2013, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration VH-QPD), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney-Kingsford Smith (SYD) International Airport (Australia). Source: Qantas.AUVH-QPDQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Oct 15, 2012On October 15, 2012, the aircraft (registration D-ALCF), operated by Lufthansa Cargo, was involved in an incident. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ALCFLufthansa Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Oct 15, 2012On October 15, 2012, the Boeing 737-36Q (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GCNK), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GCNKCanadian North Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2012On October 15, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 747 422 aircraft (registration N117UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN117UAUnited Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Oct 15, 2012On October 15, 2012, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration HB-IXP), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Nuremberg. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IXPSwiss International Air Lines BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Oct 15, 2012On October 15, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 883 aircraft (registration LN-RCZ), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Trondheim. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RCZSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2011On October 15, 2011, the Boeing 737-7BD(WL) aircraft (registration N307AT), operated by Airtran, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN307ATAirtran Boeing 737 Incident · Oct 15, 2011On October 15, 2011, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N67052), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: United Airlines.USN67052United Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Oct 15, 2008On October 15, 2008, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration TC-JLL), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident over Minsk (Belarus) due to an unruly passenger or a threat on board. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JLLTurkish Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Oct 15, 2008On October 15, 2008, the Boeing 737-78J aircraft (registration YR-BGH), operated by Tarom, was involved in an incident at Istanbul-Atatürk (IST) Airport (Turkey) due to a runway excursion. Source: Tarom.ROYR-BGHTarom Boeing 737

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