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Occurrences recorded on January 8 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Ataque · Jan 8, 2020On January 8, 2020, the 737NG 8KV/W aircraft (registration UR-PSR), operated by Ukraine International Airlines, was destroyed in an attack near Tehran (Iran), leaving 176 dead. Source: Ukraine International Airlines.UAUR-PSRUkraine International Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2025On January 8, 2025, the Boeing 737-823 (WL) aircraft (registration N988NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: American Airlines.USN988NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2025On January 8, 2025, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N14016), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: United Airlines.USN14016United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jan 8, 2025On January 8, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 866/W aircraft (registration SU-GDZ), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Jeddah. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GDZEgyptAir Boeing 737 Accident · Jan 8, 2025On January 8, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 7K5/W aircraft (registration OO-JAR), operated by TUI, was involved in an accident at Brussels. Source: TUI.BEOO-JARTUI Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2025On January 8, 2025, the Boeing 737-990ER (WL) aircraft (registration N215AK), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Anchorage-Ted Stevens (ANC) International Airport (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN215AKAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2024On January 8, 2024, the Boeing 777-21HLR aircraft (registration A6-EWE), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident near Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas (BCN) Airport (Spain) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Emirates.AEA6-EWEEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Jan 8, 2024On January 8, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FGDZ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at London due to a landing gear failure during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGDZAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jan 8, 2024On January 8, 2024, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration OH-LZH), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LZHFinnair Airbus A321 Incident · Jan 8, 2024On January 8, 2024, the Airbus A-319-132 n/s: 3011 aircraft (registration D-AGWD), operated by Eurowings (Alemania), was involved in an incident at Barcelona CTR (Zona de Control) (Spain) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft on approach. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).DED-AGWDEurowings (Alemania) Airbus A319 Incident · Jan 8, 2023On January 8, 2023, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHLM), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Geneva due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHLMAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Jan 8, 2022On January 8, 2022, the Boeing 737-524 (WL) aircraft (registration VQ-BAD), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident west of Surgut (Russia) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BADUTair Boeing 737 Accident · Jan 8, 2022On January 8, 2022, the Tupolev Tu-204 S aircraft (registration RA-64032), operated by Aviastar, was involved in an accident at Hangzhou (China). Source: MAK.RURA-64032Aviastar Tupolev Tu-204 Incident · Jan 8, 2022On January 8, 2022, the Boeing 767 330ER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUD), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: Condor.DED-ABUDCondor Boeing 767 Incident · Jan 8, 2022On January 8, 2022, the BAE SYSTEMS RJ85 (BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LIMIT) aircraft (registration C-FLRJ), operated by Summit, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife due to an electrical system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FLRJSummit BAe 146 / Avro RJ Accident · Jan 8, 2022On January 8, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 866/W aircraft (registration SU-GDC), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an accident at Túnez, leaving 2 injured. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GDCEgyptAir Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2022On January 8, 2022, the Boeing 737-8-200 MAX aircraft (registration EI-HAY), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-HAYRyanair Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Jan 8, 2022On January 8, 2022, the Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft (registration N572NN), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Blue Streak.USN572NNBlue Streak Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jan 8, 2021On January 8, 2021, the Boeing 737-85N (WL) aircraft (registration B-7976), operated by Shandong Airlines, was involved in an incident at Yantai Penglai (YNT) International Airport (China) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Shandong Airlines.CNB-7976Shandong Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2021On January 8, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-195-E2 (190-400STD) aircraft (registration PS-AED), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Campo Grande. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPS-AEDAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Jan 8, 2021On January 8, 2021, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration VQ-BLH), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BLHUTair ATR 42 / 72 Accident · Jan 8, 2020On January 8, 2020, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N929NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at New York, New York (United States) due to ice accretion on the aircraft. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN929NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2020On January 8, 2020, the Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration YR-BMH), operated by Blue, was involved in an incident at Cluj. Source: Blue.ROYR-BMHBlue Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2020On January 8, 2020, the ATR ATR 42-600 aircraft (registration JA07JC), operated by JAC, was involved in an incident at Amami. Source: the TSB (Canada).JPJA07JCJAC ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jan 8, 2019On January 8, 2019, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration 9V-OFD), operated by Scoot, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Scoot.SG9V-OFDScoot Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jan 8, 2019On January 8, 2019, the Airbus A320 233 aircraft (registration 9V-SLL), operated by Silk, was involved in an incident at Chiang Mai. Source: Silk.SG9V-SLLSilk Airbus A320 Incident · Jan 8, 2018On January 8, 2018, the ATR ATR 72-500 (72-212A) aircraft (registration N362NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN362NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Accident · Jan 8, 2018On January 8, 2018, the Boeing BOEING 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-ENY), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an accident at Milan, leaving 2 injured. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-ENYRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2018On January 8, 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUUCBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Jan 8, 2018On January 8, 2018, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N653UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: United Airlines.USN653UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Jan 8, 2018On January 8, 2018, the Boeing 757-2B7 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FMEQ), operated by Morningstar, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to an electrical system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMEQMorningstar Boeing 757 Incident · Jan 8, 2017On January 8, 2017, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N452WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).USN452WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2017On January 8, 2017, the Boeing 737 4B7 aircraft (registration N801TJ), operated by Swift, was involved in an incident at San Luis. Source: Swift.USN801TJSwift Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2017On January 8, 2017, the Boeing 777-206(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BQI), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BQIKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jan 8, 2017On January 8, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A340 311 aircraft (registration F-GLZI), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: France.FRF-GLZIFrance Airbus A340 Incident · Jan 8, 2017On January 8, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A330 203 aircraft (registration AP-BML), operated by Shaheen, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Shaheen.PKAP-BMLShaheen Airbus A330 Incident · Jan 8, 2016On January 8, 2016, the Boeing 777-206(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BQH), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Marseille. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BQHKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jan 8, 2016On January 8, 2016, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VN-A601), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an incident at Da Nang and Hanoi. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-A601Vietnam Airbus A321 Incident · Jan 8, 2016On January 8, 2016, the Boeing BOEING 737-86N aircraft (registration EI-FHG), operated by Norwegian International, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).IEEI-FHGNorwegian International Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2015On January 8, 2015, the Airbus A330-243 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GPTS), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a false warning in the cockpit during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GPTSAir Transat Airbus A330 Incident · Jan 8, 2015On January 8, 2015, the Bombardier CRJ 200LR aircraft (registration N975SW), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to the presence of smoke during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN975SWSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jan 8, 2015On January 8, 2015, the Boeing 757-2Q8(WL) aircraft (registration N713TW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Detroit. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN713TWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Jan 8, 2015On January 8, 2015, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration B-1897), operated by West Air, was involved in an incident at Guangzhou. Source: West Air.CNB-1897West Air Airbus A320 Incident · Jan 8, 2015On January 8, 2015, the Boeing 777 2Q8ER aircraft (registration OE-LPE), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LPEAustrian Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jan 8, 2015On January 8, 2015, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBJE), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBJEBritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jan 8, 2014On January 8, 2014, the Bombardier CRJ 200LR aircraft (registration RA-67230), operated by Severstal, was involved in an incident at Cherepovets. Source: Severstal.RURA-67230Severstal Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jan 8, 2014On January 8, 2014, the aircraft (registration VT-SZD), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SZDSpiceJet Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2013On January 8, 2013, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEJD), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to the presence of smoke during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEJDAir Canada Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Jan 8, 2013On January 8, 2013, the An-24 RV aircraft (registration RA-46640), operated by Mordovia, was involved in an incident at Saransk. Source: Mordovia.RURA-46640Mordovia Antonov An-24 Accident · Jan 8, 2013On January 8, 2013, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N191AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN191ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Jan 8, 2013On January 8, 2013, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration 5Y-VVY), operated by Blue Bird, was involved in an incident at Nairobi. Source: Blue Bird.KE5Y-VVYBlue Bird De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jan 8, 2013On January 8, 2013, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration JA824J), operated by Japan Airlines (JAL), was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Japan Airlines (JAL).JPJA824JJapan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jan 8, 2012On January 8, 2012, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration PR-MHX), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Belem. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-MHXTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · Jan 8, 2012On January 8, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N434AW), operated by Air Wisconsin, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to the presence of smoke during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN434AWAir Wisconsin Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jan 8, 2012On January 8, 2012, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-ENI), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-ENIRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2012On January 8, 2012, the aircraft (registration PH-KCK), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-KCKKLM Royal Dutch Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Jan 8, 2010On January 8, 2010, the Boeing 737-82R aircraft (registration D-ABKA), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Nürnberg (NUE) Airport (Germany) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Air Berlin.DED-ABKAAir Berlin Boeing 737 Incident · Jan 8, 2008On January 8, 2008, the Boeing 737-2H4 aircraft (registration N733TW), operated by Ameristar Jet Charter, was involved in an incident at Lincoln (LNK) Municipal Airport (United States) due to the landing gear sinking into soft ground. Source: Ameristar Jet Charter.USN733TWAmeristar Jet Charter Boeing 737 Accident · Jan 8, 2005On January 8, 2005, the Boeing 737-724 aircraft (registration N16732), operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in an accident at Gunnison, Colorado (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN16732Continental Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Jan 8, 2003On January 8, 2003, the Bombardier Dhc-8-401 aircraft (registration N409QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an accident at Medford, Oregon (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN409QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8

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