The MD-11 flies
January 101990

The MD-11 flies

First flight36 years ago
13historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1935–2026years covered

Fact of the day

First flight of the MD-11, the wide-body trijet that succeeded the DC-10, with greater range and modern avionics. Passengers left it early, but as a freighter it still crosses the world decades later.

Also on this day · 12

1935First flight The Latécoère 521 flies

The Latécoère 521, a French flying boat, makes its first flight.

1938Accident Northwest 2 in the Bridger Mountains

A Northwest Lockheed 14 crashes near Bozeman, Montana: all ten on board die, among them pioneer Nick Mamer, who was flying it. It is the airline’s first fatal accident.

1947Milestone Cincinnati’s airport opens

The first commercial flight lands at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport at Hebron, a future hub for Delta and DHL.

1952Accident Aer Lingus’s first fatal accident

An Aer Lingus Dakota flying from London Northolt to Dublin is brought down by a downdraught in the mountains of Snowdonia, Wales: all 23 on board die, in the airline’s first fatal crash in fifteen years.

1954Accident The first Comet breaks up in flight

BOAC Flight 781 breaks apart over the Tyrrhenian Sea after leaving Rome: 35 lives lost. It was the first of the fatigue failures that sank the world’s first jet airliner.

1959First flight The Pützer Elster flies

The Pützer Elster, a German light training and touring aircraft, makes its first flight.

1966First flight The JetRanger flies

At Hurst, Texas, the prototype Bell 206 JetRanger takes off, the light turbine helicopter that will stay in production for almost 45 years and fly with police forces, TV stations and executives around the world.

1974Accident A DC-4 vanishes in Bolivia

A TAM Douglas DC-4 disappears on a domestic Bolivian flight from Santa Rosa to La Paz with 24 people on board.

1980Accident Coach Bo Rein’s ghost plane

A Cessna 441 carrying LSU’s new football coach, Bo Rein, goes silent on a flight from Shreveport to Baton Rouge, flies on autopilot out over the Atlantic and falls when the fuel runs out: both on board die.

1984Accident A Bulgarian Tu-134 in the Sofia snow

A Balkan Tupolev strikes a power line on approach to Sofia in heavy snow: all 50 people on board die.

2000Accident Crossair 498 at Niederhasli

A Crossair Saab 340 crashes shortly after take-off from Zurich: all ten on board die, in the airline’s first fatal accident.

2026Accident Singer Yeison Jiménez dies

Colombian popular-music singer Yeison Jiménez dies in a light-aircraft crash in Boyacá.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on January 10 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

G-ALYP · BOAC Accident · Jan 10, 1954On January 10, 1954, the De Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 aircraft (registration G-ALYP), operated by BOAC, was involved in a fatal accident at Mediterranean Sea, off the island of Elba (Italy), leaving 35 dead. Source: BOAC.GBG-ALYPBOAC De Havilland DH.106 CometVH-NHP · Network Australia Incident · Jan 10, 2025On January 10, 2025, the F28 MK 0100 aircraft (registration VH-NHP), operated by Network Australia, was involved in an incident at Geraldton. Source: Network Australia.AUVH-NHPNetwork Australia Fokker 100N589NW · Delta Air Lines Accident · Jan 10, 2025On January 10, 2025, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N589NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Atlanta, Georgia (United States), leaving 8 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN589NWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N62883 · United Airlines Accident · Jan 10, 2024On January 10, 2024, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N62883), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Houston, Texas (United States) due to a tailstrike. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN62883United Airlines Boeing 737F-GNEO · Transavia France News · Jan 10, 2024On January 10, 2024, the Airbus A320-252N aircraft (registration F-GNEO), operated by Transavia France, was in the news. Source: Transavia France.FRF-GNEOTransavia France Airbus A320PR-XBG · LATAM Brasil News · Jan 10, 2024On January 10, 2024, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration PR-XBG), operated by LATAM Brasil, was in the news. Source: LATAM Brasil.BRPR-XBGLATAM Brasil Airbus A320ES-ACN · Xfly Incident · Jan 10, 2024On January 10, 2024, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900 aircraft (registration ES-ACN), operated by Xfly, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: Xfly.EEES-ACNXfly Bombardier CRJHL8047 · Tway Incident · Jan 10, 2024On January 10, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 8BK/W aircraft (registration HL8047), operated by Tway, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Tway.KRHL8047Tway Boeing 737N895UA · United Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2024On January 10, 2024, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N895UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sarasota. Source: United Airlines.USN895UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319A7-BCO · Qatar Airways Incident · Jan 10, 2023On January 10, 2023, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration A7-BCO), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Doha. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BCOQatar Airways Boeing 787 DreamlinerN752SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2023On January 10, 2023, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N752SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN752SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N712TW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jan 10, 2023On January 10, 2023, the Boeing 757-2Q8(WL) aircraft (registration N712TW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Santa Ana. Source: the FAA (United States).USN712TWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N392HA · Hawaiian Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2023On January 10, 2023, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N392HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Diego. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN392HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A330N805NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jan 10, 2023On January 10, 2023, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N805NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Inverness. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN805NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330JA891A · All Nippon Airways Incident · Jan 10, 2022On January 10, 2022, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration JA891A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA891AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 DreamlinerN207AN · American Eagle Incident · Jan 10, 2022On January 10, 2022, the Embraer ERJ-175-LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N207AN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Eagle.USN207ANAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175F-OLRC · Austral Incident · Jan 10, 2022On January 10, 2022, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration F-OLRC), operated by Austral, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: Austral.FRF-OLRCAustral Boeing 787 DreamlinerPR-YRC · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · Jan 10, 2022On January 10, 2022, the Airbus A320 251NSL aircraft (registration PR-YRC), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Manaus. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-YRCAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320TS-IMO · Tunis Incident · Jan 10, 2021On January 10, 2021, the Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration TS-IMO), operated by Tunis, was involved in an incident at Túnez. Source: Tunis.TNTS-IMOTunis Airbus A319N167AN · American Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2021On January 10, 2021, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N167AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN167ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321EP-ZAV · Zagros Incident · Jan 10, 2021On January 10, 2021, the Airbus A320 212 aircraft (registration EP-ZAV), operated by Zagros, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Zagros.IREP-ZAVZagros Airbus A320VQ-BRS · Nordwind Accident · Jan 10, 2020On January 10, 2020, the Airbus A321 231SL aircraft (registration VQ-BRS), operated by Nordwind, was involved in an accident at Antalya. Source: MAK.BMVQ-BRSNordwind Airbus A321N950UW · American Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2020On January 10, 2020, the Embraer ERJ-190AR aircraft (registration N950UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lga-Atl (United States) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: American Airlines.USN950UWAmerican Airlines Embraer E190 / E195N1902U · United Airlines Accident · Jan 10, 2020On January 10, 2020, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration N1902U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at New Orleans, Louisiana (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN1902UUnited Airlines Airbus A320N6710E · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jan 10, 2020On January 10, 2020, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N6710E), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN6710EDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N358UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2020On January 10, 2020, the Boeing 767-34AF aircraft (registration N358UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Malmo and Colonia. Source: UPS Airlines.USN358UPUPS Airlines Boeing 767N529NK · Spirit Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2020On January 10, 2020, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N529NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlantic City. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN529NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319A4O-SA · Oman Incident · Jan 10, 2019On January 10, 2019, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration A4O-SA), operated by Oman, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Oman.OMA4O-SAOman Boeing 787 DreamlinerN604AW · American Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2019On January 10, 2019, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N604AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: American Airlines.USN604AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320B-KQR · Cathay Pacific Incident · Jan 10, 2019On January 10, 2019, the Boeing 777 367ER aircraft (registration B-KQR), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-KQRCathay Pacific Boeing 777VT-WGC · GoAir Incident · Jan 10, 2019On January 10, 2019, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-WGC), operated by GoAir, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: GoAir.INVT-WGCGoAir Airbus A320PR-AZA · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · Jan 10, 2019On January 10, 2019, the aircraft (registration PR-AZA), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AZAAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195G-EZNC · Easyjet Incident · Jan 10, 2018On January 10, 2018, the aircraft (registration G-EZNC), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZNCEasyjet Airbus A319G-CISK · Eastern Airways Incident · Jan 10, 2018On January 10, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-145LU aircraft (registration G-CISK), operated by Eastern Airways, was involved in an incident at Bristol (BRS) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Eastern Airways.GBG-CISKEastern Airways Embraer ERJ 135 / 1459H-BBJ · Privajet Incident · Jan 10, 2018On January 10, 2018, the Boeing 737-7BC (BBJ) aircraft (registration 9H-BBJ), operated by Privajet, was involved in an incident at Bristol (BRS) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Privajet.MT9H-BBJPrivajet Boeing 737SP-EQG · LOT Polish Airlines Accident · Jan 10, 2018On January 10, 2018, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration SP-EQG), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an accident at Warsaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-EQGLOT Polish Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8VP-BXO · UTair Incident · Jan 10, 2018On January 10, 2018, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BXO), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Surgut. Source: UTair.BMVP-BXOUTair Boeing 737VP-BOE · Aeroflot Incident · Jan 10, 2018On January 10, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VP-BOE), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BOEAeroflot Airbus A321RP-C8613 · PAL Incident · Jan 10, 2017On January 10, 2017, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration RP-C8613), operated by PAL, was involved in an incident at Kalibo. Source: PAL.PHRP-C8613PAL Airbus A320G-FDZY · Thomson Incident · Jan 10, 2017On January 10, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-FDZY), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident at Bournemouth. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-FDZYThomson Boeing 737N776FD · FedEx Express Incident · Jan 10, 2017On January 10, 2017, the Boeing 757-222 aircraft (registration N776FD), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Rochester. Source: FedEx Express.USN776FDFedEx Express Boeing 757D-AGEQ · Germania Incident · Jan 10, 2017On January 10, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 75B/W aircraft (registration D-AGEQ), operated by Germania, was involved in an incident at Antalya. Source: Germania.DED-AGEQGermania Boeing 737CC-BAR · LATAM Incident · Jan 10, 2016On January 10, 2016, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration CC-BAR), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident. Source: the BEA (France).CLCC-BARLATAM Airbus A320G-VGAL · Virgin Atlantic Incident · Jan 10, 2016On January 10, 2016, the Boeing BOEING 747-443 aircraft (registration G-VGAL), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VGALVirgin Atlantic Boeing 7479A-CQD · Croatia Incident · Jan 10, 2016On January 10, 2016, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration 9A-CQD), operated by Croatia, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Croatia.HR9A-CQDCroatia De Havilland Canada Dash 8RA-89029 · Gazprom Incident · Jan 10, 2015On January 10, 2015, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 LR-100 aircraft (registration RA-89029), operated by Gazprom, was involved in an incident at Tyumen. Source: Gazprom.RURA-89029Gazprom Sukhoi Superjet 100C-FYLC · Sunwing Incident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8BK/W aircraft (registration C-FYLC), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a powerplant failure during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYLCSunwing Boeing 737C-FWAD · WestJet Incident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the Boeing 737-7CT(WL) aircraft (registration C-FWAD), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Rapid City due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWADWestJet Boeing 737N674RJ · American Eagle Incident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the Embraer ERJ-145 LR aircraft (registration N674RJ), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Cedar Rapids. Source: American Eagle.USN674RJAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145PH-BXE · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXE), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Billund. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXEKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737PH-BXA · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXA), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXAKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737N936UW · US Airways Incident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the Boeing 757 2B7/W aircraft (registration N936UW), operated by US Airways, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: US Airways.USN936UWUS Airways Boeing 757N687DL · Delta Air Lines Accident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the Boeing 757 232 aircraft (registration N687DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Atlanta, Georgia (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN687DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757N696AE · American Eagle Incident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the aircraft (registration N696AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Indianapolis. Source: American Eagle.USN696AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145SE-LIS · Amapola Incident · Jan 10, 2014On January 10, 2014, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration SE-LIS), operated by Amapola, was involved in an incident at Malmo. Source: SHK.SESE-LISAmapola Fokker 50D-AIDU · Eurowings Incident · Jan 10, 2013On January 10, 2013, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDU), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Eurowings.DED-AIDUEurowings Airbus A321PH-AOB · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Jan 10, 2013On January 10, 2013, the Airbus A330 203 aircraft (registration PH-AOB), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-AOBKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A330VH-ANO · Airnorth Incident · Jan 10, 2013On January 10, 2013, the Embraer ERJ-170LR (ERJ-170-100 LR) aircraft (registration VH-ANO), operated by Airnorth, was involved in an incident 232 km northwest of McArthur River Mine (Australia). Source: Airnorth.AUVH-ANOAirnorth Embraer E170 / E175N708DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jan 10, 2013On January 10, 2013, the Boeing 777-232LR aircraft (registration N708DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at el Atlántico Sur Ocean due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN708DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 777N583AA · American Airlines Accident · Jan 10, 2012On January 10, 2012, the DC-9-82(MD-82) aircraft (registration N583AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Jackson. Source: American Airlines.USN583AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80

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