A 777 loses thrust at Heathrow
January 172008

A 777 loses thrust at Heathrow

Accident18 years ago
11historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1930–2025years covered

Fact of the day

British Airways flight 38 loses power seconds from landing — ice in the fuel system — and touches down short of the runway. There were no fatalities: it was the first hull loss of a 777.

Also on this day · 10

1930Milestone Frank Hawks wrecks the “Texaco Five” and walks away

Record-setter Frank Hawks tries to take off from a soggy field at West Palm Beach in the Lockheed Air Express Texaco Five and ends up in a row of three parked aircraft; the plane is destroyed and he is unhurt.

1939Milestone Osaka Itami airport opens

Itami airport opens between Osaka and Kobe, for half a century the air gateway to the Kansai region.

1949Accident The “Star Ariel” vanishes

The British South American Airways Avro Tudor disappears without trace between Bermuda and Jamaica with 20 people on board, a year after the “Star Tiger”.

1963First flight The Short SC.7 Skyvan flies

The Short SC.7 Skyvan, a British airliner, makes its first flight.

1994Milestone The Airbus A330 enters service

Air Inter puts the Airbus A330, a European wide-body airliner, into service.

1994Milestone Beigan airport opens

Beigan Airport opens in the Matsu Islands, the Taiwanese archipelago off the coast of Fujian.

2003First flight Braunschweig’s SB 14 flies

Flight testing of the SB 14 begins, the Akaflieg Braunschweig single-seat sailplane, with very promising performance.

2011Airline Moscow Airlines closes

Atlant-Soyuz, the Moscow city government’s airline renamed Moscow Airlines, stops flying.

2017Accident The search for MH370 is suspended

Australia, Malaysia and China call off the underwater search for the Malaysia Airlines 777 lost in 2014, after almost three years without finding the fuselage.

2019Airline California Pacific Airlines closes

California Pacific Airlines ceases, the Carlsbad carrier that had started flying in November 2018 and had already suspended its routes.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on January 17 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

VQ-BEZ · UTair Incident · Jan 17, 2012On January 17, 2012, the Boeing 757-2Q8 aircraft (registration VQ-BEZ), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at en ruta sobre Russia (Russia), leaving 1 dead. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BEZUTair Boeing 757G-TAWH · TUI Airways Incident · Jan 17, 2025On January 17, 2025, the Boeing 737-8K5 (WL) aircraft (registration G-TAWH), operated by TUI Airways, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen (ABZ) International Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: TUI Airways.GBG-TAWHTUI Airways Boeing 737AP-BON · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2025On January 17, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration AP-BON), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: PIA.PKAP-BONPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320HZ-AS64 · Saudia Incident · Jan 17, 2025On January 17, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration HZ-AS64), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Jazan. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-AS64Saudia Airbus A320N236WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2025On January 17, 2025, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N236WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fort Myers. Source: the FAA (United States).USN236WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 7379H-KAR · Bluebird Incident · Jan 17, 2025On January 17, 2025, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration 9H-KAR), operated by Bluebird, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: Bluebird.MT9H-KARBluebird Boeing 737D-ABPA · Lufthansa News · Jan 17, 2024On January 17, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration D-ABPA), operated by Lufthansa, was in the news. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABPALufthansa Boeing 787 DreamlinerHL8297 · Jeju Air Incident · Jan 17, 2024On January 17, 2024, the Boeing 737-83N (WL) aircraft (registration HL8297), operated by Jeju Air, was involved in an incident at Fukuoka (FUK) Airport (Japan) due to a hailstorm. Source: Jeju Air.KRHL8297Jeju Air Boeing 737PH-BXM · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2024On January 17, 2024, the Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXM), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Göteborg-Landvetter (GOT) Airport (Sweden) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXMKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737CS-TPR · TAP Air Portugal Incident · Jan 17, 2024On January 17, 2024, the Embraer ERJ-190LR aircraft (registration CS-TPR), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Madeira-Cristiano Ronaldo (FNC) International Airport (Portugal) due to an impact against the runway edge lights. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TPRTAP Air Portugal Embraer E190 / E195N279UP · UPS Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2023On January 17, 2023, the aircraft (registration N279UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cleveland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN279UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11D-AIZB · Lufthansa Incident · Jan 17, 2023On January 17, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration D-AIZB), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIZBLufthansa Airbus A320OY-KAT · SAS Scandinavian Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2023On January 17, 2023, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration OY-KAT), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Haugesund. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.DKOY-KATSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320PR-VBL · Gol Linhas Aéreas Incident · Jan 17, 2022On January 17, 2022, the Boeing 737-8EH (WL) aircraft (registration PR-VBL), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Seguro (BPS) Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-VBLGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737UK32018 · Uzbekistan Incident · Jan 17, 2022On January 17, 2022, the aircraft (registration UK32018), operated by Uzbekistan, was involved in an incident at Minsk. Source: Uzbekistan.UZUK32018Uzbekistan Airbus A320UK32018 · Uzbekistan Airways Incident · Jan 17, 2022On January 17, 2022, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration UK32018), operated by Uzbekistan Airways, was involved in an incident at Minsk National (MSQ) Airport (Belarus) due to a runway excursion. Source: Uzbekistan Airways.UZUK32018Uzbekistan Airways Airbus A320HA-LYK · Wizz Incident · Jan 17, 2022On January 17, 2022, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration HA-LYK), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Cluj. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LYKWizz Airbus A320VT-ITH · IndiGo Incident · Jan 17, 2021On January 17, 2021, the Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration VT-ITH), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Bhopal. Source: IndiGo.INVT-ITHIndiGo Airbus A320C-FGDZ · Air Canada Incident · Jan 17, 2021On January 17, 2021, the Boeing 787-9 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FGDZ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGDZAir Canada Boeing 787 DreamlinerPH-BVR · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2021On January 17, 2021, the Boeing 777-306(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVR), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVRKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777A6-EPN · Emirates Incident · Jan 17, 2021On January 17, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 777-31H aircraft (registration A6-EPN), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Beirut, leaving 7 injured. Source: GCAA.AEA6-EPNEmirates Boeing 777N315NB · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jan 17, 2020On January 17, 2020, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N315NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City (MCI) International Airport (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN315NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319C-FEJD · Sky Regional Incident · Jan 17, 2020On January 17, 2020, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEJD), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEJDSky Regional Embraer E170 / E175G-TAWK · TUI Incident · Jan 17, 2020On January 17, 2020, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-TAWK), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Tenerife and Dublin. Source: TUI.GBG-TAWKTUI Boeing 737G-LCAB · BA CityFlyer Incident · Jan 17, 2020On January 17, 2020, the Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration G-LCAB), operated by BA CityFlyer, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: BA CityFlyer.GBG-LCABBA CityFlyer Embraer E190 / E195C-FWEP · WestJet Encore Incident · Jan 17, 2019On January 17, 2019, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FWEP), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWEPWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8EC-JCZ · Iberia Incident · Jan 17, 2019On January 17, 2019, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration EC-JCZ), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Iberia.ESEC-JCZIberia Airbus A340G-VSXY · Virgin Atlantic Incident · Jan 17, 2019On January 17, 2019, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration G-VSXY), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VSXYVirgin Atlantic Airbus A330VP-BKT · Nordstar Incident · Jan 17, 2019On January 17, 2019, the Boeing 737 33R aircraft (registration VP-BKT), operated by Nordstar, was involved in an incident at Norilsk. Source: Nordstar.BMVP-BKTNordstar Boeing 737JA825A · All Nippon Airways Incident · Jan 17, 2019On January 17, 2019, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA825A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Osaka. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA825AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 DreamlinerC-FEAI · Inuit Incident · Jan 17, 2019On January 17, 2019, the DHC-8-314 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FEAI), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEAIInuit De Havilland Canada Dash 8VH-YIR · Virgin Australia Incident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8FE/W aircraft (registration VH-YIR), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-YIRVirgin Australia Boeing 737N906AE · Envoy Incident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the aircraft (registration N906AE), operated by Envoy, was involved in an incident at Toledo. Source: Envoy.USN906AEEnvoy Embraer ERJ 135 / 145C9-BAP · LAM Incident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the Boeing 737 53S aircraft (registration C9-BAP), operated by LAM, was involved in an incident at Nampula. Source: LAM.MZC9-BAPLAM Boeing 737D-AIQL · Eurowings Incident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIQL), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Eurowings.DED-AIQLEurowings Airbus A320N942LR · Mesa Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N942LR), operated by Mesa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: Mesa.USN942LRMesa Airlines Bombardier CRJN819AW · American Airlines Accident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N819AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Phoenix. Source: the FAA (United States).USN819AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319N483AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the Boeing 737-990(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N483AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN483ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737B-2007 · China Southern Incident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the Boeing 777 31BER aircraft (registration B-2007), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: China Southern.CNB-2007China Southern Boeing 777PK-GLH · Citilink Indonesia Incident · Jan 17, 2018On January 17, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration PK-GLH), operated by Citilink Indonesia, was involved in an incident near Surabaya (Indonesia) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Citilink Indonesia.IDPK-GLHCitilink Indonesia Airbus A320OK-TVX · Travel Service Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2017On January 17, 2017, the Boeing 737-8Z9 (WL) aircraft (registration OK-TVX), operated by Travel Service Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gdansk-Lech Walesa (GDN) Airport (Poland) due to a fuel problem. Source: Travel Service Airlines.CZOK-TVXTravel Service Airlines Boeing 737G-FDZB · Thomson Incident · Jan 17, 2017On January 17, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-FDZB), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident at Bournemouth. Source: Thomson.GBG-FDZBThomson Boeing 737N816AW · American Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2017On January 17, 2017, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N816AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: the FAA (United States).USN816AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319G-MEDM · British Airways Incident · Jan 17, 2016On January 17, 2016, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-231 aircraft (registration G-MEDM), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-MEDMBritish Airways Airbus A321N782SA · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2016On January 17, 2016, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N782SA), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at El Paso. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN782SASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N57857 · United Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2016On January 17, 2016, the Boeing 757-324(WL) aircraft (registration N57857), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Norfolk. Source: United Airlines.USN57857United Airlines Boeing 757C-GTQB · Air Transat Incident · Jan 17, 2016On January 17, 2016, the aircraft (registration C-GTQB), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Charlotte due to a cockpit display failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTQBAir Transat Boeing 737C-FTJH · Sunwing Incident · Jan 17, 2016On January 17, 2016, the aircraft (registration C-FTJH), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to the presence of smoke during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FTJHSunwing Boeing 737C-FHNW · Air Canada Incident · Jan 17, 2016On January 17, 2016, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FHNW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a return to the departure airport during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHNWAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195OE-LGP · Austrian Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2016On January 17, 2016, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration OE-LGP), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LGPAustrian Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 89Y-JMF · Caribbean Incident · Jan 17, 2015On January 17, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration 9Y-JMF), operated by Caribbean, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).TT9Y-JMFCaribbean Boeing 737YU-ALP · Serbia Incident · Jan 17, 2015On January 17, 2015, the ATR ATR 72 202 aircraft (registration YU-ALP), operated by Serbia, was involved in an incident at Belgrade. Source: Serbia.RSYU-ALPSerbia ATR 42 / 72N583JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Jan 17, 2015On January 17, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N583JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN583JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320D-AIHM · Lufthansa Incident · Jan 17, 2015On January 17, 2015, the Airbus A340-642 aircraft (registration D-AIHM), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Bogotá-Eldorado (BOG) Airport (Colombia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIHMLufthansa Airbus A340N650SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2014On January 17, 2014, the Boeing 737 3H4/W aircraft (registration N650SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN650SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N33502 · American Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2014On January 17, 2014, the aircraft (registration N33502), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: American Airlines.USN33502American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80F-GZNI · Air France Incident · Jan 17, 2013On January 17, 2013, the Boeing 777-328ER aircraft (registration F-GZNI), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Miami (MIA) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Air France.FRF-GZNIAir France Boeing 777N590AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Jan 17, 2013On January 17, 2013, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N590AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN590ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737C-GHLM · Air Canada Incident · Jan 17, 2012On January 17, 2012, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHLM), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to the presence of smoke during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHLMAir Canada Airbus A330A6-EYL · Etihad Airways Incident · Jan 17, 2012On January 17, 2012, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A6-EYL), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EYLEtihad Airways Airbus A330

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