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Also on this day · 9

This day in earlier years · 55

Occurrences recorded on February 20 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Feb 20, 2025On February 20, 2025, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N116HQ), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: the FAA (United States).USN116HQRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Feb 20, 2025On February 20, 2025, the Airbus A321 231SL aircraft (registration PT-MXO), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: LATAM.BRPT-MXOLATAM Airbus A321 Incident · Feb 20, 2024On February 20, 2024, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N14250), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colorado Springs. Source: United Airlines.USN14250United Airlines Boeing 737 News · Feb 20, 2024On February 20, 2024, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration CC-DID), operated by JetSMART, was in the news. Source: JetSMART.CLCC-DIDJetSMART Airbus A320 News · Feb 20, 2024On February 20, 2024, the Airbus A359 aircraft (registration PR-AOW), was in the news.BRPR-AOWThai Airways Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Feb 20, 2023On February 20, 2023, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FJBO), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-FJBOAir Canada Jazz Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Feb 20, 2023On February 20, 2023, the Boeing Boeing 747-412(BCF) aircraft (registration OO-ACE), operated by Challenge, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Challenge.BEOO-ACEChallenge Boeing 747 Accident · Feb 20, 2023On February 20, 2023, the Fokker 70 aircraft (registration P2-ANT), operated by Niugini, was involved in an accident at Port Moresby, leaving 18 injured. Source: Niugini.PGP2-ANTNiugini Fokker 70 Incident · Feb 20, 2022On February 20, 2022, the Boeing 737 436 aircraft (registration ZS-OTG), operated by Comair, was involved in an incident East London. Source: Comair.ZAZS-OTGComair Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2022On February 20, 2022, the Boeing 767-300F aircraft (registration N187FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Omaha. Source: the FAA (United States).USN187FEFedEx Express Boeing 767 Incident · Feb 20, 2022On February 20, 2022, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration 9H-QCG), operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Malta Air.MT9H-QCGMalta Air Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2022On February 20, 2022, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration OH-LVD), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LVDFinnair Airbus A319 Incident · Feb 20, 2022On February 20, 2022, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration PH-TFK), operated by TUI Nederland, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: TUI Nederland.NLPH-TFKTUI Nederland Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Feb 20, 2021On February 20, 2021, the Boeing 747-412 (BCF) aircraft (registration VQ-BWT), operated by Longtail Aviation, was involved in an incident over Meerssen, Limburg (Netherlands) due to an engine failure. Source: Longtail Aviation.BMVQ-BWTLongtail Aviation Boeing 747 Accident · Feb 20, 2021On February 20, 2021, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration VT-GHE), operated by Air India Express, was involved in an accident at Vijayawada (India) due to a collision with terrain or obstacles while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).INVT-GHEAir India Express Boeing 737 Accident · Feb 20, 2021On February 20, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8 aircraft (registration B-5311), operated by Donghai, was involved in an accident. Source: Donghai.CNB-5311Donghai Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2021On February 20, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-175-LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N418YX), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Tampa. Source: American Eagle.USN418YXAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Feb 20, 2021On February 20, 2021, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration N77538), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at New Orleans. Source: United Airlines.USN77538United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2021On February 20, 2021, the Boeing 777-222 aircraft (registration N772UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Broomfield, Colorado (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN772UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Feb 20, 2020On February 20, 2020, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FADF), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Ottawa. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FADFAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Feb 20, 2020On February 20, 2020, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration D-ASGK), operated by Sundair, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: Sundair.DED-ASGKSundair Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 20, 2020On February 20, 2020, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-FAW), operated by Stobart, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Stobart.IEEI-FAWStobart ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Feb 20, 2020On February 20, 2020, the Boeing 777-200 aircraft (registration N772UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN772UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Feb 20, 2019On February 20, 2019, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHLM), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flight control failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHLMAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Feb 20, 2019On February 20, 2019, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVR), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABVRLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Feb 20, 2019On February 20, 2019, the Boeing 747-446 aircraft (registration N464MC), operated by Atlas, was involved in an incident at Nuremberg. Source: Atlas.USN464MCAtlas Boeing 747 Incident · Feb 20, 2018On February 20, 2018, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration OO-SSD), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toulouse. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SSDBrussels Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Feb 20, 2018On February 20, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N718PS), operated by PSA Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: PSA Airlines.USN718PSPSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Feb 20, 2018On February 20, 2018, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCF), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JCFSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220 Accident · Feb 20, 2018On February 20, 2018, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration 5N-SRI), operated by Dana, was involved in an accident at Port Harcourt. Source: Dana.NG5N-SRIDana McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Feb 20, 2017On February 20, 2017, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration N995AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cancun (Mexico). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN995ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Feb 20, 2017On February 20, 2017, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N63890), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.USN63890United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2016On February 20, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W aircraft (registration PK-LFG), operated by Lionair, was involved in an incident at Surabaya. Source: KNKT.IDPK-LFGLionair Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2016On February 20, 2016, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Cracovia and Munich. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AILDLufthansa Airbus A319 Incident · Feb 20, 2016On February 20, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration D-ATUD), operated by TuiFly, was involved in an incident at Salzburg. Source: TuiFly.DED-ATUDTuiFly Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2016On February 20, 2016, the Boeing 757 222/W aircraft (registration N596UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: United Airlines.USN596UAUnited Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Feb 20, 2015On February 20, 2015, the Boeing 737-86J(WL) aircraft (registration LN-NIB), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident. Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle.NOLN-NIBNorwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2014On February 20, 2014, the DORNIER 328-100 (Dornier) aircraft (registration C-FHVX), operated by Central Mountain, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHVXCentral Mountain Dornier 328 Incident · Feb 20, 2014On February 20, 2014, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GGJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a precautionary engine shutdown. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Feb 20, 2014On February 20, 2014, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N524UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: American Airlines.USN524UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Feb 20, 2014On February 20, 2014, the Airbus A319-112 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GITR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Bridgetown. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GITRAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Feb 20, 2014On February 20, 2014, the Boeing 767 381 aircraft (registration JA8569), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Akita. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA8569All Nippon Airways Boeing 767 Incident · Feb 20, 2013On February 20, 2013, the aircraft (registration N835AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Eagle.USN835AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Feb 20, 2013On February 20, 2013, the DHC-8 202 aircraft (registration LN-WSB), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Trondheim. Source: Wideroe.NOLN-WSBWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Feb 20, 2013On February 20, 2013, the Boeing 737 524 aircraft (registration VP-BYM), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVP-BYMUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2011On February 20, 2011, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N37267), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN37267United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2011On February 20, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 705/W aircraft (registration LN-TUK), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bodo. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-TUKSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2011On February 20, 2011, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N385AM), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santo Domingo. Source: American Airlines.USN385AMAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Feb 20, 2011On February 20, 2011, the aircraft (registration D-ALTF), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Lanzarote. Source: Air Berlin.DED-ALTFAir Berlin Airbus A320 Incident · Feb 20, 2011On February 20, 2011, the Boeing 737-823 aircraft (registration N945AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident Southlake, Texas (United States) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN945ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 2005On February 20, 2005, the Dornier 328-110 aircraft (registration G-BWIR), operated by ScotAirways, was involved in an incident at London City (LCY) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a runway excursion. Source: ScotAirways.GBG-BWIRScotAirways Dornier 328 Incident · Feb 20, 2001On February 20, 2001, the Boeing 737-2K2 Adv. aircraft (registration PK-IJH), operated by Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tangerang-Budiarto Airport (Indonesia). Source: Bouraq Indonesia Airlines.IDPK-IJHBouraq Indonesia Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Feb 20, 1996On February 20, 1996, the Boeing 757-222 aircraft (registration N524UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fairbanks (FAI) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: United Airlines.USN524UAUnited Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Feb 20, 1996On February 20, 1996, the Airbus A300B4-605R aircraft (registration N11060), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) (United States) due to smoke in the cabin, leaving 2 injured. Source: American Airlines.USN11060American Airlines Airbus A300 Storage · Feb 20, 2004In February 2004, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration F-GJVD), operated by Air France, was placed in storage at TLS. Source: Air France.FRF-GJVDAir France Airbus A320

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