Faucett 251 at Arequipa
Fact of the day
The Peruvian 737 strikes terrain while approaching Arequipa at night; 123 people die: the great accident of 29 February, the day that exists only in leap years.
Also on this day · 8
1960First flight The Beechcraft Baron flies
The Beechcraft Baron, an American general aviation aircraft, makes its first flight.
1960Accident A TWA Constellation crashes on takeoff at Midway
A TWA Lockheed L-1049G (N7101C) crashes on takeoff from Chicago Midway airport; there are no fatalities.
1964Accident British Eagle in the Innsbruck Alps
A British Eagle Britannia strikes the Glungezer in the Austrian Alps on approach to Innsbruck: all 75 people on board die.
1968Accident Aeroflot 15 in Siberia
An Aeroflot Il-18 breaks up in the air during an emergency descent and falls in flames in the Irkutsk region: of the 84 on board only one survives.
1976Accident An ACES ST-27 hijacked at Medellín
A man hijacks an ACES Saunders ST-27 (HK-1286) just after it arrives at Medellín from Turbo with 18 people aboard and forces it to fly to Chigorodó; he frees eight passengers, orders a return to Medellín, and there police storm the aircraft and kill him.
1996First flight The Cessna Citation Excel flies
The Cessna Citation Excel, an American business jet, makes its first flight.
1996Accident Faucett 251 on approach to Arequipa
A Faucett Perú 737-200 flying from Lima to Tacna via Arequipa flies into terrain on approach to Rodríguez Ballón airport: all 123 people on board die.
2004Airline Air Kazakhstan closes
Air Kazakhstan, the Kazakh flag carrier that succeeded Aeroflot, ceases operations in bankruptcy; Air Astana takes over.
This day in earlier years · 11
Occurrences recorded on February 29 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 29, 2024On February 29, 2024, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration N763US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN763USAmerican Airlines Airbus A319
News · Feb 29, 2024On February 29, 2024, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration CC-AWZ), operated by JetSMART Colombia, was in the news. Source: JetSMART Colombia.CLCC-AWZJetSMART Colombia Airbus A320
Incident · Feb 29, 2020On February 29, 2020, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N293AY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santiago de Compostela. Source: American Airlines.USN293AYAmerican Airlines Airbus A330
Incident · Feb 29, 2016On February 29, 2016, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N195UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: American Airlines.USN195UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Feb 29, 2016On February 29, 2016, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration N327NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Elko. Source: Allegiant Air.USN327NVAllegiant Air Airbus A319
Incident · Feb 29, 2016On February 29, 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N804JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN804JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Feb 29, 2016On February 29, 2016, the Boeing BOEING 747-41R aircraft (registration G-VAST), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VASTVirgin Atlantic Boeing 747
Incident · Feb 29, 2012On February 29, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (Series 900) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FTJZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FTJZAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Feb 29, 2012On February 29, 2012, the Bombardier CRJ 700 702ER aircraft (registration N173GJ), operated by GoJet, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN173GJGoJet Bombardier CRJ
Accident · Feb 29, 2012On February 29, 2012, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N834UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN834UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Feb 29, 2000On February 29, 2000, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt (FRA) International Airport (Germany) due to a rejected take-off. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AILALufthansa Airbus A319Photo: DocSlyper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons