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Occurrences recorded on March 5 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Mar 5, 1966On March 5, 1966, the Boeing 707-436 aircraft (registration G-APFE), operated by BOAC, was involved in a fatal accident at Mount Fuji (Japan), leaving 124 dead. Source: BOAC.GBG-APFEBOAC Boeing 707 Incident · Mar 5, 2025On March 5, 2025, the Boeing 777 337ER aircraft (registration VT-ALQ), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident. Source: India.INVT-ALQAir India Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 5, 2025On March 5, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 8BK/W aircraft (registration LV-FRK), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-FRKArgentinas Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2025On March 5, 2025, the Boeing 777-32WER aircraft (registration PT-MUE), operated by LATAM Airlines Brasil, was involved in an incident at Milano-Malpensa (MXP) Airport (Italy) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: LATAM Airlines Brasil.BRPT-MUELATAM Airlines Brasil Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 5, 2025On March 5, 2025, the Tupolev Tu-204-100 aircraft (registration RA-64043), operated by Red Wings Airlines, was involved in an incident 137 km from the Penza Airport (Russia) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Red Wings Airlines.RURA-64043Red Wings Airlines Tupolev Tu-204 Incident · Mar 5, 2024On March 5, 2024, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration PT-MXH), operated by LATAM Airlines Chile, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport, RJ (GIG) (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: LATAM Airlines Chile.BRPT-MXHLATAM Airlines Chile Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 5, 2024On March 5, 2024, the Boeing 767-316ER (BDSF) (WL) aircraft (registration C-FCPD), operated by Cargojet Airways, was involved in an incident 140 nautical miles north of Lima (Peru) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: Cargojet Airways.CAC-FCPDCargojet Airways Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 5, 2024On March 5, 2024, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration 9S-ABI), operated by CAA, was involved in an incident at Goma. Source: CAA.CD9S-ABICAA Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2023On March 5, 2023, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration N27269), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: United Airlines.USN27269United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Mar 5, 2023On March 5, 2023, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration EP-MMR), operated by Mahan, was involved in an incident at Almaty. Source: Mahan.IREP-MMRMahan Airbus A340 Incident · Mar 5, 2023On March 5, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N258NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN258NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Mar 5, 2023On March 5, 2023, the Airbus A330-223 aircraft (registration TC-LOH), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LOHTurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 5, 2023On March 5, 2023, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DCR), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Eindhoven. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DCRRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2023On March 5, 2023, the Boeing 737-924ER (WL) aircraft (registration N36444), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: United Airlines.USN36444United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2023On March 5, 2023, the Boeing 737-8 aircraft (registration N8792Q), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Havana (Cuba) due to a bird strike. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN8792QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Mar 5, 2022On March 5, 2022, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration N620NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN620NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2022On March 5, 2022, the Boeing 737-86J aircraft (registration N624XA), operated by iAero, was involved in an incident at Waterloo. Source: the FAA (United States).USN624XAiAero Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2022On March 5, 2022, the Boeing 767-34AF aircraft (registration N318UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Anchorage. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN318UPUPS Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 5, 2021On March 5, 2021, the Boeing 777-228ER aircraft (registration F-GSPB), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport (France) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Air France.FRF-GSPBAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 5, 2021On March 5, 2021, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration F-HTYA), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Sofia (Bulgaria) due to an unruly passenger or a threat on board. Source: Air France.FRF-HTYAAir France Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Mar 5, 2021On March 5, 2021, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration PR-XMC), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident near São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) International Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-XMCGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX Accident · Mar 5, 2021On March 5, 2021, the DHC-8-402 aircraft (registration N440QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an accident, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN440QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 5, 2021On March 5, 2021, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N327SK), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: American Airlines.USN327SKAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Mar 5, 2020On March 5, 2020, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration C-GEZO), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEZOAir Transat Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 5, 2020On March 5, 2020, the Airbus Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration VQ-BMX), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BMXAeroflot Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 5, 2020On March 5, 2020, the Embraer Erj170-200Lr aircraft (registration N250NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Apodaca (Mexico) due to an engine failure during initial climb. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN250NNAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Mar 5, 2020On March 5, 2020, the Boeing 737-8DC (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FJVE), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Sault Ste Marie due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJVESunwing Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2020On March 5, 2020, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration VH-VFL), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Proserpine. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-VFLJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2020On March 5, 2020, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration D-AINH), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Palma Mallorca. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AINHLufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2019On March 5, 2019, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration ET-AOP), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an incident at Jeddah. Source: Ethiopian.ETET-AOPEthiopian Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Mar 5, 2019On March 5, 2019, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration OD-MRM), operated by MEA, was involved in an incident at Beirut or Abu Dabi. Source: MEA.LBOD-MRMMEA Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2019On March 5, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 81B aircraft (registration B-5165), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Zhuhai. Source: China Southern.CNB-5165China Southern Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2019On March 5, 2019, the Boeing 737-9GPER (WL) aircraft (registration HS-LTI), operated by Thai Lion Mentari, was involved in an incident near Phuket (HKT) International Airport (Thailand) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Thai Lion Mentari.THHS-LTIThai Lion Mentari Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2019On March 5, 2019, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CS-TNG), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TNGTAP Air Portugal Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2019On March 5, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N232NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Saint Petersburg. Source: Allegiant Air.USN232NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2019On March 5, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 838/W aircraft (registration VH-VXL), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: Qantas.AUVH-VXLQantas Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2018On March 5, 2018, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABTK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABTKLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 5, 2018On March 5, 2018, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPL), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: India.INVT-PPLAir India Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 5, 2018On March 5, 2018, the Boeing 757 256/W aircraft (registration TF-ISR), operated by Iceland, was involved in an incident due to a precautionary engine shutdown in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).ISTF-ISRIceland Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 5, 2017On March 5, 2017, the Boeing 777-328ER aircraft (registration F-GZNO), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Cancun (Mexico) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Air France.FRF-GZNOAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 5, 2017On March 5, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A320 271NSL aircraft (registration P4-KBH), operated by Astana, was involved in an incident at Aktobe. Source: Astana.AWP4-KBHAstana Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2017On March 5, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 71B/W aircraft (registration B-5252), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Nanning. Source: China Southern.CNB-5252China Southern Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2017On March 5, 2017, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N176UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN176UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 5, 2017On March 5, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8EH/W aircraft (registration VT-SLJ), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SLJSpiceJet Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2016On March 5, 2016, the Boeing 767 330ER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUB), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at La Romana. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABUBCondor Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 5, 2016On March 5, 2016, the Airbus A340 313E aircraft (registration ZS-SXA), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SXASAA Airbus A340 Incident · Mar 5, 2016On March 5, 2016, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N403NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Fort Wayne. Source: Allegiant.USN403NVAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Mar 5, 2016On March 5, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 777 31H aircraft (registration A6-EMO), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EMOEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 5, 2016On March 5, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8BK/W aircraft (registration TC-TJP), operated by Corendon, was involved in an incident at Billund and Warsaw. Source: Corendon.TRTC-TJPCorendon Boeing 737 Accident · Mar 5, 2016On March 5, 2016, the Boeing 767 34Af aircraft (registration N305UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an accident at Albuquerque, New Mexico (United States) due to a tailstrike. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN305UPUPS Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 5, 2015On March 5, 2015, the aircraft (registration N835HK), operated by Trans States, was involved in an incident at San Luis. Source: Trans States.USN835HKTrans States Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Mar 5, 2015On March 5, 2015, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration B-6843), operated by Sichuan, was involved in an incident at Jinan. Source: Sichuan.CNB-6843Sichuan Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2015On March 5, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IHZ), operated by Edelweiss, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Edelweiss.CHHB-IHZEdelweiss Airbus A320 Accident · Mar 5, 2014On March 5, 2014, the Boeing 737 - 932Er aircraft (registration N809DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at San Diego, California (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN809DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2014On March 5, 2014, the aircraft (registration N696AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Greenville. Source: the FAA (United States).USN696AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Mar 5, 2014On March 5, 2014, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUW), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the BEA (France).GBG-EUUWBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 5, 2014On March 5, 2014, the ATR ATR72-212A aircraft (registration VH-FVI), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Moranbah. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-FVIVirgin Australia ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 5, 2014On March 5, 2014, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HSD), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-HSDKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 5, 2014On March 5, 2014, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-DBCB), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-DBCBBritish Airways Airbus A319 Accident · Mar 5, 2013On March 5, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration D-AIKJ), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Chicago. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIKJLufthansa Airbus A330

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