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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on March 6 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Mar 6, 2025On March 6, 2025, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration N755AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Valledupar. Source: Avianca.USN755AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2025On March 6, 2025, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration G-VPOP), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VPOPVirgin Atlantic Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Mar 6, 2025On March 6, 2025, the Boeing Boeing 777-367(ER) aircraft (registration B-KQV), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Lanzhou. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-KQVCathay Pacific Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 6, 2024On March 6, 2024, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRX), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Oporto (Portugal) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRXLufthansa Airbus A321 News · Mar 6, 2024On March 6, 2024, the DC-10 aircraft (registration TC-JAV), was in the news.TRTC-JAVTHY Turk Hava Yollari McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Incident · Mar 6, 2024On March 6, 2024, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PR-AKD), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Recife due to a system or component failure during take-off. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AKDAzul Linhas Aéreas ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 6, 2024On March 6, 2024, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N524AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN524ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2024On March 6, 2024, the Boeing 777 340ER aircraft (registration AP-BHV), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Muscat. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BHVPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 6, 2023On March 6, 2023, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration N621NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN621NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2023On March 6, 2023, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N810UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: United Airlines.USN810UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 6, 2023On March 6, 2023, the Boeing BOEING 737-301 aircraft (registration G-JMCU), operated by West Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Aberdeen. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-JMCUWest Atlantic Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2023On March 6, 2023, the Bombardier CRJ-200ER aircraft (registration RA-67239), operated by Severstal Air Company, was involved in an incident at Murmansk (MMK) Airport (Russia) due to the landing gear sinking into soft ground. Source: Severstal Air Company.RURA-67239Severstal Air Company Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 6, 2023On March 6, 2023, the Boeing 777-306(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVC), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Paramaribo. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVCKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 6, 2022On March 6, 2022, the Boeing 767-336 aircraft (registration N703KW), operated by Eastern, was involved in an incident due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN703KWEastern Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 6, 2022On March 6, 2022, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration PR-TYI), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: LATAM Brasil.BRPR-TYILATAM Brasil Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2022On March 6, 2022, the Boeing B737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-EVR), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Málaga Airport (Spain). Source: CIAIAC (Spain).IEEI-EVRRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2022On March 6, 2022, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N745YX), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Republic Airways.USN745YXRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Mar 6, 2022On March 6, 2022, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N602NN), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Newport News. Source: the FAA (United States).USN602NNBlue Streak Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 6, 2022On March 6, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8HX/W aircraft (registration 5Y-CYB), operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Kenya Airways.KE5Y-CYBKenya Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2022On March 6, 2022, the Boeing 737-932ER aircraft (registration N875DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles International Airport, CA ? (United States). Source: Delta Air Lines.USN875DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2021On March 6, 2021, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration PK-LUT), operated by Batik, was involved in an incident at Jambi. Source: KNKT.IDPK-LUTBatik Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2020On March 6, 2020, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration ST-MKW), operated by Sudan, was involved in an incident at Juba. Source: Sudan.SDST-MKWSudan Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2019On March 6, 2019, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIDFLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 6, 2019On March 6, 2019, the Boeing 737-990 aircraft (registration N306AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Spokane. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN306ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2019On March 6, 2019, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANU), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Air India.INVT-ANUAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Mar 6, 2018On March 6, 2018, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration 5N-BKX), operated by Arik, was involved in an incident at Accra. Source: Arik.NG5N-BKXArik De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 6, 2018On March 6, 2018, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration D-AIXE), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIXELufthansa Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Mar 6, 2018On March 6, 2018, the Boeing 777-3B5ER aircraft (registration HL8208), operated by Korean Air, was involved in an incident at Incheon (ICN) International Airport (South Korea) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: Korean Air.KRHL8208Korean Air Boeing 777 Accident · Mar 6, 2017On March 6, 2017, the Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration N369NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Los Angeles, California (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN369NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 6, 2017On March 6, 2017, the Boeing 737-524 (WL) aircraft (registration VQ-BJO), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Leningrad Oblast (Russia) due to a mechanical failure. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BJOUTair Boeing 737 Accident · Mar 6, 2017On March 6, 2017, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILY), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Munich. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AILYLufthansa Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 6, 2017On March 6, 2017, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration F-HAPL), operated by HOP!, was involved in an incident at Lyon. Source: HOP!.FRF-HAPLHOP! ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 6, 2017On March 6, 2017, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration B-LAN), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LANCathay Pacific Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 6, 2017On March 6, 2017, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA821J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA821JJapan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Mar 6, 2017On March 6, 2017, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFDLufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Mar 6, 2016On March 6, 2016, the DHC-8 103B aircraft (registration LN-WII), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Tromso. Source: Wideroe.NOLN-WIIWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 6, 2016On March 6, 2016, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N59053), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: United Airlines.USN59053United Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 6, 2016On March 6, 2016, the Boeing 737 4Q8 aircraft (registration ZS-JRK), operated by Safair, was involved in an incident at Ciudad del Cabo. Source: Safair.ZAZS-JRKSafair Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2016On March 6, 2016, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N906AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN906ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2016On March 6, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 757 256/W aircraft (registration VQ-BTN), operated by Royal, was involved in an incident at Astrakhan. Source: Royal.BMVQ-BTNRoyal Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 6, 2015On March 6, 2015, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-RAES), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-RAESBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 6, 2015On March 6, 2015, the Bombardier CRJ 900 ER aircraft (registration EC-JYV), operated by Nostrum, was involved in an incident at Santander. Source: Nostrum.ESEC-JYVNostrum Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 6, 2015On March 6, 2015, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N893NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN893NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Mar 6, 2015On March 6, 2015, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration SX-DVW), operated by Aegean, was involved in an accident at Split, leaving 3 injured. Source: Aegean.GRSX-DVWAegean Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2015On March 6, 2015, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPM), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Air India.INVT-PPMAir India Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 6, 2015On March 6, 2015, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration N352NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Managua. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN352NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2015On March 6, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 7K5/W aircraft (registration OO-JAR), operated by Jetairfly, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Jetairfly.BEOO-JARJetairfly Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2014On March 6, 2014, the aircraft (registration OE-LDD), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LDDAustrian Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 6, 2014On March 6, 2014, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-DBCG), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-DBCGBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 6, 2014On March 6, 2014, the Boeing 737 4S3 aircraft (registration ZS-OAP), operated by Comair, was involved in an incident at Port Elizabeth. Source: Comair.ZAZS-OAPComair Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 6, 2014On March 6, 2014, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration HB-IPX), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IPXSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 6, 2013On March 6, 2013, the aircraft (registration SP-LDE), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Katowice. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LDELOT Polish Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Mar 6, 2013On March 6, 2013, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQF), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sault Ste Marie due to a landing gear failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQFPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 6, 2013On March 6, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VQ-BOZ), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk (Russia). Source: Ural.BMVQ-BOZUral Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 6, 2013On March 6, 2013, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration XA-VAM), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an incident at Mazatlan. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VAMVivaAerobus Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2013On March 6, 2013, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FDQQ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the FAA (United States).CAC-FDQQAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 6, 2012On March 6, 2012, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N420NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: Allegiant Air.USN420NVAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Mar 6, 2012On March 6, 2012, the Boeing 757 2Q8/W aircraft (registration VQ-BKB), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Krasnodar. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BKBUTair Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 6, 2012On March 6, 2012, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N651DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Charleston. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN651DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 6, 2012On March 6, 2012, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration VH-EBN), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Qantas.AUVH-EBNQantas Airbus A330

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