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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on March 9 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 9, 2025On March 9, 2025, the ATR ATR 42-600 aircraft (registration JA12HC), operated by Hokkaido, was involved in an incident at Sapporo. Source: Hokkaido.JPJA12HCHokkaido ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 9, 2024On March 9, 2024, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-YMMG), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-YMMGBritish Airways Boeing 777 Accident · Mar 9, 2024On March 9, 2024, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N411WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Aylett, Virginia (United States), leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN411WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2024On March 9, 2024, the Airbus A321-253NX aircraft (registration N417AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles (LAX) International Airport (United States) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: American Airlines.USN417ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 9, 2024On March 9, 2024, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLS), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BLSPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2024On March 9, 2024, the Boeing 717-2BD aircraft (registration N965AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN965ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717 Incident · Mar 9, 2024On March 9, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N421UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN421UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2024On March 9, 2024, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AILDLufthansa Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 9, 2023On March 9, 2023, the Boeing 737-84P(WL) aircraft (registration SE-RXB), operated by Norwegian Air Sweden, was involved in an incident at Kiruna. Source: Norwegian Air Sweden.SESE-RXBNorwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2023On March 9, 2023, the Boeing 737-8AL(WL) aircraft (registration G-DRTL), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-DRTLJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2022On March 9, 2022, the Boeing 737-990ER aircraft (registration N472AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident 28 nautical miles south-southeast of Toronto/Lester B Pearson International Airport (United States) due to a cracked or broken cockpit window. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN472ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2021On March 9, 2021, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N769US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: American Airlines.USN769USAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 9, 2021On March 9, 2021, the Airbus A319-115(WL) aircraft (registration N9021H), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN9021HAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 9, 2021On March 9, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N121UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Norfolk. Source: the FAA (United States).USN121UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2021On March 9, 2021, the Boeing 737-990(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N237AK), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN237AKAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2020On March 9, 2020, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N726SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN726SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2020On March 9, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZUA), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Malaga. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZUAeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2020On March 9, 2020, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N397AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: the FAA (United States).USN397ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 9, 2020On March 9, 2020, the Airbus A320-233(WL) aircraft (registration N524VL), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Cancun. Source: Volaris.USN524VLVolaris Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2020On March 9, 2020, the Embraer ERJ-135 ER aircraft (registration 5N-BSN), operated by Bristow, was involved in an incident at Port Harcourt. Source: Bristow.NG5N-BSNBristow Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Mar 9, 2020On March 9, 2020, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration PR-MAL), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at São Paulo due to an in-flight engine failure in cruise. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-MALLATAM Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 9, 2019On March 9, 2019, the Boeing 747 409 aircraft (registration B-18211), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: China Airlines.CNB-18211China Airlines Boeing 747 Accident · Mar 9, 2019On March 9, 2019, the Boeing 777-3F2(ER) aircraft (registration TC-JJG), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an accident at Boston, leaving 29 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).TRTC-JJGTurkish Airlines Boeing 777 Accident · Mar 9, 2019On March 9, 2019, the Boeing 737-8Q8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GTQG), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an accident at Newark, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).CAC-GTQGAir Transat Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2019On March 9, 2019, the Boeing 747-436 aircraft (registration G-BYGE), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: British Airways.GBG-BYGEBritish Airways Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 9, 2019On March 9, 2019, the Boeing 747-436 aircraft (registration G-CIVU), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: British Airways.GBG-CIVUBritish Airways Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 9, 2018On March 9, 2018, the Airbus A320 233 aircraft (registration LV-BFO), operated by LATAM Argentina, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: LATAM Argentina.ARLV-BFOLATAM Argentina Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2018On March 9, 2018, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration PR-MHG), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an incident at Cordoba. Source: LATAM Brasil.BRPR-MHGLATAM Brasil Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2018On March 9, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8SH/W aircraft (registration LV-FVO), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-FVOArgentinas Boeing 737 Accident · Mar 9, 2018On March 9, 2018, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNT), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an accident at Munich. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ACNTLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 9, 2017On March 9, 2017, the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft (registration N9615W), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) (United States) due to turbulence. Source: American Airlines.USN9615WAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Mar 9, 2017On March 9, 2017, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration A9C-AG), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Bahrain. Source: Gulf.BHA9C-AGGulf Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2017On March 9, 2017, the DHC-8 311Q aircraft (registration ZK-NEZ), operated by Nelson, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: Nelson.NZZK-NEZNelson De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 9, 2016On March 9, 2016, the DHC-8-314 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GXAI), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GXAIInuit De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 9, 2016On March 9, 2016, the Airbus A340 312 aircraft (registration CS-TOB), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TOBTAP Air Portugal Airbus A340 Incident · Mar 9, 2016On March 9, 2016, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration OO-DWI), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-DWIBrussels Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Mar 9, 2016On March 9, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N8942A), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN8942ASkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 9, 2016On March 9, 2016, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration VT-SCG), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Bhopal. Source: Air India.INVT-SCGAir India Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 9, 2016On March 9, 2016, the Boeing 767 3G5ER aircraft (registration VP-BOY), operated by Ikar, was involved in an incident at Irkutsk. Source: Ikar.BMVP-BOYIkar Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 9, 2016On March 9, 2016, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHKR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt due to a hydraulic system failure while taxiing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHKRAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 9, 2015On March 9, 2015, the Airbus A330 203 aircraft (registration F-GZCN), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Nouakchott. Source: Air France.FRF-GZCNAir France Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 9, 2015On March 9, 2015, the Airbus A340 313E aircraft (registration ZS-SXD), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SXDSAA Airbus A340 Incident · Mar 9, 2015On March 9, 2015, the Airbus A319-115(WL) aircraft (registration N723AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Brasilia. Source: Avianca.USN723AVAvianca Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 9, 2014On March 9, 2014, the Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 aircraft (registration ZS-YBU), operated by SA Express, was involved in an incident at Runway 03L OR Tambo Int Airport, Johannesburgo (South Africa) due to the presence of smoke. Source: SA Express.ZAZS-YBUSA Express De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 9, 2014On March 9, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUT), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUUTBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2014On March 9, 2014, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-EKB), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at en ruta entre Cracovia y Glasgow (United Kingdom) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EKBRyanair Boeing 737 Accident · Mar 9, 2014On March 9, 2014, the Airbus A321-111 aircraft (registration HB-IOC), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Geneva. Source: Swiss.CHHB-IOCSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 9, 2014On March 9, 2014, the Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration CS-TOM), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TOMTAP Air Portugal Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 9, 2014On March 9, 2014, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration ZS-YBP), operated by SA Express, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SA Express.ZAZS-YBPSA Express De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 9, 2013On March 9, 2013, the Boeing 737-89L (WL) aircraft (registration B-5621), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Tianjin (China) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Air China.CNB-5621Air China Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2013On March 9, 2013, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N603JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport (United States) due to a towbar problem during pushback. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN603JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2013On March 9, 2013, the Boeing 777-337ER aircraft (registration VT-ALK), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport (United States) due to a towbar problem during pushback. Source: Air India.INVT-ALKAir India Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 9, 2013On March 9, 2013, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N924DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN924DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Mar 9, 2013On March 9, 2013, the Airbus A321 232 aircraft (registration OY-KBB), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hannover. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.DKOY-KBBSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 9, 2013On March 9, 2013, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 883 aircraft (registration LN-RCZ), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Trondheim. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RCZSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2013On March 9, 2013, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALA), operated by Srilankan, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Srilankan.LK4R-ALASrilankan Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 9, 2013On March 9, 2013, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VT-IEW), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: the BEA (France).INVT-IEWIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 9, 2012On March 9, 2012, the aircraft (registration N16149), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN16149ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Mar 9, 2012On March 9, 2012, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N291WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: the FAA (United States).USN291WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 9, 2012On March 9, 2012, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N921DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN921DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80