Ethiopian 302 and MCAS
March 102019

Ethiopian 302 and MCAS

Accident7 years ago
12historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1931–2025years covered

Fact of the day

An almost-new 737 MAX 8 comes down six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa: 157 lives lost. It was the second MAX in five months; three days later the world fleet was grounded.

Also on this day · 11

1931First flight The Bernard H.V.42 flies

The Bernard H.V.42, a French seaplane built by Société des Avions Bernard, makes its first flight.

1937Milestone Jersey Airport opens

Jersey Airport opens in the Channel Islands, replacing the flights from Saint Aubin beach at the mercy of the tides.

1945Airline LOT is reborn

The Polish government re-creates LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze, which had not flown since 1939; it will fly again in 1946.

1946Accident A DC-3 in Hobart’s bay

An Australian National Airways DC-3 falls into the sea just after take-off from Hobart, Tasmania: all 25 people on board die.

1946First flight The Avro Tudor II flies

At Woodford the prototype Tudor II (G-AGSU) flies, the stretched version of Avro’s airliner; the changes cost it performance.

1953Milestone The Breguet 761 enters service

The Breguet 761, a French airliner, enters service.

1956Record Peter Twiss breaks the 1,000 mph barrier

Peter Twiss takes the Fairey Delta 2 to 1,132 mph over the Sussex coast and raises the world speed record by more than 300 mph. It is the first aeroplane to officially exceed 1,000 miles per hour.

1963First flight The D’Artagnan flies

The Dabos JD.24P D’Artagnan flies, a French light aircraft.

1987Accident The cargo door of the “Clipper Ocean Pearl”

A Pan Am 747 with 245 people aboard returns to Heathrow with pressurisation problems: the forward cargo door had partly opened in flight, the same failure that two years later will tear open United 811.

1989Accident Air Ontario 1363 at Dryden

A Fokker F28 takes off from Dryden with snow on its wings and crashes: 24 lives lost. The inquiry changed Canada’s de-icing rules.

2017Airline Citywing closes

Citywing ceases, the Isle of Man virtual airline flying L-410s, after failing to find an operator once Van Air Europe lost its UK licence.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on March 10 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N952JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Mar 10, 2025On March 10, 2025, the Airbus A321-231 (WL) aircraft (registration N952JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN952JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321N12012 · United Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2025On March 10, 2025, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N12012), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at en ruta entre HND y LAX due to a lit cigarette in the cabin. Source: United Airlines.USN12012United Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerN12003 · United Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2025On March 10, 2025, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N12003), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg. Source: United Airlines.USN12003United Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerYR-ATI · Tarom Incident · Mar 10, 2025On March 10, 2025, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration YR-ATI), operated by Tarom, was involved in an incident at Satu Mare. Source: Tarom.ROYR-ATITarom ATR 42 / 72VH-VXI · Qantas Incident · Mar 10, 2025On March 10, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 838/W aircraft (registration VH-VXI), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Qantas.AUVH-VXIQantas Boeing 737N505DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 10, 2024On March 10, 2024, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N505DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).USN505DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A350 XWBEI-DEM · Lingus Incident · Mar 10, 2024On March 10, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DEM), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Lingus.IEEI-DEMLingus Airbus A320VH-YQR · Virgin Australia Incident · Mar 10, 2023On March 10, 2023, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration VH-YQR), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-YQRVirgin Australia Boeing 737TS-INE · Nouvel Incident · Mar 10, 2023On March 10, 2023, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration TS-INE), operated by Nouvel, was involved in an incident at Túnez. Source: Nouvel.TNTS-INENouvel Airbus A320CC-BAT · LATAM Incident · Mar 10, 2023On March 10, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration CC-BAT), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Cucuta. Source: LATAM.CLCC-BATLATAM Airbus A320OK-TVX · Smartwings Incident · Mar 10, 2023On March 10, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 8Z9/W aircraft (registration OK-TVX), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TVXSmartwings Boeing 737A9C-FG · Gulf Incident · Mar 10, 2023On March 10, 2023, the Boeing B789 aircraft (registration A9C-FG), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: GCAA.BHA9C-FGGulf Boeing 787 DreamlinerN427WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2022On March 10, 2022, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N427WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Diego. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN427WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737HL8322 · Jeju Incident · Mar 10, 2021On March 10, 2021, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration HL8322), operated by Jeju, was involved in an incident at Pusan. Source: Jeju.KRHL8322Jeju Boeing 737N104UW · American Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2021On March 10, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N104UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN104UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320ET-AMG · Ethiopian Accident · Mar 10, 2019On March 10, 2019, the aircraft (registration ET-AMG), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an accident at Bishoftu. Source: the NTSB (United States).ETET-AMGEthiopian Boeing 767EI-DWJ · Ryanair Incident · Mar 10, 2019On March 10, 2019, the Boeing BOEING 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-DWJ), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).IEEI-DWJRyanair Boeing 737N3756 · Delta Air Lines Accident · Mar 10, 2019On March 10, 2019, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N3756), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Atlanta, Georgia (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN3756Delta Air Lines Boeing 737RDPL-34188 · Lao Incident · Mar 10, 2019On March 10, 2019, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration RDPL-34188), operated by Lao, was involved in an incident at Vientiane. Source: Lao.LARDPL-34188Lao Airbus A320N38443 · United Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2019On March 10, 2019, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N38443), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: United Airlines.USN38443United Airlines Boeing 737F-HPJC · France Incident · Mar 10, 2019On March 10, 2019, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration F-HPJC), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Abidjan. Source: France.FRF-HPJCFrance Airbus A380N530EA · PSA Airlines Accident · Mar 10, 2019On March 10, 2019, the Bombardier Cl 600 2C10 aircraft (registration N530EA), operated by PSA Airlines, was involved in an accident at Charlotte, North Carolina (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN530EAPSA Airlines Bombardier CRJC-GLQG · Porter Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2018On March 10, 2018, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQG), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fredericton due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQGPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8TF-FIV · Icelandair Flugfélag Islands Incident · Mar 10, 2018On March 10, 2018, the Boeing 757-208 aircraft (registration TF-FIV), operated by Icelandair Flugfélag Islands, was involved in an incident at Keflavík (KEF) International Airport (Iceland) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Icelandair Flugfélag Islands.ISTF-FIVIcelandair Flugfélag Islands Boeing 757XA-VLJ · Volaris Incident · Mar 10, 2018On March 10, 2018, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VLJ), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at La Paz. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VLJVolaris Airbus A321D-ABUI · Condor Incident · Mar 10, 2018On March 10, 2018, the Boeing 767 330ER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUI), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).DED-ABUICondor Boeing 767A6-EYH · Etihad Airways Incident · Mar 10, 2018On March 10, 2018, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A6-EYH), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EYHEtihad Airways Airbus A330N900PC · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 10, 2018On March 10, 2018, the Boeing 757-26D(WL) aircraft (registration N900PC), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Albuquerque. Source: the FAA (United States).USN900PCDelta Air Lines Boeing 757PK-JRM · Jayawijaya Dirgantara Incident · Mar 10, 2018On March 10, 2018, the Boeing 737-2K2C Adv. aircraft (registration PK-JRM), operated by Jayawijaya Dirgantara, was involved in an incident at Wamena (WMX) Airport (Indonesia) due to a burst tyre. Source: Jayawijaya Dirgantara.IDPK-JRMJayawijaya Dirgantara Boeing 737N905JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Mar 10, 2018On March 10, 2018, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N905JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Bermuda. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN905JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321C-FIWJ · WestJet Incident · Mar 10, 2017On March 10, 2017, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FIWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a loss of separation between two aircraft in flight. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FIWJWestJet Boeing 737VT-ANT · Air India Incident · Mar 10, 2017On March 10, 2017, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANT), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident. Source: Air India.INVT-ANTAir India Boeing 787 DreamlinerC-FADF · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Mar 10, 2017On March 10, 2017, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FADF), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FADFAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8LV-BZA · Aerolineas Incident · Mar 10, 2017On March 10, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 76N/W aircraft (registration LV-BZA), operated by Aerolineas, was involved in an incident at Cordoba. Source: Aerolineas.ARLV-BZAAerolineas Boeing 737N493AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2017On March 10, 2017, the Boeing 737-990ER (WL) aircraft (registration N493AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN493ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737HB-IYT · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Mar 10, 2016On March 10, 2016, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration HB-IYT), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IYTSwiss International Air Lines BAe 146 / Avro RJG-EZBH · easyJet Incident · Mar 10, 2016On March 10, 2016, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZBH), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZBHeasyJet Airbus A319N106SY · SkyWest Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2016On March 10, 2016, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N106SY), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN106SYSkyWest Airlines Embraer E170 / E175N833AE · Envoy Air Incident · Mar 10, 2016On March 10, 2016, the Embraer EMB-135KL aircraft (registration N833AE), operated by Envoy Air, was involved in an incident at Manhattan. Source: Envoy Air.USN833AEEnvoy Air Embraer ERJ 135 / 145TF-ISF · Iceland Incident · Mar 10, 2016On March 10, 2016, the Boeing 757 223/W aircraft (registration TF-ISF), operated by Iceland, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Iceland.ISTF-ISFIceland Boeing 757SP-EQI · LOT Polish Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2016On March 10, 2016, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration SP-EQI), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Wroclaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-EQILOT Polish Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8EI-FJA · Norwegian International Incident · Mar 10, 2016On March 10, 2016, the Boeing BOEING 737-8JP aircraft (registration EI-FJA), operated by Norwegian International, was involved in an incident at Alicante. Source: Norwegian International.IEEI-FJANorwegian International Boeing 737HB-JVM · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Mar 10, 2015On March 10, 2015, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 LR aircraft (registration HB-JVM), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JVMSwiss International Air Lines Embraer E190 / E195OO-DWG · Brussels Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration OO-DWG), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-DWGBrussels Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJB-6381 · Juneyao Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration B-6381), operated by Juneyao, was involved in an incident at Jinan. Source: Juneyao.CNB-6381Juneyao Airbus A320G-CDEA · Eastern Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the SAAB 2000 aircraft (registration G-CDEA), operated by Eastern, was involved in an incident at Norwich. Source: Eastern.GBG-CDEAEastern Saab 340 / 2000YL-BBN · Baltic Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 737 522 aircraft (registration YL-BBN), operated by Baltic, was involved in an incident at Riga. Source: Baltic.LVYL-BBNBaltic Boeing 737N8416B · Endeavor Air Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N8416B), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a landing gear failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN8416BEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJVT-ALS · Air India Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 777-337(ER) aircraft (registration VT-ALS), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Air India.INVT-ALSAir India Boeing 777B-5193 · China Southern Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 81B/W aircraft (registration B-5193), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: China Southern.CNB-5193China Southern Boeing 737PH-BFH · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFH), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFHKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747N393DA · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 10, 2014On March 10, 2014, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N393DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: the FAA (United States).USN393DADelta Air Lines Boeing 737RA-85751 · Gazpromavia Incident · Mar 10, 2013On March 10, 2013, the Tu-154 M aircraft (registration RA-85751), operated by Gazpromavia, was involved in an incident at Makhachkala. Source: Gazpromavia.RURA-85751Gazpromavia Tupolev Tu-154C-FMWV · Air Canada Incident · Mar 10, 2013On March 10, 2013, the Boeing 767-333 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FMWV), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FMWVAir Canada Boeing 767LV-CXT · Argentinas Incident · Mar 10, 2013On March 10, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 81D/W aircraft (registration LV-CXT), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Cordoba. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-CXTArgentinas Boeing 737EW-250PA · Belavia Incident · Mar 10, 2013On March 10, 2013, the Boeing 737-524 aircraft (registration EW-250PA), operated by Belavia, was involved in an incident at Kurumoch International Airport (Russia) due to a fuel problem. Source: Belavia.BYEW-250PABelavia Boeing 737PK-RPI · Republic Express Incident · Mar 10, 2012On March 10, 2012, the Boeing 737-2K2C Adv. aircraft (registration PK-RPI), operated by Republic Express, was involved in an incident at Jayapura-Sentani (DJJ) Airport (Indonesia) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Republic Express.IDPK-RPIRepublic Express Boeing 737A6-RKB · RAK Incident · Mar 10, 2012On March 10, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration A6-RKB), operated by RAK, was involved in an incident at Ras Al Khaimah. Source: RAK.AEA6-RKBRAK Airbus A320TS-IMD · Tunis Incident · Mar 10, 2012On March 10, 2012, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration TS-IMD), operated by Tunis, was involved in an incident at Djerba. Source: Tunis.TNTS-IMDTunis Airbus A320OK-TVF · Travel Service Incident · Mar 10, 2011On March 10, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 8FH/W aircraft (registration OK-TVF), operated by Travel Service, was involved in an incident at Lajes. Source: Travel Service.CZOK-TVFTravel Service Boeing 737

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