The world grounds the 737 MAX
March 132019

The world grounds the 737 MAX

Milestone7 years ago
11historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1925–2025years covered

Fact of the day

After the Lion Air and Ethiopian accidents, the FAA joins regulators around the world and orders the 737 MAX to stop: nearly 400 aircraft are immobilised for 20 months.

Also on this day · 10

1925First flight The first Travel Air flies

The Travel Air 1000, the first aircraft of the company founded in Wichita by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech and Lloyd Stearman, makes its first flight.

1928Milestone Canada’s first woman pilot

Eileen Vollick, a Hamilton textile worker who flew on cushions to see over the panel, passes her test and becomes the first licensed woman pilot in Canada.

1929Airline CLASSA is born

CLASSA is formed, the Spanish state airline created by merging Iberia with other companies; Iberia would be reborn under its own name in 1937.

1952Milestone The Airspeed Ambassador enters service

BEA puts the Airspeed Ambassador, a British airliner, into service.

1954Accident A BOAC Constellation at Kallang

A BOAC Constellation lands short at Kallang, Singapore, strikes the seawall and catches fire: 32 of the 40 on board die.

1964First flight Munich’s Mü22b flies

The Mü22b flies, the definitive version of the Akaflieg München single-seat sailplane whose first prototype dated from 1954.

1974Accident A Sierra Pacific Convair in the White Mountains

A CV-440 chartered by a film production company strikes a hillside at night near Bishop, California.

1977First flight The Sikorsky S-76 flies

The Sikorsky S-76, the helicopter of oil rigs, executives and air ambulances, makes its first flight at West Palm Beach.

2012Airline Direct Air strands its passengers

Direct Air, the Myrtle Beach virtual airline, ceases abruptly, stranding many of its passengers.

2017Airline Wings of Alaska closes

Wings of Alaska ceases, the Juneau carrier that since 1982 had linked the communities of southeast Alaska.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on March 13 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N885NN · American Airlines Accident · Mar 13, 2025On March 13, 2025, the Boeing 737-823 aircraft (registration N885NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States), leaving 12 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN885NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737N534AE · PSA Airlines Incident · Mar 13, 2025On March 13, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-702ER aircraft (registration N534AE), operated by PSA Airlines, was involved in an incident at Des Moines. Source: the FAA (United States).USN534AEPSA Airlines Bombardier CRJPR-GXI · Gol Linhas Aéreas Incident · Mar 13, 2024On March 13, 2024, the Boeing 737-8EH (WL) aircraft (registration PR-GXI), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho (POA) International Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GXIGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737D-ABUK · Condor News · Mar 13, 2024On March 13, 2024, the Boeing 767 343ER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUK), operated by Condor, was in the news. Source: Condor.DED-ABUKCondor Boeing 767N796AN · American Airlines Incident · Mar 13, 2024On March 13, 2024, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N796AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).USN796ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777N825MH · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 13, 2023On March 13, 2023, the Boeing 767-432(ER) aircraft (registration N825MH), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident due to a cockpit display failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN825MHDelta Air Lines Boeing 767N838NN · American Airlines Incident · Mar 13, 2023On March 13, 2023, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N838NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington and Jacksonville. Source: American Airlines.USN838NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737C-GWRE · WestJet Encore Accident · Mar 13, 2022On March 13, 2022, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GWRE), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an accident at Calgary due to turbulence. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWREWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8N347NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 13, 2022On March 13, 2022, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N347NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN347NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320N66051 · United Airlines Incident · Mar 13, 2022On March 13, 2022, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N66051), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN66051United Airlines Boeing 767D-AHFV · TUIfly Incident · Mar 13, 2022On March 13, 2022, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration D-AHFV), operated by TUIfly, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: TUIfly.DED-AHFVTUIfly Boeing 737TC-LSB · THY Accident · Mar 13, 2021On March 13, 2021, the Airbus Airbus 321-271NX aircraft (registration TC-LSB), operated by THY, was involved in an accident at Hannover. Source: the BFU (Germany).TRTC-LSBTHY Airbus A321N630QX · Horizon Air Incident · Mar 13, 2021On March 13, 2021, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N630QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: Horizon Air.USN630QXHorizon Air Embraer E170 / E175VQ-BQK · S7 Airlines Incident · Mar 13, 2021On March 13, 2021, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VQ-BQK), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tyumen. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BQKS7 Airlines Airbus A321N964AM · Aeroméxico Incident · Mar 13, 2020On March 13, 2020, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N964AM), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident at Azores Islands. Source: Aeroméxico.USN964AMAeroméxico Boeing 787 DreamlinerN8707P · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8707P), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8707PSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8712L · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8712L), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8712LSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8714Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8714Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8714QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8711Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8711Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8711QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8713M · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8713M), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8713MSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8704Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8704Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8704QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8702L · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8702L), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8702LSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8722L · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8722L), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8722LSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8730Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8730Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8730QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8729H · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8729H), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8729HSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8716B · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8716B), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8716BSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8718Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8718Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8718QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8720L · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8720L), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8720LSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8721J · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8721J), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8721JSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8724J · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8724J), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8724JSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8731J · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8731J), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8731JSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8732S · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8732S), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8732SSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8701Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8701Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8701QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8703J · GOL Linhas Aéreas Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8703J), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8703JGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAXN8705Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8705Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8705QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8706W · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8706W), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8706WSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8709Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8709Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8709QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8708Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8708Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8708QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8710M · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8710M), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8710MSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8715Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8715Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8715QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8717M · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8717M), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8717MSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8719Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8719Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8719QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8726H · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8726H), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8726HSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8723Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8723Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8723QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8725L · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8725L), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8725LSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8727M · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8727M), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8727MSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN8728Q · Southwest Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N8728Q), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN8728QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXTC-SMV · SunExpress Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration TC-SMV), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.TRTC-SMVSunExpress Boeing 737 MAXTC-SMZ · SunExpress Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration TC-SMZ), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.TRTC-SMZSunExpress Boeing 737 MAXSE-RTA · Norwegian Air Sweden Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration SE-RTA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.SESE-RTANorwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737 MAXA7-BSI · Qatar Airways Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration A7-BSI), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.QAA7-BSIQatar Airways Boeing 737 MAXSP-LVF · LOT Polish Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration SP-LVF), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.PLSP-LVFLOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN971AK · Alaska Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N971AK), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN971AKAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN67501 · United Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N67501), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN67501United Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN37502 · United Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N37502), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN37502United Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN37506 · United Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N37506), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN37506United Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN47505 · United Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N47505), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN47505United Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN27503 · United Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N27503), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN27503United Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN37504 · United Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N37504), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN37504United Airlines Boeing 737 MAXN37507 · United Airlines Directive · Mar 13, 2019On March 13, 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (registration N37507), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to an erroneous activation of the MCAS system caused by data from a faulty angle-of-attack sensor. Source: la FAA.USN37507United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX

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