Tokyo to New York, nonstop
March 171976

Tokyo to New York, nonstop

Milestone50 years ago
12historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1929–2025years covered

Fact of the day

A Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 makes the first nonstop flight between Tokyo and New York: 10,139 kilometres in eleven and a half hours. The Pacific and the American continent in a single hop, unthinkable a decade earlier.

Also on this day · 11

1929Accident A Ford Trimotor into a railcar at Newark

A Colonial Western Airways Ford Trimotor loses two engines on take-off from Newark and crashes into a railcar loaded with sand: 14 of the 15 on board die.

1929Record Louise Thaden, 22 hours aloft

Over Oakland, Louise Thaden keeps her Travel Air in the air for 22 hours 3 minutes, the women’s world endurance record.

1937Milestone The “Samoan Clipper” surveys the South Pacific

Pan American’s Sikorsky S-42B, with Edwin Musick at the controls, begins the first survey flight to link the United States, Hawaii and New Zealand.

1937Milestone Earhart sets off around the world

Amelia Earhart leaves Oakland for Honolulu in her Lockheed Electra, the first leg of her first round-the-world attempt; a take-off accident in Hawaii three days later would force her to start again in May.

1957Accident President Magsaysay dies

The Philippine presidential C-47 hits Mount Manunggal on Cebu: President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others die; one journalist survives.

1960Accident Northwest 710 breaks up over Indiana

A Lockheed Electra loses its right wing to metal fatigue at 18,000 feet: all 63 people on board die.

1969First flight The Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama flies

The Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama, a French helicopter, makes its first flight.

1979Accident Aeroflot 1691 at Vnukovo

An overloaded Aeroflot Tu-104 tries to return to Moscow Vnukovo after a false fire warning and strikes pylons on approach: 58 people die.

1988Accident Avianca against the mountain at Cúcuta

An Avianca Boeing 727 strikes a mountain on the border between Colombia and Venezuela shortly after take-off: all 143 people on board die.

1997Milestone Linda Finch retraces Earhart’s journey

Sixty years on, businesswoman and aviator Linda Finch takes off from Oakland in a restored Lockheed Electra to recreate Amelia Earhart’s round-the-world flight; she will complete it in 73 days.

2017Airline Level is born

IAG unveils Level, its low-cost long-haul brand, which will start flying from Barcelona with A330s.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on March 17 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N418LA · Lanco Incident · Mar 17, 2025On March 17, 2025, the aircraft (registration N418LA), operated by Lanco, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: the FAA (United States).USN418LALanco Boeing 767JA819A · All Nippon Airways - ANA Incident · Mar 17, 2025On March 17, 2025, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration JA819A), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident near Tokyo International Airport (Japan) due to wind shear. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA819AAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 787 DreamlinerC-GEHY · Air Canada Incident · Mar 17, 2024On March 17, 2024, the Boeing 737-8 aircraft (registration C-GEHY), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to an autoflight system failure during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEHYAir Canada Boeing 737N18223 · United Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2024On March 17, 2024, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N18223), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN18223United Airlines Boeing 737N588AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2024On March 17, 2024, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N588AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN588ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737EC-LVD · Iberia Incident · Mar 17, 2024On March 17, 2024, the Airbus A320-216(WL) aircraft (registration EC-LVD), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Zaragoza. Source: Iberia.ESEC-LVDIberia Airbus A320N276NV · Allegiant Air Incident · Mar 17, 2023On March 17, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N276NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Moline. Source: the FAA (United States).USN276NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320D-ABUB · Condor Incident · Mar 17, 2023On March 17, 2023, the Boeing 767 330ER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUB), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Azores Islands. Source: Condor.DED-ABUBCondor Boeing 767RA-46834 · Polar Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2023On March 17, 2023, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft (registration RA-46834), operated by Polar Airlines, was involved in an incident at Belaya Gora Airport (Russia) due to an impact against a lighting pole. Source: Polar Airlines.RURA-46834Polar Airlines Antonov An-24N187PQ · Delta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2023On March 17, 2023, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N187PQ), operated by Delta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at White Plains-Westchester County (HPN) Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Delta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines.USN187PQDelta Connection, opb SkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJN397SW · Swift Incident · Mar 17, 2022On March 17, 2022, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N397SW), operated by Swift, was involved in an incident at Dayton. Source: the FAA (United States).USN397SWSwift Boeing 737EI-ENF · Ryanair Incident · Mar 17, 2022On March 17, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-ENF), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Manchester (MAN) International Airport (United Kingdom) due to a fire on board. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-ENFRyanair Boeing 737N8557Q · Southwest Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2021On March 17, 2021, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration N8557Q), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Oakland. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8557QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737UR-AZK · Azur Ukraine Incident · Mar 17, 2021On March 17, 2021, the Boeing B767-300 aircraft (registration UR-AZK), operated by Azur Ukraine, was involved in an incident at La Romana. Source: Azur Ukraine.UAUR-AZKAzur Ukraine Boeing 767AP-BLU · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2021On March 17, 2021, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLU), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: PIA.PKAP-BLUPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320VH-LQJ · Sunstate Incident · Mar 17, 2020On March 17, 2020, the DHC-8-402 aircraft (registration VH-LQJ), operated by Sunstate, was involved in an incident at Gladstone. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-LQJSunstate De Havilland Canada Dash 8C-GWEN · WestJet Encore Incident · Mar 17, 2020On March 17, 2020, the DHC-8-402 (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GWEN), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Terrace due to the presence of smoke in flight. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWENWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8C-GCJT · Cargojet Incident · Mar 17, 2020On March 17, 2020, the Boeing 757-223 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GCJT), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GCJTCargojet Boeing 757C-GXWJ · WestJet Incident · Mar 17, 2020On March 17, 2020, the Boeing 737-6CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GXWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Calgary. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GXWJWestJet Boeing 737VH-VGT · Jetstar Airways Incident · Mar 17, 2020On March 17, 2020, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VH-VGT), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Mildura. Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-VGTJetstar Airways Airbus A320C-FEIQ · Sky Regional Incident · Mar 17, 2019On March 17, 2019, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEIQ), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to the presence of smoke during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEIQSky Regional Embraer E170 / E175D-ACNQ · Lufthansa Cityline Incident · Mar 17, 2019On March 17, 2019, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNQ), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACNQLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJN78501 · United Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2018On March 17, 2018, the Boeing 737-824 (WL) aircraft (registration N78501), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at entre Houston y La Habana due to a fire on board. Source: United Airlines.USN78501United Airlines Boeing 737N407WN · Southwest Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2018On March 17, 2018, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N407WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: the FAA (United States).USN407WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737EP-MDE · Iran Air Tour Incident · Mar 17, 2018On March 17, 2018, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration EP-MDE), operated by Iran Air Tour, was involved in an incident at Mashad. Source: Iran Air Tour.IREP-MDEIran Air Tour McDonnell Douglas MD-80EP-MOI · Mahan Incident · Mar 17, 2018On March 17, 2018, the 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration EP-MOI), operated by Mahan, was involved in an incident at Zahedan. Source: Mahan.IREP-MOIMahan BAe 146 / Avro RJVP-BBQ · Ural Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2017On March 17, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration VP-BBQ), operated by Ural Airlines, was involved in an incident at Simferopol Airport (SIP/URFF) - due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Ural Airlines.BMVP-BBQUral Airlines Airbus A320N16217 · United Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2017On March 17, 2017, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N16217), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: the FAA (United States).USN16217United Airlines Boeing 737N840MH · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 17, 2017On March 17, 2017, the Boeing 767-432(ER) aircraft (registration N840MH), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN840MHDelta Air Lines Boeing 767G-LSAB · Jet2.com Incident · Mar 17, 2017On March 17, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 757-27B aircraft (registration G-LSAB), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-LSABJet2.com Boeing 757C-GGFP · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Mar 17, 2017On March 17, 2017, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGFP), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGFPAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8VH-NRX · REX Incident · Mar 17, 2017On March 17, 2017, the 340B aircraft (registration VH-NRX), operated by REX, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-NRXREX Saab 340 / 2000A6-AOJ · Arabia Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration A6-AOJ), operated by Arabia, was involved in an incident at Riyadh. Source: the BEA (France).AEA6-AOJArabia Airbus A320N969DL · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N969DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN969DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80N515AE · Envoy Air Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N515AE), operated by Envoy Air, was involved in an incident at Detroit. Source: the FAA (United States).USN515AEEnvoy Air Bombardier CRJN415YX · American Eagle Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N415YX), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN415YXAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175G-VIIU · British Airways Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-VIIU), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIIUBritish Airways Boeing 777D-ACKE · Lufthansa Cityline Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the Bombardier Bombardier CRJ 900 LR aircraft (registration D-ACKE), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACKELufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJA6-EDU · Emirates Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-EDU), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EDUEmirates Airbus A380N538AS · Alaska Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the Boeing 737-890 (WL) aircraft (registration N538AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident over Pacific Ocean (United States) due to a fire on board. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN538ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737LY-DAT · Danu Incident · Mar 17, 2016On March 17, 2016, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration LY-DAT), operated by Danu, was involved in an incident at Billund. Source: Danu.LTLY-DATDanu ATR 42 / 72C-GLQB · Porter Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2015On March 17, 2015, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQB), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a hydraulic system failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQBPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8EI-CVA · Lingus Incident · Mar 17, 2015On March 17, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-CVA), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Santiago de Compostela. Source: Lingus.IEEI-CVALingus Airbus A320B-5835 · Hainan Incident · Mar 17, 2015On March 17, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 84P/W aircraft (registration B-5835), operated by Hainan, was involved in an incident at Wuhan. Source: Hainan.CNB-5835Hainan Boeing 737N198AA · American Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2015On March 17, 2015, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N198AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN198AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 757D-AISL · Lufthansa Incident · Mar 17, 2015On March 17, 2015, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AISL), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Beirut. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AISLLufthansa Airbus A321N729JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Mar 17, 2015On March 17, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N729JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN729JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320VT-SUI · SpiceJet Incident · Mar 17, 2015On March 17, 2015, the de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 aircraft (registration VT-SUI), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad-Rajiv Gandhi (HYD) International Airport (India) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SUISpiceJet De Havilland Canada Dash 8N803NW · Delta Air Lines Accident · Mar 17, 2014On March 17, 2014, the Airbus A330 323 aircraft (registration N803NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Seattle, el océano Pacífico (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN803NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330VH-FZO · Virgin Australia Regional Incident · Mar 17, 2014On March 17, 2014, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration VH-FZO), operated by Virgin Australia Regional, was involved in an incident near Argyle aerodrome (Australia). Source: Virgin Australia Regional.AUVH-FZOVirgin Australia Regional Fokker 1004X-EHB · El Al Accident · Mar 17, 2014On March 17, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 958ER/W aircraft (registration 4X-EHB), operated by El Al, was involved in an accident at Berlin. Source: El Al.IL4X-EHBEl Al Boeing 737C-FMFG · Morningstar Incident · Mar 17, 2014On March 17, 2014, the Boeing 757-2B7 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FMFG), operated by Morningstar, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMFGMorningstar Boeing 757N77019 · United Airlines Accident · Mar 17, 2014On March 17, 2014, the Boeing 777-224(ER) aircraft (registration N77019), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Houston, leaving 3 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN77019United Airlines Boeing 777PH-KCK · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2013On March 17, 2013, the aircraft (registration PH-KCK), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-KCKKLM Royal Dutch Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11C-GMON · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Mar 17, 2013On March 17, 2013, the DHC-8-301 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GMON), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a powerplant failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GMONAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8JA653J · Japan Airlines Incident · Mar 17, 2013On March 17, 2013, the Boeing 767 346ER aircraft (registration JA653J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a performance degradation during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).JPJA653JJapan Airlines Boeing 767N199DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Mar 17, 2013On March 17, 2013, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N199DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN199DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767SE-DSX · Malmo Incident · Mar 17, 2013On March 17, 2013, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration SE-DSX), operated by Malmo, was involved in an incident at Malmo. Source: Malmo.SESE-DSXMalmo BAe 146 / Avro RJC-GQCA · Air Canada Incident · Mar 17, 2012On March 17, 2012, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GQCA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Memphis due to a false warning in the cockpit during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GQCAAir Canada Airbus A320N866GA · Allegiant Air Incident · Mar 17, 2012On March 17, 2012, the DC-9-83(MD-83) aircraft (registration N866GA), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN866GAAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80

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