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Also on this day · 9

This day in earlier years · 47

Occurrences recorded on March 21 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Mar 21, 2022On March 21, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 89P/W aircraft (registration B-1791), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Guangzhou (China), leaving 132 dead. Source: the NTSB (United States).CNB-1791China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2025On March 21, 2025, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration N535DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN535DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 21, 2025On March 21, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 8B5/W aircraft (registration HL7561), operated by Jin, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Jin.KRHL7561Jin Boeing 737 News · Mar 21, 2024On March 21, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N954AV), operated by Avianca, was in the news. Source: Avianca.USN954AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2024On March 21, 2024, the Boeing 737-8EH(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GXV), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Recife due to an abnormal runway contact during landing. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-GXVGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2024On March 21, 2024, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration SX-NAL), operated by Aegean, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: Aegean.GRSX-NALAegean Airbus A321 Accident · Mar 21, 2023On March 21, 2023, the Boeing 777-224 aircraft (registration N79011), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Sacramento, California (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN79011United Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 21, 2023On March 21, 2023, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration PK-SAW), operated by Super, was involved in an incident at Denpasar. Source: Super.IDPK-SAWSuper Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2023On March 21, 2023, the Boeing 777-323(ER) aircraft (registration N718AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: American Airlines.USN718ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 21, 2022On March 21, 2022, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration A7-ALZ), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).QAA7-ALZQatar Airways Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Mar 21, 2022On March 21, 2022, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration UK78701), operated by Uzbekistan Airways, was involved in an incident near Daecheongdo (South Korea) due to an engine failure. Source: Uzbekistan Airways.UZUK78701Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Mar 21, 2022On March 21, 2022, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration VT-IAY), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).INVT-IAYIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2021On March 21, 2021, the aircraft (registration N16183), operated by Commut, was involved in an incident at Little Rock. Source: the FAA (United States).USN16183Commut Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Mar 21, 2021On March 21, 2021, the Boeing 737-522 aircraft (registration 5N-BLE), operated by Aero Contractors, was involved in an incident near Kano-Aminu Kano (KAN) International Airport (Nigeria) due to a bird strike. Source: Aero Contractors.NG5N-BLEAero Contractors Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2021On March 21, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-145XR aircraft (registration N16183), operated by United Express, opb CommutAir, was involved in an incident near Little Rock-Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, AR (LIT/KL (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: United Express, opb CommutAir.USN16183United Express, opb CommutAir Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Mar 21, 2021On March 21, 2021, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration 4R-ALR), operated by SriLankan, was involved in an incident at Learmonth. Source: SriLankan.LK4R-ALRSriLankan Airbus A330 Accident · Mar 21, 2020On March 21, 2020, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N193AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) due to a tailstrike. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN193ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 21, 2020On March 21, 2020, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration VQ-BLH), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Khanty-Mansiyisk. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BLHUTair ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 21, 2019On March 21, 2019, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FKCO), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at New York due to a cockpit display failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FKCOAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2019On March 21, 2019, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N754SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN754SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2019On March 21, 2019, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration N623FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Tokyo/Narita (NRT) International Airport (Japan) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: FedEx Express.USN623FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Mar 21, 2019On March 21, 2019, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 4R-ABN), operated by Srilankan, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Srilankan.LK4R-ABNSrilankan Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2019On March 21, 2019, the Boeing 767-316F (WL) aircraft (registration JA605F), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident at Tokyo/Narita (NRT) International Airport (Japan) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA605FAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 21, 2018On March 21, 2018, the ATR ATR 72-202 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-FJCQ), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Norway House due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJCQCalm ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 21, 2018On March 21, 2018, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration ZK-MCO), operated by Mount Cook, was involved in an incident at Christchurch. Source: Mount Cook.NZZK-MCOMount Cook ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 21, 2018On March 21, 2018, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHG), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JHGSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 21, 2017On March 21, 2017, the Boeing 777 31HER aircraft (registration A6-EBU), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EBUEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 21, 2017On March 21, 2017, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration AP-EDH), operated by Airblue, was involved in an incident at Multan. Source: Airblue.PKAP-EDHAirblue Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2016On March 21, 2016, the Boeing 757 223/W aircraft (registration N184AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santo Domingo. Source: American Airlines.USN184ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 21, 2016On March 21, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N952SW), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN952SWSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 21, 2016On March 21, 2016, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration PR-MBO), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Ciudad del Este. Source: the BEA (France).BRPR-MBOTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2015On March 21, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 883/W aircraft (registration LN-RRL), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Alicante and Oslo. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RRLSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2015On March 21, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 86D/W aircraft (registration B-5393), operated by Shanghai, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: Shanghai.CNB-5393Shanghai Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2014On March 21, 2014, the Boeing 747-451 aircraft (registration N661US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport (United States) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN661USDelta Air Lines Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 21, 2014On March 21, 2014, the Boeing 737-76N (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GRWS), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GRWSWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2014On March 21, 2014, the Airbus A319 131 aircraft (registration G-EUPW), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUPWBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 21, 2014On March 21, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 8H6/W aircraft (registration 9M-MXI), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MXIMalaysia Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2014On March 21, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 9H-AEN), operated by Malta, was involved in an incident at Malta. Source: Malta.MT9H-AENMalta Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2013On March 21, 2013, the aircraft (registration TC-SNO), operated by SunExpress, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: SunExpress.TRTC-SNOSunExpress Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2013On March 21, 2013, the DHC-8-314 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GJYZ), operated by Perimeter, was involved in an incident at Island Lake. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJYZPerimeter De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 21, 2012On March 21, 2012, the Boeing 737-4Y0 (SF) aircraft (registration TF-BBH), operated by Bluebird Cargo, was involved in an incident at Keflavík (KEF) International Airport (Iceland). Source: Bluebird Cargo.ISTF-BBHBluebird Cargo Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 21, 2012On March 21, 2012, the Boeing 767 332ER/W aircraft (registration N1609), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at St. John's. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1609Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 21, 2012On March 21, 2012, the Boeing 747-45E aircraft (registration N579UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: UPS Airlines.USN579UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 21, 2012On March 21, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-LIS), operated by Belle Air Europe, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Belle Air Europe.IEEI-LISBelle Air Europe Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 21, 2006On March 21, 2006, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (registration N574AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver (DEN) International Airport (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: American Airlines.USN574AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Mar 21, 2003On March 21, 2003, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration B-22603), operated by TransAsia Airways, was involved in an accident at Tainan Airport. Source: the ASC (Taiwan).CNB-22603TransAsia Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 21, 1983On March 21, 1983, the Boeing 737-200 aircraft (registration N7358F), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver (United States) due to a wheel detaching from the aircraft. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN7358FFrontier Airlines Boeing 737

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