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Occurrences recorded on March 31 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 31, 1986On March 31, 1986, the Boeing 727-264 aircraft (registration XA-MEM), operated by Mexicana, was involved in a fatal accident at Maravatío mountains, Michoacán (Mexico), leaving 167 dead. Source: Mexicana.MXXA-MEMMexicana Boeing 727 Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the aircraft (registration N802WA), operated by World Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Havana. Source: World Atlantic.USN802WAWorld Atlantic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration SP-ENU), operated by Enter, was involved in an incident at Antalya. Source: Enter.PLSP-ENUEnter Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration A7-AMH), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: the ATSB (Australia).QAA7-AMHQatar Airways Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 aircraft (registration LX-LGN), operated by Luxair, was involved in an incident over Val de Bagnes (VS) (Switzerland) due to low oil pressure in one engine. Source: Luxair.LULX-LGNLuxair De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Boeing 737-7CT (WL) aircraft (registration C-GWSN), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver (YVR) International Airport (Canada) due to an operation on a closed runway or taxiway. Source: WestJet.CAC-GWSNWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration PR-MYM), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an incident at Chapeco due to a runway excursion during landing. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-MYMLATAM Brasil Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FCSX), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to the incapacitation of a crew member for medical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCSXWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N829AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN829ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration PH-BKH), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BKHKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration HC-CJV), operated by Avianca Ecuador, was involved in an incident at Guayaquil. Source: Avianca Ecuador.ECHC-CJVAvianca Ecuador Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Bombardier CL-600-2C11 aircraft (registration N563GJ), was involved in an incident.USN563GJDesconocida Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 31, 2025On March 31, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration OH-LXI), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LXIFinnair Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2024On March 31, 2024, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLB), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BLBPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2024On March 31, 2024, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration B-LNR), operated by Hong Kong, was involved in an incident at Bangkok. Source: Hong Kong.CNB-LNRHong Kong Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 31, 2023On March 31, 2023, the Airbus A320-232 (WL) aircraft (registration XA-VAP), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara (GDL) International Airport (Mexico) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VAPVivaAerobus Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2023On March 31, 2023, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N264LV), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: the FAA (United States).USN264LVSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2023On March 31, 2023, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N342DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New Orleans. Source: the FAA (United States).USN342DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 31, 2023On March 31, 2023, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIEP), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIEPLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 31, 2022On March 31, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DCO), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Alghero. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DCORyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2022On March 31, 2022, the Boeing 757-232(WL) aircraft (registration N689DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN689DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Mar 31, 2022On March 31, 2022, the Boeing 737-990(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N238AK), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN238AKAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2022On March 31, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DLC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).IEEI-DLCRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2022On March 31, 2022, the Airbus A330-243F aircraft (registration TC-JDP), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).TRTC-JDPTurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 31, 2021On March 31, 2021, the ATR 72-500 (72-212A) aircraft (registration OH-ATH), operated by NoRRA - Nordic Regional Airlines, was involved in an incident at Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) Airport (Finland) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: NoRRA - Nordic Regional Airlines.FIOH-ATHNoRRA - Nordic Regional Airlines ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Mar 31, 2021On March 31, 2021, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N876NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: American Airlines.USN876NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2021On March 31, 2021, the Airbus A321-253NX(WL) aircraft (registration N405AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: American Airlines.USN405ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Mar 31, 2020On March 31, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 777-367(ER) aircraft (registration B-KQM), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-KQMCathay Pacific Boeing 777 Incident · Mar 31, 2020On March 31, 2020, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FENO), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: WestJet Encore.CAC-FENOWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 31, 2020On March 31, 2020, the Boeing 737-4B7 aircraft (registration N458UW), operated by iAero, was involved in an incident at San Antonio. Source: iAero.USN458UWiAero Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2020On March 31, 2020, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration RA-89043), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.RURA-89043Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Mar 31, 2019On March 31, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-190AR aircraft (registration N953UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: American Airlines.USN953UWAmerican Airlines Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Mar 31, 2019On March 31, 2019, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration B-8590), operated by Spring, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: Spring.CNB-8590Spring Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2019On March 31, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-MEDK), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Basel. Source: British Airways.GBG-MEDKBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2019On March 31, 2019, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration G-EZPD), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZPDeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2019On March 31, 2019, the aircraft (registration N953UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: American Airlines.USN953UWAmerican Airlines Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Mar 31, 2018On March 31, 2018, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FTJR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a diversion for technical reasons during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FTJRAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2018On March 31, 2018, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N321NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN321NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 31, 2017On March 31, 2017, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYL), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYLLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 31, 2017On March 31, 2017, the Boeing 717-231 aircraft (registration N934AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: the FAA (United States).USN934ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717 Incident · Mar 31, 2017On March 31, 2017, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZIM), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Isle of Man. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EZIMEasyjet Airbus A319 Incident · Mar 31, 2016On March 31, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-170SU (ERJ-170-100 SU) aircraft (registration XA-ACQ), operated by Aeroméxico Connect, was involved in an incident at Monterrey. Source: Aeroméxico Connect.MXXA-ACQAeroméxico Connect Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Mar 31, 2016On March 31, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GKQF), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto, Hamilton,Toronto,Buffalo, St. Catherine due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKQFPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 31, 2016On March 31, 2016, the Airbus A330 243(F) aircraft (registration SU-GCF), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Sharm el Sheikh. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GCFEgyptAir Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 31, 2016On March 31, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 9A-CTJ), operated by Croatia, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Croatia.HR9A-CTJCroatia Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2016On March 31, 2016, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-GATR), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Naples. Source: British Airways.GBG-GATRBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2015On March 31, 2015, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEJC), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: Sky Regional.CAC-FEJCSky Regional Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Mar 31, 2014On March 31, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JGV), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: THY.TRTC-JGVTHY Boeing 737 Accident · Mar 31, 2014On March 31, 2014, the Boeing 747 409F aircraft (registration B-18721), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an accident at Taipéi. Source: China Airlines.CNB-18721China Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Mar 31, 2014On March 31, 2014, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration A6-AFD), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-AFDEtihad Airways Airbus A330 Incident · Mar 31, 2014On March 31, 2014, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGFP), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-GGFPAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Mar 31, 2014On March 31, 2014, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N101HQ), operated by Brickyard, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN101HQBrickyard Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Mar 31, 2014On March 31, 2014, the Embraer Erj 190 100 Igw aircraft (registration N267JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Kingston (Jamaica) due to smoke or fumes in the cabin. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN267JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Mar 31, 2014On March 31, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VH-VGT), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Coolangatta. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VGTJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Mar 31, 2013On March 31, 2013, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration OE-LVL), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Genève-Cointrin (GVA) Airport (Switzerland) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LVLAustrian Airlines Fokker 100 Incident · Mar 31, 2013On March 31, 2013, the Boeing 737-8F2 (WL) aircraft (registration TC-JGV), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Genève-Cointrin (GVA) Airport (Switzerland) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JGVTurkish Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2013On March 31, 2013, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FPCA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Edmonton. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FPCAAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Mar 31, 2013On March 31, 2013, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GZJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to the presence of smoke during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GZJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Mar 31, 2013On March 31, 2013, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DWV), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Cracovia. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).IEEI-DWVRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Mar 31, 2013On March 31, 2013, the Bombardier CRJ-702ER aircraft (registration N630SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Omaha. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN630SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ

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