First flight over Everest

Fact of the day

Also on this day · 9

This day in earlier years · 46

Occurrences recorded on April 3 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Apr 3, 2025On April 3, 2025, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration N534DT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN534DTDelta Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 3, 2025On April 3, 2025, the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft (registration N967AK), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta and San Diego. Source: the FAA (United States).USN967AKAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Apr 3, 2025On April 3, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-702ER aircraft (registration N542EA), operated by PSA Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: the FAA (United States).USN542EAPSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 3, 2025On April 3, 2025, the Boeing 737-724(WL) aircraft (registration N13718), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN13718United Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Apr 3, 2024On April 3, 2024, the Boeing 717-200 aircraft (registration N899AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Cecil, North Carolina (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN899ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717 Accident · Apr 3, 2024On April 3, 2024, the Boeing 747 481BDSF aircraft (registration TC-ACG), operated by ACT, was involved in an accident at Turkistan. Source: ACT.TRTC-ACGACT Boeing 747 News · Apr 3, 2024On April 3, 2024, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration HS-TQF), operated by Thai Airways International, was in the news. Source: Thai Airways International.THHS-TQFThai Airways International Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 3, 2024On April 3, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 846/W aircraft (registration JA308J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miyazaki. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA308JJapan Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Apr 3, 2024On April 3, 2024, the Boeing 737-7Ct aircraft (registration N567WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at el golfo de Mexico, Gulf of America (United States), leaving 3 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN567WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2023On April 3, 2023, the Boeing 737-9GP(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N953DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Pensacola. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN953DZDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2023On April 3, 2023, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYG), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYGLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 3, 2022On April 3, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8H6/W aircraft (registration 9M-MLS), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident at Kuala Lumpur. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).MY9M-MLSMalaysia Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2022On April 3, 2022, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIGU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIGULufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Apr 3, 2022On April 3, 2022, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration JA08JJ), operated by Jetstar Japan, was involved in an incident at Sapporo and Tokyo. Source: Jetstar Japan.JPJA08JJJetstar Japan Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 3, 2022On April 3, 2022, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FGKZ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a hydraulic system failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGKZAir Canada Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 3, 2021On April 3, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 747-4R7(F) aircraft (registration LX-TCV), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an incident at Churchill due to a mechanical failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).LULX-TCVCargolux Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 3, 2021On April 3, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8LJ/W aircraft (registration VQ-BTH), operated by Pobeda Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Pobeda Airlines.BMVQ-BTHPobeda Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2021On April 3, 2021, the Airbus A332 aircraft (registration 4R-ALS), operated by SriLankan, was involved in an incident at Bangalore. Source: SriLankan.LK4R-ALSSriLankan Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 3, 2019On April 3, 2019, the DHC-8-314 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLKY), operated by Perimeter, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to the presence of smoke during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLKYPerimeter De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 3, 2019On April 3, 2019, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration B-6683), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Phuket and Penang. Source: China Southern.CNB-6683China Southern Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 3, 2019On April 3, 2019, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HZL), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HZLTransavia Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2019On April 3, 2019, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N818NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN818NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 3, 2018On April 3, 2018, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N648UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN648UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Apr 3, 2017On April 3, 2017, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GARO), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Air Canada Rouge.CAC-GAROAir Canada Rouge Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 3, 2017On April 3, 2017, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8314L), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8314LSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2017On April 3, 2017, the Airbus A330-223 aircraft (registration TC-JIO), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Madinah. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JIOTurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 3, 2016On April 3, 2016, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration CC-BGI), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: LATAM.CLCC-BGILATAM Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 3, 2016On April 3, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration HZ-AS19), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Abha. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-AS19Saudia Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 3, 2016On April 3, 2016, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-JECI), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident Southampton. Source: Flybe.GBG-JECIFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 3, 2015On April 3, 2015, the Bombardier CRJ 200ER aircraft (registration JA03RJ), operated by Ibex, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Ibex.JPJA03RJIbex Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 3, 2014On April 3, 2014, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FHEN), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Calgary. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHENWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 3, 2014On April 3, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 747-41R aircraft (registration G-VAST), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: the FAA (United States).GBG-VASTVirgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 3, 2014On April 3, 2014, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BFW), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: UTair.BMVP-BFWUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2013On April 3, 2013, the Boeing 767 330ER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUI), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Adís Abeba. Source: Condor.DED-ABUICondor Boeing 767 Incident · Apr 3, 2013On April 3, 2013, the Boeing 777-228(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSPE), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Papeete. Source: Air France.FRF-GSPEAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 3, 2013On April 3, 2013, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N956AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: American Airlines.USN956ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2013On April 3, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration D-ALPE), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Air Berlin.DED-ALPEAir Berlin Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 3, 2013On April 3, 2013, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQA), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Dubai (Indonesia). Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQAQantas Airbus A380 Accident · Apr 3, 2012On April 3, 2012, the aircraft (registration N27152), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an accident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN27152ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Apr 3, 2012On April 3, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737 524 aircraft (registration EW-253PA), operated by Belavia, was involved in an incident at Minsk. Source: Belavia.BYEW-253PABelavia Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2012On April 3, 2012, the Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration VP-BTN), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Krasnodar. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BTNS7 Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 3, 2012On April 3, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-HEPE), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: the BEA (France).FRF-HEPEAir France Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 3, 2011On April 3, 2011, the aircraft (registration PR-VBC), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Aracaju. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-VBCGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 3, 2011On April 3, 2011, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GBIN), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a failure of the indicating systems during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GBINAir Canada Airbus A319 Accident · Apr 3, 2010On April 3, 2010, the Embraer Erj 170-100 Se aircraft (registration N869RW), operated by Delta Connection, was involved in an accident at Runnells, Iowa (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN869RWDelta Connection Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Apr 3, 2001On April 3, 2001, the de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 aircraft (registration C-GANS), operated by Air Canada Regional Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sydney, Nueva Escocia (Canada). Source: Air Canada Regional Airlines.CAC-GANSAir Canada Regional Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8