
Francesco Agello takes the Macchi M.C.72 seaplane, with its 24-cylinder double engine and contra-rotating propellers, to 682 km/h, a new world record. The following year he would reach 709 km/h: the mark for piston-engined seaplanes still stands today.
Charles Frederick Page receives the first patent granted in the United States to an aircraft, an airship.
C. W. A. Scott lands in Australia nine days and four hours after leaving England: the fastest solo flight between the two countries.
The Paramount Model 120 Sportster flies, a Michigan biplane with a Warner engine.
Warrant Officer Francesco Agello takes the Macchi M.C.72 racing seaplane to 682 km/h and sets a world speed record; the following year he will push it to 709, a mark for piston seaplanes that still stands.
The Airspeed Courier flies, a five- or six-seat monoplane ordered by Alan Cobham for his in-flight refuelling trials: the first British aircraft with retractable undercarriage to go into quantity production.
The Zlín 22, a post-war Czechoslovak training and touring light aircraft, makes its first flight.
The Fairey Rotodyne, Britain’s big 40-seat convertiplane, completes for the first time the transition from vertical to horizontal flight and back: it lifts off with its tip-jet rotor and cruises with the rotor freewheeling like an autogyro.
A charter Vanguard crashes on approach to Basel in a snowstorm: 108 lives lost, mostly mothers from an English village on a day trip.
The Westland 30, a helicopter, makes its first flight.
The Tu-154 carrying President Lech Kaczyński crashes in fog on approach to Smolensk: all 96 people on board die, including much of the Polish leadership.
Occurrences recorded on April 10 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 10, 2025On April 10, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N592NN), operated by American Eagle, opb PSA Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: American Eagle, opb PSA Airlines.USN592NNAmerican Eagle, opb PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Apr 10, 2025On April 10, 2025, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FYBK), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles due to an engine oil system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYBKWestJet Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2025On April 10, 2025, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N761AJ), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: American Airlines.USN761AJAmerican Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 10, 2025On April 10, 2025, the Airbus A330-223 aircraft (registration N860NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN860NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Apr 10, 2024On April 10, 2024, the Boeing 757-33N(WL) aircraft (registration N73860), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN73860United Airlines Boeing 757
Incident · Apr 10, 2024On April 10, 2024, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N24224), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN24224United Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2024On April 10, 2024, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N821NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Austin. Source: American Airlines.USN821NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2024On April 10, 2024, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration N4048J), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN4048JJetBlue Airways Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 10, 2024On April 10, 2024, the aircraft (registration N278UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Antonio. Source: UPS Airlines.USN278UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Incident · Apr 10, 2023On April 10, 2023, the Boeing 777 258ER aircraft (registration 4X-ECF), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident. Source: El Al.IL4X-ECFEl Al Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 10, 2023On April 10, 2023, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration G-EUYU), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Glasgow. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUYUBritish Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 10, 2022On April 10, 2022, the Boeing 737-83N (WL) aircraft (registration S2-AFL), operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dhaka-Shahjalal (DAC) International Airport (Bangladesh) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Biman Bangladesh Airlines.BDS2-AFLBiman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2022On April 10, 2022, the Boeing 777-3E9ER aircraft (registration S2-AHN), operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dhaka-Shahjalal (DAC) International Airport (Bangladesh) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Biman Bangladesh Airlines.BDS2-AHNBiman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 10, 2022On April 10, 2022, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration G-UZHA), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Faro. Source: easyJet.GBG-UZHAeasyJet Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 10, 2021On April 10, 2021, the aircraft (registration N589FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Anchorage. Source: FedEx Express.USN589FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Incident · Apr 10, 2021On April 10, 2021, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N801AY), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Wausau. Source: the FAA (United States).USN801AYEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Apr 10, 2021On April 10, 2021, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N928AM), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tampa. Source: American Airlines.USN928AMAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 10, 2021On April 10, 2021, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGOY), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-GGOYAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Apr 10, 2019On April 10, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N472CA), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Redmond. Source: the FAA (United States).USN472CASkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ
Accident · Apr 10, 2019On April 10, 2019, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration N114NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at New York, New York (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN114NNAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 10, 2019On April 10, 2019, the Embraer ERJ-170STD (ERJ-170-100) aircraft (registration XA-SAC), operated by Aeroméxico Connect, was involved in an incident at Chihuahua-Gen Fierro Villalobos (CUU) Airport (Mexico) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Aeroméxico Connect.MXXA-SACAeroméxico Connect Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Apr 10, 2018On April 10, 2018, the Boeing 757-251 (WL) aircraft (registration N555NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Sea-Slc (United States) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN555NWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757
Incident · Apr 10, 2018On April 10, 2018, the Airbus A319 115 aircraft (registration N70020), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN70020American Airlines Airbus A319
Incident · Apr 10, 2018On April 10, 2018, the Boeing 737 3H6SF aircraft (registration VH-VLI), operated by Nauru, was involved in an incident at Brisbane. Source: Nauru.AUVH-VLINauru Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2018On April 10, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 958ER/W aircraft (registration 4X-EHH), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: El Al.IL4X-EHHEl Al Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2017On April 10, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration OE-LCK), operated by Niki, was involved in an incident. Source: the BFU (Germany).ATOE-LCKNiki Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 10, 2017On April 10, 2017, the Boeing 737-990 aircraft (registration N305AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN305ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2017On April 10, 2017, the Boeing 737 4S3SF aircraft (registration F-GZTJ), operated by ASL France, was involved in an incident at Marseille. Source: ASL France.FRF-GZTJASL France Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2017On April 10, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 777-2Q8 aircraft (registration EI-FNI), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-FNIAlitalia Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 10, 2017On April 10, 2017, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIUJ), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIUJLufthansa Airbus A320
Accident · Apr 10, 2017On April 10, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 757-21B aircraft (registration G-LSAI), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an accident at Alicante. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).GBG-LSAIJet2.com Boeing 757
Incident · Apr 10, 2016On April 10, 2016, the Boeing 737-3H4 (WL) aircraft (registration N624SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident near Lost City (United States) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN624SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2016On April 10, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W aircraft (registration HS-LTM), operated by Thai Lion, was involved in an incident at Chiang Mai. Source: Thai Lion.THHS-LTMThai Lion Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2016On April 10, 2016, the aircraft (registration N624SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Wichita. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN624SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 10, 2015On April 10, 2015, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-231 aircraft (registration G-MEDN), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Baku. Source: British Airways.GBG-MEDNBritish Airways Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 10, 2015On April 10, 2015, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BEJ), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Novokuznetsk. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BEJAeroflot Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 10, 2014On April 10, 2014, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration LZ-FBB), operated by Bulgaria, was involved in an incident at Sofia. Source: Bulgaria.BGLZ-FBBBulgaria Airbus A319
Incident · Apr 10, 2014On April 10, 2014, the Embraer Embraer EMB-195 LR aircraft (registration D-AEBE), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Dresden. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-AEBELufthansa Cityline Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Apr 10, 2013On April 10, 2013, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FJVV), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Ottawa and Quebec due to a brake failure during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FJVVAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Apr 10, 2013On April 10, 2013, the Airbus A319-133 aircraft (registration N501VL), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara. Source: Volaris.USN501VLVolaris Airbus A319
Accident · Apr 10, 2013On April 10, 2013, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-214 aircraft (registration G-OZBY), operated by Monarch, was involved in an accident at Prestwick. Source: the BEA (France).GBG-OZBYMonarch Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 10, 2012On April 10, 2012, the Boeing 777 2B5ER aircraft (registration HL7734), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Comox. Source: Korean.KRHL7734Korean Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 10, 2012On April 10, 2012, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration CC-BAH), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Copiapo. Source: LATAM.CLCC-BAHLATAM Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 10, 2012On April 10, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration RP-C3264), operated by Cebu Pacific Air, was involved in an incident at Puerto Princesa (PPS) Airport (Philippines) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Cebu Pacific Air.PHRP-C3264Cebu Pacific Air Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 10, 2011On April 10, 2011, the Boeing 757-24APF aircraft (registration N457UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Grand Cayman. Source: UPS Airlines.USN457UPUPS Airlines Boeing 757
Incident · Apr 10, 2011On April 10, 2011, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration N505AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Grand Rapids. Source: American Eagle.USN505AEAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Apr 10, 2009On April 10, 2009, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration D-ABGQ), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident near Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel (HAM) Airport (Germany) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: Air Berlin.DED-ABGQAir Berlin Airbus A319
Incident · Apr 10, 2006On April 10, 2006, the Boeing 747-306(M) aircraft (registration PZ-TCM), operated by Surinam Airways, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Surinam Airways.SRPZ-TCMSurinam Airways Boeing 747
Incident · Apr 10, 2004On April 10, 2004, the Boeing 737-3Q8 aircraft (registration N662SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Luis (United States) due to turbulence, leaving 1 injured. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN662SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737Photo: The Air and Sea Co. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons