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Fact of the day

Also on this day · 8

This day in earlier years · 54

Occurrences recorded on April 11 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 11, 2025On April 11, 2025, the Boeing 737-86N (WL) aircraft (registration N805VL), operated by Avelo Airlines, was involved in an incident at en ruta entre MYR y MHT (United States) due to a lit cigarette in the cabin. Source: Avelo Airlines.USN805VLAvelo Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2025On April 11, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 8FE/W aircraft (registration VH-VOL), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VOLVirgin Australia Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2025On April 11, 2025, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N884UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at en ruta entre MSY y ORD (United States) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: United Airlines.USN884UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 11, 2025On April 11, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-701ER aircraft (registration N741EV), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN741EVSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 11, 2025On April 11, 2025, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N361HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).USN361HAHawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 11, 2024On April 11, 2024, the Embraer E190-E2 aircraft (registration HB-AZD), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich-Kloten (ZRH) Airport (Switzerland) due to a landing gear failure. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-AZDSwiss International Air Lines Embraer E-Jet E2 News · Apr 11, 2024On April 11, 2024, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N1200K), operated by Delta Air Lines, was in the news. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN1200KDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Apr 11, 2024On April 11, 2024, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N8788L), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lihue. Source: the FAA (United States).USN8788LSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Apr 11, 2023On April 11, 2023, the Boeing 737-82R(WL) aircraft (registration TC-SPH), operated by SunExpress, was involved in an incident at Hannover. Source: SunExpress.TRTC-SPHSunExpress Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2023On April 11, 2023, the Boeing 767 346ER/W aircraft (registration JA621J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA621JJapan Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Apr 11, 2023On April 11, 2023, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N525AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).USN525ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2023On April 11, 2023, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N386DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN386DADelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2022On April 11, 2022, the Boeing 757-251(WL) aircraft (registration N554NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: the FAA (United States).USN554NWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Apr 11, 2021On April 11, 2021, the Airbus A350 941 aircraft (registration B-18903), operated by China Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ho Chi Minh City. Source: China Airlines.CNB-18903China Airlines Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Apr 11, 2021On April 11, 2021, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-YMMA), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Skopje. Source: British Airways.GBG-YMMABritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 11, 2021On April 11, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration VP-BIR), operated by Azur, was involved in an incident at Sochi. Source: Azur.BMVP-BIRAzur Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2021On April 11, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8HG/W aircraft (registration VT-AXI), operated by India Express, was involved in an incident at Riyadh and Kochi. Source: India Express.INVT-AXIIndia Express Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2021On April 11, 2021, the Boeing 737 46QSF aircraft (registration VP-BCJ), operated by Atran, was involved in an incident at Ulan Ude. Source: Atran.BMVP-BCJAtran Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2020On April 11, 2020, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCK), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Pointe-Noire (PNR) Airport. Source: Air France.FRF-GZCKAir France Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 11, 2019On April 11, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 9B5 aircraft (registration HL7705), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Korean.KRHL7705Korean Boeing 737 Accident · Apr 11, 2019On April 11, 2019, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N31412), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Fort Meyers, Florida (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN31412United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2018On April 11, 2018, the Embraer S A Erj170-200Lr aircraft (registration N89313), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN89313United Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Apr 11, 2018On April 11, 2018, the DHC-8 202 aircraft (registration CS-TRB), operated by SATA, was involved in an incident at Corvo. Source: SATA.PTCS-TRBSATA De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Apr 11, 2018On April 11, 2018, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration VN-A651), operated by Vietjet, was involved in an accident at Da Nang. Source: Vietjet.VNVN-A651Vietjet Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 11, 2018On April 11, 2018, the Bombardier CRJ-702ER aircraft (registration N527EA), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: Blue Streak.USN527EABlue Streak Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 11, 2018On April 11, 2018, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VH-VWY), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Melbourne. Source: Jetstar Airways.AUVH-VWYJetstar Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 11, 2018On April 11, 2018, the Boeing 747 4D7 aircraft (registration HS-TGX), operated by Thai, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: the TSB (Canada).THHS-TGXThai Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 11, 2017On April 11, 2017, the Boeing 737-76N(WL) aircraft (registration N7846A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Oakland. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7846ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2017On April 11, 2017, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N41135), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Austin. Source: United Airlines.USN41135United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Apr 11, 2017On April 11, 2017, the Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration EC-JQG), operated by Europa, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: Europa.ESEC-JQGEuropa Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 11, 2017On April 11, 2017, the Boeing 717-23S aircraft (registration N989AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Chattanooga. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN989ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717 Incident · Apr 11, 2016On April 11, 2016, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FCWP), operated by Creebec, was involved in an incident at Kingston and Toronto due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCWPCreebec De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 11, 2016On April 11, 2016, the Boeing 737 3Z0 aircraft (registration HS-BRI), operated by Orient Thai, was involved in an incident at Nanning. Source: Orient Thai.THHS-BRIOrient Thai Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2016On April 11, 2016, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N811NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santa Ana. Source: American Airlines.USN811NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2015On April 11, 2015, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N370SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at El Paso. Source: the FAA (United States).USN370SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2015On April 11, 2015, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration VQ-BMB), operated by UTAir Express, was involved in an incident at Nizhny Novgorod. Source: UTAir Express.BMVQ-BMBUTAir Express ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Apr 11, 2015On April 11, 2015, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-YMMU), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: British Airways.GBG-YMMUBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 11, 2015On April 11, 2015, the Boeing 747 8HTF aircraft (registration HL7610), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Anchorage. Source: Korean.KRHL7610Korean Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 11, 2015On April 11, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZUT), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZUTeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 11, 2014On April 11, 2014, the aircraft (registration N363AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Juan. Source: American Airlines.USN363AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Apr 11, 2014On April 11, 2014, the Boeing 737-242C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GNDU), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife. Source: Canadian North.CAC-GNDUCanadian North Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2014On April 11, 2014, the Embraer ERJ-190AR (ERJ-190-100 IGW) aircraft (registration 5Y-FFC), operated by Kenya Airways, was involved in an incident at Dar Es Salaam (DAR) International Airport (Tanzania) due to a runway excursion. Source: Kenya Airways.KE5Y-FFCKenya Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Apr 11, 2014On April 11, 2014, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-EUPZ), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).GBG-EUPZBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 11, 2012On April 11, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 8U3/W aircraft (registration PK-GMV), operated by Garuda, was involved in an incident at Jayapura. Source: Garuda.IDPK-GMVGaruda Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2012On April 11, 2012, the Boeing 737-244 Adv. aircraft (registration ZS-SIL), operated by Star Air Cargo, lst Air Malawi, was involved in an incident near Blantyre-Chileka (BLZ) International Airport due to an engine failure. Source: Star Air Cargo, lst Air Malawi.ZAZS-SILStar Air Cargo, lst Air Malawi Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 11, 2011On April 11, 2011, the Airbus A380-861 aircraft (registration F-HPJD), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Air France.FRF-HPJDAir France Airbus A380 Incident · Apr 11, 2011On April 11, 2011, the Airbus Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration D-ALPD), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Bangkok. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ALPDAir Berlin Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 11, 2011On April 11, 2011, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N934DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN934DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Apr 11, 2011On April 11, 2011, the Boeing 777-223 aircraft (registration N766AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at el océano Pacífico (United States), leaving 4 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN766ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 11, 2011On April 11, 2011, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNK), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AKNKGermanwings Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 11, 2007On April 11, 2007, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIPB), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich (Germany) due to a medical emergency on board. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIPBLufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 11, 2001On April 11, 2001, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALD), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (CMB) International Airport (Sri Lanka) due to the presence of smoke. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ALDSriLankan Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 11, 1998On April 11, 1998, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (registration N951U), operated by Trans Word Airlines (TWA), was involved in an incident at Washington (United States) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Trans Word Airlines (TWA).USN951UTrans Word Airlines (TWA) McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Apr 11, 1995On April 11, 1995, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N683A), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Antonio (United States) due to a brake failure. Source: American Airlines.USN683AAmerican Airlines Boeing 757