April 211925
De Pinedo sets off for Australia and Japan
Milestone101 years ago
10historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1918–2025years covered
Fact of the day
Francesco de Pinedo and his mechanic Ernesto Campanelli take off from Rome in a single-engined SIAI S.16 flying boat, meaning to reach Australia, go on up to Japan and return: 201 days, 55,000 kilometres and nearly fifty stops later they had done it, the longest air journey made up to then.
Also on this day · 9
1918Milestone The legend of the Red Baron
Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, comes down over the Somme valley: with eighty victories, the most famous aviator of the Great War and the name that turned air combat into legend. His red triplane remains an icon a century later.
1945Accident The last scheduled flight of the old Lufthansa
The Fw 200 Condor Hessen attempts the last scheduled flight in the history of Deutsche Luft Hansa, from Berlin to Munich, and crashes near Piesenkofen: all 21 on board die.
1958Accident United 736 collides with a fighter over Nevada
A United DC-7 collides in mid-air with an Air Force F-100 over Nevada: all 49 people on the two aircraft die, and the United States reforms its air traffic control.
1958Milestone New York Airways debuts the Vertol 44
New York Airways puts the Vertol 44, a 15-seat tandem-rotor helicopter, into service on its shuttles between New York’s airports.
1962Record The Tu-114 covers 10,000 kilometres with 10 tonnes
A Tupolev Tu-114 sets the turboprop speed record over a 10,000-kilometre closed circuit with ten tonnes of payload: 737 km/h.
1964First flight The Hansa Jet, the forward-swept business jet, flies
The HFB 320 Hansa Jet, a German business jet with forward-swept wings and post-war Germany’s first passenger jet, makes its first flight.
1968Milestone National retires its last Electras
National Airlines retires its last Lockheed Electra and becomes an all-jet airline of DC-8s and 727s.
1970Accident A bomb breaks a Philippine Air Lines HS 748
An explosion in a lavatory tears the tail off a Philippine Air Lines HS 748 over Luzon: all 36 on board die.
1976First flight America’s first pedal-powered aircraft
The Zinno Olympian ZB-1 makes the first flight of a human-powered aircraft in the United States, inside a hangar in Rhode Island.
This day in earlier years · 60
Occurrences recorded on April 21 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 21, 2025On April 21, 2025, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N807NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Orlando (MCO) International Airport (United States) due to a fire on board. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN807NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Apr 21, 2025On April 21, 2025, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N6700), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: the FAA (United States).USN6700Delta Air Lines Boeing 757
Incident · Apr 21, 2025On April 21, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNX), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACNXLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Apr 21, 2025On April 21, 2025, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N955JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN955JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 21, 2024On April 21, 2024, the Airbus A330-941 aircraft (registration N404DX), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN404DXDelta Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · Apr 21, 2024On April 21, 2024, the Airbus A320 212 aircraft (registration D-AICA), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Lausanne. Source: Condor.DED-AICACondor Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 21, 2024On April 21, 2024, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration D-AIQW), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Toulouse. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIQWLufthansa Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 21, 2024On April 21, 2024, the Airbus A321-231 (WL) aircraft (registration N136AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte Douglas International (CLT / KCLT) (United States) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: American Airlines.USN136ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Accident · Apr 21, 2023On April 21, 2023, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration B-LPI), operated by Hong Kong, was involved in an accident. Source: Hong Kong.CNB-LPIHong Kong Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 21, 2023On April 21, 2023, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration 4R-ALH), operated by Srilankan, was involved in an incident at Colombo. Source: Srilankan.LK4R-ALHSrilankan Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 21, 2023On April 21, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZTD), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Faro. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZTDeasyJet Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 21, 2022On April 21, 2022, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration N376NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Kansas City (MCI) International Airport (United States) due to a technical failure. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN376NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320
Accident · Apr 21, 2022On April 21, 2022, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N966AM), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an accident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Aeroméxico.USN966AMAeroméxico Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Apr 21, 2021On April 21, 2021, the Boeing 777 212ER aircraft (registration CS-TFM), operated by EuroAtlantic, was involved in an incident at Beja. Source: EuroAtlantic.PTCS-TFMEuroAtlantic Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 21, 2021On April 21, 2021, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VN-A339), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an incident at Thanh Hoa. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-A339Vietnam Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 21, 2021On April 21, 2021, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration TC-JZR), operated by Anadolujet, was involved in an incident at Ankara. Source: Anadolujet.TRTC-JZRAnadolujet Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 21, 2021On April 21, 2021, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration 4R-ANB), operated by SriLankan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Malé-Velana (MLE) International Airport due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: SriLankan Airlines.LK4R-ANBSriLankan Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 21, 2021On April 21, 2021, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GKON), operated by Voyageur, was involved in an incident North Bay due to a precautionary engine shutdown on approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKONVoyageur De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · Apr 21, 2020On April 21, 2020, the Boeing 777 3DZER aircraft (registration A7-BAP), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Túnez. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BAPQatar Airways Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 21, 2020On April 21, 2020, the Boeing 787-9 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FNOH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNOHAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Apr 21, 2020On April 21, 2020, the Boeing 737-275C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GOPW), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife due to the presence of smoke during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GOPWCanadian North Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 21, 2019On April 21, 2019, the aircraft (registration N910DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN910DNDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Apr 21, 2019On April 21, 2019, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N716FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN716FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 21, 2019On April 21, 2019, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration 9K-AKG), operated by Kuwait, was involved in an incident at Beirut. Source: Kuwait.KW9K-AKGKuwait Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 21, 2019On April 21, 2019, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNF), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Nice. Source: Eurowings.DED-AKNFEurowings Airbus A319
Incident · Apr 21, 2018On April 21, 2018, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCH), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JCHSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Apr 21, 2018On April 21, 2018, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration ZK-NZL), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: the FAA (United States).NZZK-NZLAir New Zealand Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Apr 21, 2017On April 21, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 777 35RER aircraft (registration VT-JEW), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: DSB.INVT-JEWJet Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 21, 2017On April 21, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 85R/W aircraft (registration VT-JGV), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Jet Airways.INVT-JGVJet Airways Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 21, 2017On April 21, 2017, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FHNV), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FHNVAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Apr 21, 2017On April 21, 2017, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration 5N-SRI), operated by Dana, was involved in an incident at Lagos. Source: Dana.NG5N-SRIDana McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Apr 21, 2016On April 21, 2016, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUH), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Gothenburg. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUUHBritish Airways Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 21, 2016On April 21, 2016, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration 9V-STU), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-STUSingapore Airlines Airbus A330
Accident · Apr 21, 2016On April 21, 2016, the Boeing 737-7BX aircraft (registration N552WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Buffalo, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN552WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 21, 2016On April 21, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N931XJ), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN931XJEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 21, 2016On April 21, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBW), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBWAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 21, 2016On April 21, 2016, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N538UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: American Airlines.USN538UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 21, 2016On April 21, 2016, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDC), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIDCLufthansa Airbus A321
Incident · Apr 21, 2016On April 21, 2016, the Fokker F50 aircraft (registration OO-VLF), operated by VLM, was involved in an incident at Friedrichshafen. Source: the BFU (Germany).BEOO-VLFVLM Fokker 50 Incident · Apr 21, 2015On April 21, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 8Z9/W aircraft (registration 4X-EKU), operated by Up, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: Up.IL4X-EKUUp Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 21, 2015On April 21, 2015, the aircraft (registration AP-BJT), operated by Shaheen, was involved in an incident at Islamabad due to a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. Source: the NTSB (United States).PKAP-BJTShaheen Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the aircraft (registration VH-VNC), operated by Tiger, was involved in an incident at Coolangatta. Source: Tiger.AUVH-VNCTiger Airbus A320
Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the aircraft (registration N376SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN376SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FSRW), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Moncton due to a tyre failure during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FSRWSky Regional De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration D-ABXC), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Air Berlin.DED-ABXCAir Berlin Airbus A330
Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N14121), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN14121United Airlines Boeing 757
Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 787-8 aircraft (registration ET-AOO), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Ethiopian.ETET-AOOEthiopian Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-TAWG), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident at Cardiff. Source: Thomson.GBG-TAWGThomson Boeing 737
Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N192AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).USN192ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Apr 21, 2014On April 21, 2014, the Airbus A330 303 aircraft (registration VH-QPJ), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Qantas.AUVH-QPJQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 21, 2013On April 21, 2013, the Boeing 777 FZN aircraft (registration D-AALC), operated by AeroLogic, was involved in an incident at Leipzig. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AALCAeroLogic Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 21, 2013On April 21, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIPL), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIPLLufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 21, 2013On April 21, 2013, the Boeing 777 268ER aircraft (registration HZ-AKJ), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Muscat. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-AKJSaudia Boeing 777
Incident · Apr 21, 2013On April 21, 2013, the aircraft (registration N663AR), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN663ARAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Apr 21, 2013On April 21, 2013, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCO), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Nouakchott. Source: the BEA (France).FRF-GZCOAir France Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 21, 2012On April 21, 2012, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N14102), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at St. John's due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN14102United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Apr 21, 2012On April 21, 2012, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZO), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZOKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Apr 21, 2011On April 21, 2011, the Boeing 767-375 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FCAE), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at London due to difficulty controlling the aircraft on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FCAEAir Canada Boeing 767
Incident · Apr 21, 2011On April 21, 2011, the Airbus Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration B-HXF), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-HXFCathay Pacific Airbus A340
Incident · Apr 21, 2011On April 21, 2011, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BXR), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVP-BXRUTair Boeing 737Photo: Autor desconocido · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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