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Occurrences recorded on April 26 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 26, 2025On April 26, 2025, the Boeing 747-8F aircraft (registration N618UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: UPS Airlines.USN618UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Apr 26, 2025On April 26, 2025, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HSD), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-HSDKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2025On April 26, 2025, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration G-JZBC), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-JZBCJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2025On April 26, 2025, the Boeing 777-36N(ER) aircraft (registration G-STBD), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Washington and Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).GBG-STBDBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 26, 2024On April 26, 2024, the Boeing BOEING 737-4K5 aircraft (registration G-JMCZ), operated by West Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-JMCZWest Atlantic Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2024On April 26, 2024, the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft (registration N37540), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: United Airlines.USN37540United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Apr 26, 2024On April 26, 2024, the Airbus A321 231SL aircraft (registration PT-MXO), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at São Paulo due to an abnormal runway contact during take-off. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPT-MXOLATAM Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 26, 2024On April 26, 2024, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration C-GJZT), operated by Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation, was involved in an incident at Montreal International Airport, QC (YUL) (Canada) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation.CAC-GJZTAir Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 26, 2024On April 26, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration CN-RGG), operated by RAM, was involved in an incident at Túnez. Source: RAM.MACN-RGGRAM Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2024On April 26, 2024, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N176DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN176DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Apr 26, 2024On April 26, 2024, the Boeing Boeing 787-8 aircraft (registration ET-AOU), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an incident at Goma. Source: Ethiopian.ETET-AOUEthiopian Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · Apr 26, 2024On April 26, 2024, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N6703D), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Hogansville, Georgia (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN6703DDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Apr 26, 2023On April 26, 2023, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration N477AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Medellin. Source: Avianca.USN477AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 26, 2023On April 26, 2023, the Boeing 737-81D (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FFPH), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Santa Clara. Source: Sunwing.CAC-FFPHSunwing Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2023On April 26, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N249NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Allegiant Air.USN249NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 26, 2022On April 26, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-ENK), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Almería (LEI) Airport (Spain) due to an impact or fall involving the passenger stairs. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-ENKRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2021On April 26, 2021, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N755AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN755ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 26, 2019On April 26, 2019, the Boeing 737 230F aircraft (registration HK-5026), operated by Aerosucre, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Aerosucre.COHK-5026Aerosucre Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2019On April 26, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-233 aircraft (registration G-POWK), operated by Titan, was involved in an incident at Banjul. Source: Titan.GBG-POWKTitan Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 26, 2019On April 26, 2019, the Bombardier CRJ-200ER aircraft (registration N461SW), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN461SWSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Accident · Apr 26, 2019On April 26, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N928EV), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Hattiesburg. Source: the FAA (United States).USN928EVSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 26, 2019On April 26, 2019, the Boeing 737-752(WL) aircraft (registration N7888A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7888ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2019On April 26, 2019, the Boeing 757-23A aircraft (registration N939FD), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: FedEx Express.USN939FDFedEx Express Boeing 757 Incident · Apr 26, 2019On April 26, 2019, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VT-WAF), operated by GoAir, was involved in an incident at Nagpur. Source: GoAir.INVT-WAFGoAir Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 26, 2019On April 26, 2019, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration RA-89041), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Riga. Source: Aeroflot.RURA-89041Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Apr 26, 2018On April 26, 2018, the aircraft (registration EI-DYN), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Tenerife. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DYNRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2018On April 26, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 78J/W aircraft (registration YR-BGG), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: TAROM.ROYR-BGGTAROM Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2017On April 26, 2017, the DC-9-82(MD-82) aircraft (registration N7547A), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Indianapolis. Source: American Airlines.USN7547AAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Apr 26, 2017On April 26, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N132HQ), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: American Eagle.USN132HQAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Apr 26, 2017On April 26, 2017, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration G-JECH), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Flybe.GBG-JECHFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 26, 2017On April 26, 2017, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N817NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN817NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Apr 26, 2016On April 26, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration RP-C3237), operated by Cebu Pacific, was involved in an incident at Dumaguete. Source: the BEA (France).PHRP-C3237Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 26, 2016On April 26, 2016, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N6711M), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta and Los Angeles. Source: the FAA (United States).USN6711MDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Apr 26, 2016On April 26, 2016, the Boeing 737-8EH(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GGL), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Recife. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GGLGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2016On April 26, 2016, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration PT-XPJ), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPT-XPJTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 26, 2016On April 26, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 89L/W aircraft (registration B-5856), operated by Shandong, was involved in an incident at Haikou. Source: Shandong.CNB-5856Shandong Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2016On April 26, 2016, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration LN-WDL), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Bergen. Source: Wideroe.NOLN-WDLWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 26, 2016On April 26, 2016, the aircraft (registration PR-OCO), operated by Avianca Brazil, was involved in an incident at Maceio. Source: Avianca Brazil.BRPR-OCOAvianca Brazil Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 26, 2015On April 26, 2015, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GASB), operated by Summit, was involved in an incident at Edmonton. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GASBSummit De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Apr 26, 2015On April 26, 2015, the Boeing 787-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHQQ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHQQAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Apr 26, 2015On April 26, 2015, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N77431), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Des Moines. Source: United Airlines.USN77431United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2014On April 26, 2014, the Boeing 737-8X2 (WL) aircraft (registration DQ-FJH), operated by Fiji Airways, was involved in an incident at Melbourne International Airport, VIC (MEL) (Australia) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Fiji Airways.FJDQ-FJHFiji Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2014On April 26, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N411UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN411UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 26, 2013On April 26, 2013, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration VQ-BAQ), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Rossiya Airlines.BMVQ-BAQRossiya Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Apr 26, 2013On April 26, 2013, the Embraer ERJ-170SU (ERJ-170-100 SU) aircraft (registration XA-ACQ), operated by Aeroméxico Connect, was involved in an incident at Toluca. Source: Aeroméxico Connect.MXXA-ACQAeroméxico Connect Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Apr 26, 2013On April 26, 2013, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration G-EUXD), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident 5 nautical miles southwest of Copenhagen (CPH) Airport (Denmark) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: British Airways.GBG-EUXDBritish Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 26, 2013On April 26, 2013, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNV), operated by Eurowings, opf Lufthansa Regional, was involved in an incident at Düsseldorf (DUS) International Airport (Germany) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: Eurowings, opf Lufthansa Regional.DED-ACNVEurowings, opf Lufthansa Regional Bombardier CRJ Incident · Apr 26, 2013On April 26, 2013, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FMYV), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMYVAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Apr 26, 2013On April 26, 2013, the Boeing 777 219ER aircraft (registration ZK-OKC), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to an engine oil system failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).NZZK-OKCAir New Zealand Boeing 777 Incident · Apr 26, 2012On April 26, 2012, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9V-SKQ), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SKQSingapore Airlines Airbus A380 Incident · Apr 26, 2012On April 26, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration HB-JMM), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JMMSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A340 Incident · Apr 26, 2012On April 26, 2012, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRT), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIRTLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Apr 26, 2012On April 26, 2012, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N547JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN547JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Apr 26, 2011On April 26, 2011, the Boeing 737-7Q8 aircraft (registration N799SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago, Illinois (United States) due to a weather diversion. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN799SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2011On April 26, 2011, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N3731T), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Bermuda. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3731TDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2011On April 26, 2011, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N948DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN948DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Apr 26, 2011On April 26, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration 9Y-ANU), operated by Caribbean, was involved in an incident at Georgetown. Source: Caribbean.TT9Y-ANUCaribbean Boeing 737 Incident · Apr 26, 2011On April 26, 2011, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration F-GRPJ), operated by Air Corsica, was involved in an incident at Nice. Source: Air Corsica.FRF-GRPJAir Corsica ATR 42 / 72

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