The Fokker F28 flies
May 91967

The Fokker F28 flies

First flight59 years ago
10historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1926–2025years covered

Fact of the day

First flight of the F28 Fellowship, the Dutch regional jet that brought jet service to short routes and small airports across half the world.

Also on this day · 9

1926Milestone Byrd over the North Pole

Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim the first flight over the North Pole in the Fokker tri-motor “Josephine Ford”; celebrated at the time, the feat is still disputed today.

1932Milestone The first blind flight from start to finish

At Dayton, Albert Hegenberger takes off, flies and lands guided solely by instruments, without outside vision: the first complete solo blind flight, using the radio-beacon system he designed himself.

1934First flight The de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth flies

The de Havilland DH.87 Hornet Moth, a British general aviation aircraft, makes its first flight.

1934Accident An Air France Wibault in the English Channel

An Air France Wibault 282 falls into the English Channel off Dungeness: all six on board die.

1954First flight The Gizmo, the one-man helicopter, flies

The Goodyear GA-400R Gizmo, a tiny 20-horsepower single-seat helicopter, makes its first flight.

1962First flight The Sikorsky S-64 flies

The Sikorsky S-64, an American helicopter, makes its first flight.

1987Accident LOT 5055 in the Kabaty woods

An Il-62M bound for New York catches fire after an engine failure on leaving Warsaw and crashes in the Kabaty woods: the worst accident in Polish aviation.

1988Milestone The BAe ATP enters service

British Midland puts the British Aerospace ATP, the regional turboprop developed from the 748, into service.

2012Milestone The last flight of a Boeing 720

The last airworthy Boeing 720, an engine testbed for Pratt & Whitney Canada, is retired after 52 years of the type in service.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on May 9 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

F-GZCK · Air France Incident · May 9, 2025On May 9, 2025, the Airbus A330-203 aircraft (registration F-GZCK), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident near Sint Maarten due to the presence of smoke. Source: Air France.FRF-GZCKAir France Airbus A330N159AN · American Airlines Incident · May 9, 2025On May 9, 2025, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N159AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco and Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN159ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321N8765Q · Southwest Airlines Incident · May 9, 2025On May 9, 2025, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N8765Q), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN8765QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAXA6-AUD · Arabia Abu Dhabi Incident · May 9, 2025On May 9, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration A6-AUD), operated by Arabia Abu Dhabi, was involved in an incident at Thiruvananthapuram. Source: Arabia Abu Dhabi.AEA6-AUDArabia Abu Dhabi Airbus A320PH-BXT · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · May 9, 2024On May 9, 2024, the Boeing 737-9K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXT), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXTKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737D-ABYP · Lufthansa Incident · May 9, 2024On May 9, 2024, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYP), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYPLufthansa Boeing 747N538US · Delta Air Lines Incident · May 9, 2024On May 9, 2024, the Boeing 757-251(WL) aircraft (registration N538US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN538USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757HB-JDE · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · May 9, 2023On May 9, 2023, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration HB-JDE), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JDESwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320VT-IAN · IndiGo Incident · May 9, 2023On May 9, 2023, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration VT-IAN), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Medan. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IANIndiGo Airbus A320PH-BVR · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · May 9, 2023On May 9, 2023, the Boeing 777-306(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVR), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVRKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777N963AN · American Airlines Incident · May 9, 2022On May 9, 2022, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N963AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: American Airlines.USN963ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737N832AY · Endeavor Air Incident · May 9, 2021On May 9, 2021, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N832AY), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Rapid City. Source: Endeavor Air.USN832AYEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJHP-1522CMP · Copa Airlines Incident · May 9, 2021On May 9, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8V3/W aircraft (registration HP-1522CMP), operated by Copa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Maracaibo. Source: Copa Airlines.PAHP-1522CMPCopa Airlines Boeing 737N372NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · May 9, 2021On May 9, 2021, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration N372NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN372NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A3209A-BTH · Trade Incident · May 9, 2021On May 9, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration 9A-BTH), operated by Trade, was involved in an incident at Ljubljana. Source: Trade.HR9A-BTHTrade Airbus A3205A-LAQ · Libyan Arab Airlines Accident · May 9, 2020On May 9, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration 5A-LAQ), operated by Libyan Arab Airlines, was involved in an accident at Trípoli-Mitiga (Libya). Source: Libyan Arab Airlines.LY5A-LAQLibyan Arab Airlines Airbus A320LX-VCL · Cargolux Incident · May 9, 2020On May 9, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 747-8R7F aircraft (registration LX-VCL), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an incident. Source: Cargolux.LULX-VCLCargolux Boeing 747B-2445 · Air China Incident · May 9, 2020On May 9, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 747-4J6 aircraft (registration B-2445), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: Air China.CNB-2445Air China Boeing 747C-FXLH · Voyageur Incident · May 9, 2019On May 9, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FXLH), operated by Voyageur, was involved in an incident at Curacao due to a performance degradation during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FXLHVoyageur Bombardier CRJOE-LGC · Austrian Airlines Incident · May 9, 2019On May 9, 2019, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration OE-LGC), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LGCAustrian Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8D-ABNT · Eurowings Incident · May 9, 2019On May 9, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration D-ABNT), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Eurowings.DED-ABNTEurowings Airbus A320OO-LOE · TUI Belgium Incident · May 9, 2019On May 9, 2019, the Boeing 787-8 DREAMLINER aircraft (registration OO-LOE), operated by TUI Belgium, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: TUI Belgium.BEOO-LOETUI Belgium Boeing 787 DreamlinerOY-KAR · SAS Scandinavian Airlines Incident · May 9, 2019On May 9, 2019, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration OY-KAR), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gothenburg. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.DKOY-KARSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320CS-TTK · TAP Air Portugal Incident · May 9, 2018On May 9, 2018, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration CS-TTK), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TTKTAP Air Portugal Airbus A319PH-BQB · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Accident · May 9, 2018On May 9, 2018, the Boeing 777-206(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BQB), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an accident at Phuket. Source: DSB.NLPH-BQBKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777N652UA · United Airlines Incident · May 9, 2018On May 9, 2018, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N652UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: United Airlines.USN652UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767AP-BKV · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · May 9, 2018On May 9, 2018, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration AP-BKV), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dera Ghazi Kan. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BKVPakistan International Airlines ATR 42 / 72N304NV · Allegiant Air Incident · May 9, 2018On May 9, 2018, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N304NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles (LAX) International Airport (United States) due to a fire on board. Source: Allegiant Air.USN304NVAllegiant Air Airbus A319VH-VQL · Jetstar Airways Incident · May 9, 2018On May 9, 2018, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VQL), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VQLJetstar Airways Airbus A320PK-LBZ · Batik Accident · May 9, 2017On May 9, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8GP/W aircraft (registration PK-LBZ), operated by Batik, was involved in an accident at Pekanbaru. Source: Batik.IDPK-LBZBatik Boeing 737PR-AQV · Azul Linhas Aéreas Incident · May 9, 2017On May 9, 2017, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PR-AQV), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Uberlandia. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AQVAzul Linhas Aéreas ATR 42 / 72YR-BAE · Blue Incident · May 9, 2017On May 9, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737 46N aircraft (registration YR-BAE), operated by Blue, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Blue.ROYR-BAEBlue Boeing 737D-ABUC · Condor Incident · May 9, 2017On May 9, 2017, the Boeing 767-330ER aircraft (registration D-ABUC), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Recife (REC) Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Condor.DED-ABUCCondor Boeing 767OO-DWG · Brussels Airlines Incident · May 9, 2016On May 9, 2016, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration OO-DWG), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-DWGBrussels Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJN274JB · JetBlue Airways Accident · May 9, 2016On May 9, 2016, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N274JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an accident, leaving 20 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN274JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195N8601C · Southwest Airlines Incident · May 9, 2016On May 9, 2016, the Boeing 737-8H4 aircraft (registration N8601C), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Jose. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8601CSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737G-EZFP · EasyJet Incident · May 9, 2016On May 9, 2016, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZFP), operated by EasyJet, was involved in an incident at Lille-Lesquin (LIL) Airport (France) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: EasyJet.GBG-EZFPEasyJet Airbus A319N307PQ · Endeavor Air Incident · May 9, 2016On May 9, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N307PQ), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Endeavor Air.USN307PQEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJVH-YID · Virgin Australia Incident · May 9, 2015On May 9, 2015, the Boeing 737-8FE aircraft (registration VH-YID), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Adelaide. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-YIDVirgin Australia Boeing 737C-GTQG · Air Transat Incident · May 9, 2015On May 9, 2015, the Boeing 737-8Q8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GTQG), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Montego Bay due to the presence of smoke. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTQGAir Transat Boeing 737CS-TNJ · TAP Air Portugal Incident · May 9, 2015On May 9, 2015, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CS-TNJ), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TNJTAP Air Portugal Airbus A320N828AW · American Airlines Incident · May 9, 2014On May 9, 2014, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N828AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN828AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319VT-ANK · Air India Incident · May 9, 2014On May 9, 2014, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANK), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Air India.INVT-ANKAir India Boeing 787 DreamlinerYV2946 · Avior Incident · May 9, 2014On May 9, 2014, the Boeing 737 401 aircraft (registration YV2946), operated by Avior, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Panamá. Source: Avior.VEYV2946Avior Boeing 7379V-SKE · Singapore Airlines Incident · May 9, 2014On May 9, 2014, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration 9V-SKE), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SKESingapore Airlines Airbus A380VH-VZO · Qantas Incident · May 9, 2014On May 9, 2014, the Boeing 737-838 aircraft (registration VH-VZO), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Canberra. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-VZOQantas Boeing 737N327NW · Delta Air Lines Accident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the Airbus 320 aircraft (registration N327NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Dallas, Texas (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN327NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320N7549A · American Airlines Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the aircraft (registration N7549A), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Phoenix. Source: American Airlines.USN7549AAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80C-GGOK · Air Canada Jazz Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGOK), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a tyre failure during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGOKAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8VQ-BCY · Ural Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BCY), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident. Source: Ural.BMVQ-BCYUral Airbus A320B-KPE · Cathay Pacific Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the Boeing Boeing 777-367(ER) aircraft (registration B-KPE), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CNB-KPECathay Pacific Boeing 777B-2037 · Air China Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the Boeing Boeing 777-39L(ER) aircraft (registration B-2037), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at Vilnius. Source: Air China.CNB-2037Air China Boeing 777G-CELH · Jet2.com Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the Boeing BOEING 737-330 aircraft (registration G-CELH), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-CELHJet2.com Boeing 737LY-VEZ · Avion Express Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration LY-VEZ), operated by Avion Express, was involved in an incident at Santiago de Cuba. Source: Avion Express.LTLY-VEZAvion Express Airbus A320OO-DWH · Brussels Airlines Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration OO-DWH), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toulouse. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-DWHBrussels Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJPR-AVK · Avianca Brazil Incident · May 9, 2013On May 9, 2013, the Airbus A318 122 aircraft (registration PR-AVK), operated by Avianca Brazil, was involved in an incident at Fortaleza. Source: Avianca Brazil.BRPR-AVKAvianca Brazil Airbus A318TC-JPN · Turkish Airlines Incident · May 9, 2012On May 9, 2012, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration TC-JPN), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kyiv. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JPNTurkish Airlines Airbus A320HZ-AQA · Saudia Incident · May 9, 2012On May 9, 2012, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration HZ-AQA), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Jeddah. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-AQASaudia Airbus A330C-GTCO · Creebec Incident · May 9, 2012On May 9, 2012, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GTCO), operated by Creebec, was involved in an incident at Val d'Or due to an engine oil system failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTCOCreebec De Havilland Canada Dash 8N852UA · United Airlines Incident · May 9, 2012On May 9, 2012, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration N852UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: United Airlines.USN852UAUnited Airlines Airbus A319

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