
The airship Norge, with Roald Amundsen and Umberto Nobile on board, reaches Teller, Alaska, after flying over the North Pole: the first verified air crossing of the Arctic from Europe to America.
At Kill Devil Hills, mechanic Charles Furnas flies with Wilbur Wright in the Flyer III: the first person to travel as a passenger in an aeroplane.
An Air Union Farman Goliath loses a wing in flight between Paris and London and crashes near Monsures: all six on board die.
The Miles Whitney Straight, a British two-seat cabin touring aircraft commissioned by millionaire aviator Whitney Straight, makes its first flight.
A Dan-Air 707 freighter loses its horizontal stabiliser to fatigue on approach to Lusaka: all six on board die and every early 707 has to be inspected.
Air Canada, Lufthansa, SAS, Thai and United form Star Alliance, the world’s first multilateral airline alliance.
An Embraer Bandeirante crashes in the rainforest on approach to Manaus: 33 lives lost.
Didier Delsalle sets a Eurocopter Écureuil down on the summit of Everest, at 8,848 metres, for almost four minutes: the highest landing in history.
An Agni Air Dornier 228 crashes during a go-around at Jomsom, Nepal: 15 of the 21 on board die.
The windscreen of a Sichuan Airlines A319 blows out at 9,800 metres and the co-pilot is left half out of the cockpit; the captain lands at Chengdu with all 128 aboard safe.
Turkey opens Rize-Artvin airport, built on land reclaimed from the Black Sea.
Occurrences recorded on May 14 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.
Incident · May 14, 2025On May 14, 2025, the ATR ATR 42-300 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-GHCP), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Iqaluit due to the presence of smoke during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHCPCanadian North ATR 42 / 72
Incident · May 14, 2025On May 14, 2025, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VH-UVK), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Newman (ZNE) Airport (Australia) due to a bird strike. Source: Qantas.AUVH-UVKQantas Airbus A320
Incident · May 14, 2024On May 14, 2024, the Boeing 787 aircraft (registration N27957), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore, Other Foreign (Singapore). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN27957United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Accident · May 14, 2023On May 14, 2023, the Boeing Boeing 747-4R7F aircraft (registration LX-OCV), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an accident at Luxemburgo. Source: the BFU (Germany).LULX-OCVCargolux Boeing 747
Incident · May 14, 2023On May 14, 2023, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration HA-LYP), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Einhoven. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LYPWizz Airbus A320
Incident · May 14, 2023On May 14, 2023, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N8701Q), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8701QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX
Incident · May 14, 2023On May 14, 2023, the Boeing 737-8EH(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GTH), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GTHGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2023On May 14, 2023, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DPP), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Faro. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DPPRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2022On May 14, 2022, the Boeing B733 aircraft (registration PP-YBC), operated by Modern Logistics, was involved in an incident at Sao Jose dos Campos. Source: Modern Logistics.BRPP-YBCModern Logistics Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2022On May 14, 2022, the Airbus A330-343 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GHKC), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHKCAir Canada Airbus A330
Incident · May 14, 2021On May 14, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N185SY), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Redmond. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN185SYAlaska Airlines Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · May 14, 2020On May 14, 2020, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N26952), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN26952United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · May 14, 2019On May 14, 2019, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EPC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EPCRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2019On May 14, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8AS/W aircraft (registration VQ-BJH), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BJHUTair Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2018On May 14, 2018, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N26960), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: United Airlines.USN26960United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Accident · May 14, 2018On May 14, 2018, the Airbus A319 133 aircraft (registration B-6419), operated by Sichuan, was involved in an accident at Chengdu. Source: Sichuan.CNB-6419Sichuan Airbus A319
Incident · May 14, 2018On May 14, 2018, the Airbus A320-233(WL) aircraft (registration N524VL), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Leon. Source: Volaris.USN524VLVolaris Airbus A320
Incident · May 14, 2017On May 14, 2017, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N504VL), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Tapachula. Source: Volaris.USN504VLVolaris Airbus A319
Incident · May 14, 2017On May 14, 2017, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHA), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Shiraz. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JHASwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330
Incident · May 14, 2017On May 14, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 7M2/W aircraft (registration D2-TBH), operated by TAAG, was involved in an incident at Catumbela. Source: TAAG.AOD2-TBHTAAG Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2017On May 14, 2017, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GJWS), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Denver due to a loss of engine power in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJWSWestJet Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2017On May 14, 2017, the F28 MARK 0100 aircraft (registration HB-JVH), operated by Helvetic, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Helvetic.CHHB-JVHHelvetic Fokker 100
Incident · May 14, 2017On May 14, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 6H3 aircraft (registration TS-ION), operated by Tunis, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: the BFU (Germany).TNTS-IONTunis Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2016On May 14, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration 9Y-TTA), operated by Caribbean, was involved in an incident at Port of Spain. Source: Caribbean.TT9Y-TTACaribbean ATR 42 / 72
Accident · May 14, 2016On May 14, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration N103US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN103USAmerican Airlines Airbus A320
Incident · May 14, 2016On May 14, 2016, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N789JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN789JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · May 14, 2016On May 14, 2016, the DC-9-82(MD-82) aircraft (registration N7547A), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Memphis. Source: American Airlines.USN7547AAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · May 14, 2016On May 14, 2016, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DWC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DWCRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2016On May 14, 2016, the Airbus A330-323E aircraft (registration B-5965), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: China Southern.CNB-5965China Southern Airbus A330
Incident · May 14, 2016On May 14, 2016, the Airbus A330 203 aircraft (registration D-AXGC), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident. Source: the BEA (France).DED-AXGCEurowings Airbus A330
Incident · May 14, 2015On May 14, 2015, the Boeing 737-8KG aircraft (registration HL8235), operated by T'way Air, was involved in an incident at Taipéi-Songshan (TSA) Airport due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: T'way Air.KRHL8235T'way Air Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2015On May 14, 2015, the Boeing 737-86J(WL) aircraft (registration TC-SNV), operated by SunExpress, was involved in an incident at Riga. Source: SunExpress.TRTC-SNVSunExpress Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2015On May 14, 2015, the aircraft (registration N570AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: American Airlines.USN570AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · May 14, 2014On May 14, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 8HX/W aircraft (registration 4X-EKF), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident at Dalaman. Source: El Al.IL4X-EKFEl Al Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2014On May 14, 2014, the Boeing 757-251(WL) aircraft (registration N543US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident West Palm Beach. Source: the FAA (United States).USN543USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757
Incident · May 14, 2014On May 14, 2014, the DC-9-83(MD-83) aircraft (registration N948TW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tulsa. Source: American Airlines.USN948TWAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · May 14, 2013On May 14, 2013, the aircraft (registration N7542A), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amarillo. Source: American Airlines.USN7542AAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · May 14, 2013On May 14, 2013, the DHC-8-314 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GRAI), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident at Baie-Comeau due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GRAIInuit De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Incident · May 14, 2013On May 14, 2013, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration RA-89004), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.RURA-89004Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100
Incident · May 14, 2013On May 14, 2013, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N817NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Grand Cayman. Source: American Airlines.USN817NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2012On May 14, 2012, the aircraft (registration LN-DYF), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Bergen. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-DYFNorwegian Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2012On May 14, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration A7-ACD), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Copenhagen. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-ACDQatar Airways Airbus A330
Incident · May 14, 2012On May 14, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration VP-BNG), operated by Globus Airlines, was involved in an incident at Novosibirsk. Source: Globus Airlines.BMVP-BNGGlobus Airlines Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2011On May 14, 2011, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N540UW), operated by US Airways, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles (LAX) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: US Airways.USN540UWUS Airways Airbus A321
Incident · May 14, 2011On May 14, 2011, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N537JT), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN537JTJetBlue Airways Airbus A320
Incident · May 14, 2011On May 14, 2011, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EBC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EBCRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2010On May 14, 2010, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-DYX), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident near Valencia Airport (Spain) due to wind shear. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DYXRyanair Boeing 737
Incident · May 14, 2008On May 14, 2008, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNN), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Zweibruecken. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AKNNGermanwings Airbus A319
Incident · May 14, 2006On May 14, 2006, the Boeing 747-422 aircraft (registration N175UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) (Australia) due to a bird strike. Source: United Airlines.USN175UAUnited Airlines Boeing 747
Incident · May 14, 1992On May 14, 1992, the Boeing 737-2H4 (Adv) aircraft (registration N67SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Palacios (United States) due to turbulence. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN67SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737Photo: Autor desconocido · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons