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Occurrences recorded on May 16 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 16, 2025On May 16, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration OE-IVW), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at London. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-IVWeasyJet Europe Airbus A320 Incident · May 16, 2025On May 16, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNE), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACNELufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 16, 2025On May 16, 2025, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N970NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nashville. Source: the FAA (United States).USN970NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2025On May 16, 2025, the Boeing 737-932ER (WL) aircraft (registration N873DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Salt Lake City (SLC) International Airport (United States) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN873DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2024On May 16, 2024, the Boeing 737-852 aircraft (registration N825AM), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident at MERIDA, Other Foreign (Mexico) due to an engine failure during take-off. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN825AMAeroméxico Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2024On May 16, 2024, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration VT-PPK), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Pune-Lohegaon (PNQ) Airport (India) due to a towbar problem during pushback. Source: Air India.INVT-PPKAir India Airbus A321 Incident · May 16, 2023On May 16, 2023, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration C-GJXW), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Calgary due to an engine oil system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJXWAir Canada Airbus A220 Incident · May 16, 2023On May 16, 2023, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OO-TCH), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-TCHBrussels Airlines Airbus A320 Accident · May 16, 2023On May 16, 2023, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANY), operated by Air India, was involved in an accident, leaving 7 injured. Source: India.INVT-ANYAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 16, 2023On May 16, 2023, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N600NN), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Dayton. Source: American Eagle.USN600NNAmerican Eagle Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 16, 2023On May 16, 2023, the Boeing 737-838 aircraft (registration VH-VZO), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Cairns. Source: Qantas.AUVH-VZOQantas Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2022On May 16, 2022, the aircraft (registration PR-YRR), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-YRRAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · May 16, 2022On May 16, 2022, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N817NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Belgrade. Source: the FAA (United States).USN817NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2022On May 16, 2022, the Boeing 737-8HC(WL) aircraft (registration TC-SEI), operated by SunExpress, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: SunExpress.TRTC-SEISunExpress Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2022On May 16, 2022, the Airbus A321-271NX aircraft (registration D-AIEN), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Casablanca-Mohamed V (CMN) Airport (Morocco) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIENLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · May 16, 2021On May 16, 2021, the Boeing 777-3M0ER aircraft (registration VQ-BFK), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BFKAeroflot Boeing 777 Incident · May 16, 2021On May 16, 2021, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration EP-TAM), operated by ATA, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: ATA.IREP-TAMATA McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · May 16, 2021On May 16, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8Q8 aircraft (registration HL8086), operated by Tway, was involved in an incident at Busan and Jeju. Source: Tway.KRHL8086Tway Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2021On May 16, 2021, the Airbus A330-941 aircraft (registration N403DX), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN403DXDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · May 16, 2019On May 16, 2019, the IL-76 TD aircraft (registration EP-PUS), operated by Pouya, was involved in an incident at Yerevan. Source: Pouya.IREP-PUSPouya Ilyushin Il-76 Incident · May 16, 2018On May 16, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 838/W aircraft (registration VH-XZI), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Queenstown. Source: Qantas.AUVH-XZIQantas Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2018On May 16, 2018, the Bombardier CRJ 200ER aircraft (registration ZS-NMI), operated by SA Express, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SA Express.ZAZS-NMISA Express Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 16, 2018On May 16, 2018, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N312US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN312USDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · May 16, 2018On May 16, 2018, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N66828), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.USN66828United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2017On May 16, 2017, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FWSO), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a lateral runway excursion during landing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWSOWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2017On May 16, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 84P/W aircraft (registration B-1569), operated by Urumqi, was involved in an incident at Zhengzhou. Source: Urumqi.CNB-1569Urumqi Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2017On May 16, 2017, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration N728AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: Avianca.USN728AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · May 16, 2017On May 16, 2017, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration OE-LGJ), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LGJAustrian Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · May 16, 2017On May 16, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration D-ABNL), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Luxemburgo. Source: Eurowings.DED-ABNLEurowings Airbus A320 Incident · May 16, 2016On May 16, 2016, the Boeing 747-4R7F aircraft (registration N583UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: UPS Airlines.USN583UPUPS Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · May 16, 2016On May 16, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FZJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).CAC-FZJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Accident · May 16, 2016On May 16, 2016, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N920WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Boston, leaving 4 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN920WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2016On May 16, 2016, the SAAB 2000 aircraft (registration G-CFLV), operated by Eastern, was involved in an incident at Leeds. Source: Eastern.GBG-CFLVEastern Saab 340 / 2000 Incident · May 16, 2016On May 16, 2016, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWH), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Eurowings.DED-AGWHEurowings Airbus A319 Accident · May 16, 2016On May 16, 2016, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWA), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an accident at Dusseldorf. Source: the BEA (France).DED-AGWAEurowings Airbus A319 Incident · May 16, 2016On May 16, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 767-319(ER) aircraft (registration TF-ISN), operated by Iceland, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: Iceland.ISTF-ISNIceland Boeing 767 Incident · May 16, 2015On May 16, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration TC-JPN), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) Airport (Finland) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JPNTurkish Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · May 16, 2015On May 16, 2015, the Airbus A330 203 aircraft (registration PH-AOA), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Aruba. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-AOAKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · May 16, 2015On May 16, 2015, the Boeing Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VP-BFS), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Samara. Source: UTair.BMVP-BFSUTair Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2015On May 16, 2015, the Airbus A330 323E aircraft (registration F-OONE), operated by Caraibes, was involved in an incident at Pointe a Pitre. Source: Caraibes.FRF-OONECaraibes Airbus A330 Incident · May 16, 2015On May 16, 2015, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N19136), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: United Airlines.USN19136United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · May 16, 2014On May 16, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 683 aircraft (registration LN-RPZ), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RPZSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2014On May 16, 2014, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration B-6319), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Xiamen. Source: China Southern.CNB-6319China Southern Airbus A321 Incident · May 16, 2014On May 16, 2014, the Airbus A319 132 aircraft (registration D-AGWT), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Germanwings.DED-AGWTGermanwings Airbus A319 Incident · May 16, 2014On May 16, 2014, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration SX-OBF), operated by Olympic, was involved in an incident at Ioannina. Source: Olympic.GRSX-OBFOlympic De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · May 16, 2014On May 16, 2014, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N196DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Detroit. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN196DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · May 16, 2014On May 16, 2014, the Airbus A330 342 aircraft (registration B-LAH), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LAHCathay Pacific Airbus A330 Incident · May 16, 2014On May 16, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 84P/W aircraft (registration B-5711), operated by Hainan, was involved in an incident. Source: Hainan.CNB-5711Hainan Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2014On May 16, 2014, the aircraft (registration LN-DYP), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Umea. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-DYPNorwegian Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2013On May 16, 2013, the ATR ATR72-212A aircraft (registration VH-FVR), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moranbah. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-FVRSkyWest Airlines ATR 42 / 72 Incident · May 16, 2013On May 16, 2013, the Boeing 737-8Q8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GTVG), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to a precautionary engine shutdown during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTVGSunwing Boeing 737 Incident · May 16, 2013On May 16, 2013, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N194DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to a powerplant failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN194DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · May 16, 2013On May 16, 2013, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRH), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRHLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · May 16, 2012On May 16, 2012, the Boeing 747 467ERF aircraft (registration B-LID), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LIDCathay Pacific Boeing 747 Incident · May 16, 2012On May 16, 2012, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration B-28037), operated by Far Eastern, was involved in an incident at Makung. Source: Far Eastern.CNB-28037Far Eastern McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · May 16, 2012On May 16, 2012, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration A6-EIJ), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Rostov. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EIJEtihad Airways Airbus A320 Incident · May 16, 2011On May 16, 2011, the Embraer ERJ-145 LR aircraft (registration N16546), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: ExpressJet.USN16546ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · May 16, 2011On May 16, 2011, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N187JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN187JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 16, 2010On May 16, 2010, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N510UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chantilly, Virginia (United States) due to a fire on board. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN510UAUnited Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · May 16, 2005On May 16, 2005, the Fokker 70 aircraft (registration PH-KZR), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident near Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (Netherlands) due to a flight control anomaly. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KZRKLM Cityhopper Fokker 70

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