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Also on this day · 9

This day in earlier years · 58

Occurrences recorded on May 29 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 29, 2025On May 29, 2025, the Boeing 737-7BD(WL) aircraft (registration N7713A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Myrtle Beach. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7713ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2025On May 29, 2025, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration XA-VVA), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Tulum. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VVAVolaris Airbus A320 Incident · May 29, 2024On May 29, 2024, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration 3B-NBN), operated by Mauritius, was involved in an incident at Rodrigues. Source: Mauritius.MU3B-NBNMauritius ATR 42 / 72 Accident · May 29, 2024On May 29, 2024, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZL), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an accident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZLKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 29, 2024On May 29, 2024, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N465WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Lubbock. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN465WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2024On May 29, 2024, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N812AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Arlington, Virginia (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN812AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · May 29, 2024On May 29, 2024, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft (registration N801WA), operated by World Atlantic Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami (MIA) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: World Atlantic Airlines.USN801WAWorld Atlantic Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 News · May 29, 2024On May 29, 2024, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N28912), operated by United Airlines, was in the news. Source: United Airlines.USN28912United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 29, 2023On May 29, 2023, the Boeing 747-40BERF aircraft (registration B-2425), operated by China Cargo Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (BKK) International Airport (Thailand) due to an impact against the runway edge lights. Source: China Cargo Airlines.CNB-2425China Cargo Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · May 29, 2021On May 29, 2021, the Boeing 737-2T2C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GDPA), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GDPACanadian North Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2021On May 29, 2021, the Boeing 777-323(ER) aircraft (registration N732AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: American Airlines.USN732ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · May 29, 2021On May 29, 2021, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N13954), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN13954United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 29, 2020On May 29, 2020, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration CS-TKP), operated by Azores, was involved in an incident at Ponta Delgada. Source: Azores.PTCS-TKPAzores Airbus A320 Incident · May 29, 2019On May 29, 2019, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BCK), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Venice. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BCKKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · May 29, 2019On May 29, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737 36Q/W aircraft (registration YL-BBJ), operated by Baltic, was involved in an accident at Riga. Source: Baltic.LVYL-BBJBaltic Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2019On May 29, 2019, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration HB-JMG), operated by Edelweiss, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Edelweiss.CHHB-JMGEdelweiss Airbus A340 Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Airbus A310-304 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GTSW), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Mont-Joli due to turbulence in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTSWAir Transat Airbus A310 Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N804NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN804NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Boeing 787-9 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FRSO), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident due to a performance degradation in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FRSOAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N308RD), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Port of Spain. Source: American Airlines.USN308RDAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Boeing 767 3Q8ER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUP), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: Condor.DED-ABUPCondor Boeing 767 Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Airbus A321 231SL aircraft (registration B-8200), operated by Capital Beijing, was involved in an incident at Hangzhou. Source: Capital Beijing.CNB-8200Capital Beijing Airbus A321 Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N37470), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.USN37470United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Airbus A330 302 aircraft (registration A7-AEG), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Baku. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-AEGQatar Airways Airbus A330 Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Boeing 767 31BER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUM), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Mombasa. Source: Condor.DED-ABUMCondor Boeing 767 Incident · May 29, 2018On May 29, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-190STD aircraft (registration JA243J), operated by J-Air, was involved in an incident over Tottori prefecture (Japan) due to an engine failure. Source: J-Air.JPJA243JJ-Air Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 29, 2017On May 29, 2017, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N415NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: Allegiant.USN415NVAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · May 29, 2017On May 29, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration AP-BND), operated by Serene, was involved in an incident at Karachi. Source: Serene.PKAP-BNDSerene Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2017On May 29, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZK), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at London. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZKKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · May 29, 2017On May 29, 2017, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N872GA), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN872GAAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · May 29, 2017On May 29, 2017, the DHC-8-402 aircraft (registration N443QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Yakima. Source: Horizon Air.USN443QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · May 29, 2017On May 29, 2017, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N564AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN564ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2017On May 29, 2017, the Boeing 737-8GJ (WL) aircraft (registration OK-TSF), operated by SmartWings, opf Israir, was involved in an incident at nr GORIX, UIR Kyiv (Ukraine) due to a cabin depressurisation. Source: SmartWings, opf Israir.CZOK-TSFSmartWings, opf Israir Boeing 737 Accident · May 29, 2017On May 29, 2017, the ATR ATR 72-212 A 600 Version aircraft (registration G-FBXB), operated by Flybe, was involved in an accident at Visby. Source: Flybe.GBG-FBXBFlybe ATR 42 / 72 Incident · May 29, 2016On May 29, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration TC-ATR), operated by AtlasGlobal, was involved in an incident. Source: AtlasGlobal.TRTC-ATRAtlasGlobal Airbus A321 Incident · May 29, 2016On May 29, 2016, the Boeing 737-73V(WL) aircraft (registration N7838A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Roatan. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN7838ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2015On May 29, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N510AE), operated by Envoy Air, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN510AEEnvoy Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · May 29, 2015On May 29, 2015, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft (registration N624FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at 40km south-southeast of Narita (NRT) International Airport (Japan) due to an engine failure. Source: FedEx Express.USN624FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · May 29, 2015On May 29, 2015, the Airbus AIRBUS A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZOB), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZOBEasyjet Airbus A320 Incident · May 29, 2015On May 29, 2015, the aircraft (registration N624FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: FedEx Express.USN624FEFedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · May 29, 2014On May 29, 2014, the Boeing 737-8V3(WL) aircraft (registration HP-1837CMP), operated by Copa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Grand Cayman. Source: Copa Airlines.PAHP-1837CMPCopa Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2014On May 29, 2014, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA820A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: ANA.JPJA820AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 29, 2014On May 29, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-DAL), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Mallorca. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DALRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2014On May 29, 2014, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FGWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Thunder Bay due to a fuel system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGWJWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2014On May 29, 2014, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration JA835J), operated by Japan Airlines (JAL), was involved in an incident at Tampa (TPA) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Japan Airlines (JAL).JPJA835JJapan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · May 29, 2014On May 29, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 747 4HAERF aircraft (registration OO-THC), operated by TNT, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: TNT.BEOO-THCTNT Boeing 747 Incident · May 29, 2013On May 29, 2013, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GJSX), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GJSXAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · May 29, 2013On May 29, 2013, the aircraft (registration D-ALCD), operated by Lufthansa Cargo, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Lufthansa Cargo.DED-ALCDLufthansa Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · May 29, 2012On May 29, 2012, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N191AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN191ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · May 29, 2012On May 29, 2012, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUD), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: the BFU (Germany).GBG-EUUDBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · May 29, 2012On May 29, 2012, the Boeing 737-9K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXS), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXSKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2011On May 29, 2011, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N658UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: United Airlines.USN658UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · May 29, 2011On May 29, 2011, the Boeing Boeing 737 524 aircraft (registration EW-253PA), operated by Belavia, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: Belavia.BYEW-253PABelavia Boeing 737 Incident · May 29, 2011On May 29, 2011, the aircraft (registration I-EEZF), operated by Meridiana, was involved in an incident at Ancona. Source: Meridiana.ITI-EEZFMeridiana Airbus A320 Incident · May 29, 2009On May 29, 2009, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration 9H-AEN), operated by Air Malta, was involved in an incident at Malta-Luqa (MLA) International Airport (Malta) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Air Malta.MT9H-AENAir Malta Airbus A320 Incident · May 29, 2008On May 29, 2008, the Airbus A330-323X aircraft (registration N270AY), operated by US Airways, was involved in an incident at Manchester (MAN) Airport (United Kingdom) due to an engine failure. Source: US Airways.USN270AYUS Airways Airbus A330 Incident · May 29, 1998On May 29, 1998, the Boeing 747-21AC (SCD) aircraft (registration PH-MCE), operated by Martinair, was involved in an incident at Muscat (MCT) International Airport (Oman) due to an engine failure. Source: Martinair.NLPH-MCEMartinair Boeing 747 Incident · May 29, 1987On May 29, 1987, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft (registration N224AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago (United States) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: American Airlines.USN224AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80

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