A hot-air balloon at 19,811 metres
June 61988

A hot-air balloon at 19,811 metres

Record38 years ago
13historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1927–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Swede Per Lindstrand rises from Plano, Texas, to 19,811 metres, a world altitude record for hot-air balloons that would stand for seventeen years. A year earlier he had crossed the Atlantic by balloon with Richard Branson.

Also on this day · 12

1927Milestone The variable-pitch propeller changes hands

Canadian Wallace Turnbull sells the patent for the variable-pitch propeller to Curtiss-Wright and Bristol: the part that made the modern airliner possible.

1927Record Miss Columbia lands in Germany

Chamberlin and Levine land at Eisleben after 3,911 miles from New York, a new world distance record.

1932First flight The Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta flies

The Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta, a British airliner, makes its first flight.

1945Milestone The provisional ICAO is born

The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO), direct forerunner of ICAO, comes into being.

1955Record Boulet takes the Alouette II to 8,209 m

Jean Boulet sets a world helicopter altitude record of 8,209 metres in the Alouette II.

1962Milestone Bill Barilko’s aircraft is found

The wreck of the Fairchild 24 in which hockey star Bill Barilko and pilot Henry Hudson vanished in 1951 is found in the Ontario woods.

1971Accident Hughes Airwest 706 and the fighter

A DC-9 collides over the San Gabriel Mountains with a Marine Corps F-4 Phantom: 50 lives lost.

1976Accident A Sabah Air Nomad crashes at Kota Kinabalu

A Sabah Air GAF Nomad crashes at Kota Kinabalu; Sabah Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens is among the 11 killed.

1979Milestone The FAA grounds every DC-10

After the Chicago crash, the FAA withdraws the DC-10 type certificate and grounds the US fleet for 37 days.

1984Milestone The Saab 340 enters service

The Saab 340, a Swedish narrow-body airliner, enters service.

1992Accident Copa 201 over the Darién

A Copa Boeing 737 comes down over the Darién jungle after an erroneous instrument reading: everyone on board dies, the worst air accident in Panama.

1994Accident China Northwest 2303 at Xi’an

A Tu-154 breaks up in the air after take-off from Xi’an following a maintenance error in the autopilot: all 160 people on board die.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on June 6 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

N757AN · American Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2025On June 6, 2025, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N757AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN757ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777D-ATCA · Condor Incident · Jun 6, 2025On June 6, 2025, the aircraft (registration D-ATCA), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident. Source: Condor.DED-ATCACondor Airbus A321N793AN · American Airlines Accident · Jun 6, 2025On June 6, 2025, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N793AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Memphis, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN793ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777N879NN · American Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2024On June 6, 2024, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N879NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kingston. Source: American Airlines.USN879NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737N916AN · American Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2024On June 6, 2024, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N916AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN916ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 737HZ-AK23 · Saudia Incident · Jun 6, 2024On June 6, 2024, the Boeing 777 368ER aircraft (registration HZ-AK23), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Muscat. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-AK23Saudia Boeing 777C-GNLK · Nolinor Aviation Incident · Jun 6, 2024On June 6, 2024, the Boeing 737-2K2C Adv. aircraft (registration C-GNLK), operated by Nolinor Aviation, was involved in an incident 55 nautical miles southeast of Val-d’Or Airport, QC (YVO) (Canada) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: Nolinor Aviation.CAC-GNLKNolinor Aviation Boeing 737RP-C7284 · Cebu Incident · Jun 6, 2024On June 6, 2024, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration RP-C7284), operated by Cebu, was involved in an incident at Butuan. Source: Cebu.PHRP-C7284Cebu ATR 42 / 72OK-SWW · Smartwings Incident · Jun 6, 2023On June 6, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 7Q8 aircraft (registration OK-SWW), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident at Skyros. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-SWWSmartwings Boeing 737C-GITR · Air Canada Rouge Incident · Jun 6, 2023On June 6, 2023, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration C-GITR), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident near Punta Cana (Dominican Republic). Source: Air Canada Rouge.CAC-GITRAir Canada Rouge Airbus A319VT-ALH · Air India Incident · Jun 6, 2023On June 6, 2023, the Boeing 777 237LR aircraft (registration VT-ALH), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Magadan. Source: India.INVT-ALHAir India Boeing 777VH-NXM · National System Accident · Jun 6, 2023On June 6, 2023, the Boeing 717-200 aircraft (registration VH-NXM), operated by National System, was involved in an accident at Hobart. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-NXMNational System Boeing 717VH-NXM · Qantaslink (national Jet Systems) Incident · Jun 6, 2023On June 6, 2023, the Boeing 717-200 aircraft (registration VH-NXM), operated by Qantaslink (national Jet Systems), was involved in an incident at en aproximación al aeropuerto de Hobart, Tasmania (Australia). Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-NXMQantaslink (national Jet Systems) Boeing 717A6-AOT · Arabia Incident · Jun 6, 2022On June 6, 2022, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration A6-AOT), operated by Arabia, was involved in an incident at Ahmedabad. Source: Arabia.AEA6-AOTArabia Airbus A320D-ABOJ · Condor Incident · Jun 6, 2022On June 6, 2022, the Boeing 757 330/W aircraft (registration D-ABOJ), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Nuremberg. Source: Condor.DED-ABOJCondor Boeing 757N704GT · Atlas Incident · Jun 6, 2022On June 6, 2022, the Boeing 777F1H aircraft (registration N704GT), operated by Atlas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: Atlas.USN704GTAtlas Boeing 777AP-BKX · Pakistan International Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2022On June 6, 2022, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration AP-BKX), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gwadar and Karachi. Source: PIA.PKAP-BKXPakistan International Airlines ATR 42 / 72PR-MHM · LATAM Incident · Jun 6, 2021On June 6, 2021, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration PR-MHM), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Joao Pessoa. Source: LATAM.BRPR-MHMLATAM Airbus A320A6-BMD · Etihad Airways Incident · Jun 6, 2020On June 6, 2020, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration A6-BMD), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Abu Dabi. Source: GCAA.AEA6-BMDEtihad Airways Boeing 787 DreamlinerVT-AXW · Air India Express Incident · Jun 6, 2020On June 6, 2020, the Boeing 737-8HG (WL) aircraft (registration VT-AXW), operated by Air India Express, was involved in an incident at Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM) International Airport (India) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Air India Express.INVT-AXWAir India Express Boeing 737OE-LBS · Austrian Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2019On June 6, 2019, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBS), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Catania. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBSAustrian Airlines Airbus A320EP-TBE · Taban Incident · Jun 6, 2019On June 6, 2019, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration EP-TBE), operated by Taban, was involved in an incident at Najaf. Source: Taban.IREP-TBETaban McDonnell Douglas MD-80D-ASPC · Small Planet Germany Incident · Jun 6, 2018On June 6, 2018, the Airbus A321 aircraft (registration D-ASPC), operated by Small Planet Germany, was involved in an incident at Marsa Alam. Source: Small Planet Germany.DED-ASPCSmall Planet Germany Airbus A3219H-AEO · Malta Incident · Jun 6, 2018On June 6, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 9H-AEO), operated by Malta, was involved in an incident at Malta. Source: Malta.MT9H-AEOMalta Airbus A320EP-MNK · Mahan Incident · Jun 6, 2018On June 6, 2018, the Airbus A300 B4-603 aircraft (registration EP-MNK), operated by Mahan, was involved in an incident at Tehran. Source: Mahan.IREP-MNKMahan Airbus A300A6-ANL · Air Arabia Incident · Jun 6, 2018On June 6, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration A6-ANL), operated by Air Arabia, was involved in an incident at Peshawar-Bacha Khan (PEW) International Airport (Pakistan) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Air Arabia.AEA6-ANLAir Arabia Airbus A320TC-SBF · AnadoluJet Incident · Jun 6, 2017On June 6, 2017, the Boeing 737-86Q (WL) aircraft (registration TC-SBF), operated by AnadoluJet, was involved in an incident near Bursa (YEI) Airport (Turkey) due to a bird strike. Source: AnadoluJet.TRTC-SBFAnadoluJet Boeing 737TC-TJJ · Corendon Incident · Jun 6, 2017On June 6, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8S3/W aircraft (registration TC-TJJ), operated by Corendon, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: Corendon.TRTC-TJJCorendon Boeing 737N865NN · American Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2017On June 6, 2017, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N865NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Jose. Source: American Airlines.USN865NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737VQ-BTG · Pobeda Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2017On June 6, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8FZ/W aircraft (registration VQ-BTG), operated by Pobeda Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Pobeda Airlines.BMVQ-BTGPobeda Airlines Boeing 737PH-AKB · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2016On June 6, 2016, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration PH-AKB), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-AKBKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Airbus A330OK-TVH · Travel Service Incident · Jun 6, 2015On June 6, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration OK-TVH), operated by Travel Service, was involved in an incident at Katowice. Source: Travel Service.CZOK-TVHTravel Service Boeing 737B-6851 · Spring Accident · Jun 6, 2014On June 6, 2014, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration B-6851), operated by Spring, was involved in an accident at Xiamen. Source: the BEA (France).CNB-6851Spring Airbus A320G-CELJ · Jet2.com Incident · Jun 6, 2014On June 6, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 737 330 aircraft (registration G-CELJ), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Blackpool. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-CELJJet2.com Boeing 737RA-76951 · Volga-Dnepr Incident · Jun 6, 2013On June 6, 2013, the IL-76 TD-90VD aircraft (registration RA-76951), operated by Volga-Dnepr, was involved in an incident at Krasnojarsk. Source: Volga-Dnepr.RURA-76951Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76N355JB · JetBlue Airways Incident · Jun 6, 2013On June 6, 2013, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N355JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident Westchester. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN355JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195N599AV · Avianca Incident · Jun 6, 2013On June 6, 2013, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N599AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Barranquilla. Source: Avianca.USN599AVAvianca Airbus A320EC-IEI · Vueling Incident · Jun 6, 2013On June 6, 2013, the aircraft (registration EC-IEI), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: Vueling.ESEC-IEIVueling Airbus A320N314LA · MAS Air Cargo Incident · Jun 6, 2012On June 6, 2012, the Boeing 767-316ERF aircraft (registration N314LA), operated by MAS Air Cargo, was involved in an incident at Caracas-Simón Bolívar (CCS) International Airport (Venezuela) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: MAS Air Cargo.USN314LAMAS Air Cargo Boeing 767SU-GBG · EgyptAir Incident · Jun 6, 2012On June 6, 2012, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration SU-GBG), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Nairobi. Source: the BEA (France).EGSU-GBGEgyptAir Airbus A320VT-INS · IndiGo Incident · Jun 6, 2012On June 6, 2012, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VT-INS), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Nagpur. Source: IndiGo.INVT-INSIndiGo Airbus A320UR-GAW · Ukraine International Incident · Jun 6, 2012On June 6, 2012, the Boeing 737 5Y0/W aircraft (registration UR-GAW), operated by Ukraine International, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Ukraine International.UAUR-GAWUkraine International Boeing 737N910FR · Frontier Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2011On June 6, 2011, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N910FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN910FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A319YL-BAJ · airBaltic Incident · Jun 6, 2011On June 6, 2011, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration YL-BAJ), operated by airBaltic, was involved in an incident. Source: airBaltic.LVYL-BAJairBaltic De Havilland Canada Dash 8N866AS · Delta Connection Incident · Jun 6, 2011On June 6, 2011, the Bombardier Inc Cl-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N866AS), operated by Delta Connection, was involved in an incident at Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN866ASDelta Connection Bombardier CRJJA613J · Japan Airlines (JAL) Incident · Jun 6, 2009On June 6, 2009, the Boeing 767-346ER aircraft (registration JA613J), operated by Japan Airlines (JAL), was involved in an incident near Taipéi Taoyuan (TPE) Airport due to a fire on board. Source: Japan Airlines (JAL).JPJA613JJapan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 767B-2979 · China Eastern Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 2006On June 6, 2006, the Boeing 737-36N aircraft (registration B-2979), operated by China Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident at Wuyishan (WUS / ZSWY) (China) due to a runway excursion. Source: China Eastern Airlines.CNB-2979China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737N1848U · United Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 1989On June 6, 1989, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft (registration N1848U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Garden City (United States) due to turbulence. Source: United Airlines.USN1848UUnited Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N105AA · American Airlines Incident · Jun 6, 1987On June 6, 1987, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft (registration N105AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles (United States) due to a go-around on approach. Source: American Airlines.USN105AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N101AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N101AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN101AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N102AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N102AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN102AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N103AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N103AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN103AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N104AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N104AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN104AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N105AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N105AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN105AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N106AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N106AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN106AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N107AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N107AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN107AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N108AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N108AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN108AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N109AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N109AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN109AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N111AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N111AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN111AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10N112AA · American Airlines Directive · Jun 6, 1979On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N112AA), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.USN112AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10

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