The Dash 8 flies
June 201983

The Dash 8 flies

First flight43 years ago
14historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1928–2025years covered

Fact of the day

First flight of the de Havilland Canada Dash 8, the turboprop that — as the Q400 — would still be linking mid-sized cities forty years later.

Also on this day · 13

1928Airline The Braniff brothers begin flying

Tulsa-Oklahoma City Airline, the Braniff brothers’ first airline, begins operations with a single five-seat Stinson.

1933Accident The Cuatro Vientos vanishes

Barberán and Collar leave Havana for Mexico and disappear with the Cuatro Vientos; no trace of the aircraft was ever found.

1937Record Chkalov lands at Vancouver

Chkalov’s ANT-25 lands at Vancouver, Washington, after 63 hours and 8,811 km over the North Pole: the first non-stop transpolar flight.

1939Milestone The Stratoliner flies pressurised

A Boeing 307 Stratoliner makes the first flight with its supercharged cabin working: the first pressurised airliner tests the system that will let it fly above the weather.

1949First flight The Clen Antú, Horten’s flying wing in Argentina, flies

The I.Ae. 34 Clen Antú flies, a two-seat tailless glider designed by Reimar Horten at the Instituto Aerotécnico in Córdoba.

1954First flight Australia’s Kookaburra flies

The Schneider ES-52 Kookaburra flies, a two-seat sailplane that would become a fixture of Australian gliding clubs.

1956Accident Aeropostal 253 off New Jersey

A Venezuelan Super Constellation falls into the Atlantic off Asbury Park: 74 lives lost.

1966Milestone Sheila Scott completes her round-the-world flight

Briton Sheila Scott ends in London a solo round-the-world flight aboard a Piper Comanche.

1973Accident Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes at Puerto Vallarta

An Aeroméxico DC-9 strikes a hill on approach to Puerto Vallarta; all 27 aboard are killed.

1982First flight The pedal-powered HVS flies

At Leipheim the HVS flies, a human-powered aircraft built by three German aeronautical professionals.

1983First flight The Dash 8 flies

The de Havilland Canada Dash 8 flies, the regional turboprop that will enter service with NorOntair in 1984 and of which more than a thousand will be built.

2002Airline CanJet is relaunched

CanJet is relaunched as an independent low-cost airline from Halifax; it would close in 2015.

2011Accident RusAir Flight 9605 crashes at Petrozavodsk

A RusAir Tu-134 crashes on a road on approach to Petrozavodsk; 47 of the 52 aboard die.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on June 20 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

D-AILS · Lufthansa Cityline Incident · Jun 20, 2025On June 20, 2025, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration D-AILS), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-AILSLufthansa Cityline Airbus A319HB-JXF · Desconocida Incident · Jun 20, 2024On June 20, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JXF), was involved in an incident at Pristina.CHHB-JXFDesconocida Airbus A320N513DA · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jun 20, 2024On June 20, 2024, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration N513DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN513DADelta Air Lines Airbus A321N373NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jun 20, 2024On June 20, 2024, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration N373NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident West Palm Beach. Source: the FAA (United States).USN373NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320N490UA · United Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2024On June 20, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N490UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hartford. Source: the FAA (United States).USN490UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320C-FRSO · Air Canada Incident · Jun 20, 2024On June 20, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration C-FRSO), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at 7 mls S of Vancouver (Canada) due to an engine failure. Source: Air Canada.CAC-FRSOAir Canada Boeing 787 DreamlinerLV-KAY · Flybondi Incident · Jun 20, 2024On June 20, 2024, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration LV-KAY), operated by Flybondi, was involved in an incident at San Carlos de Bariloche. Source: Flybondi.ARLV-KAYFlybondi Boeing 7379M-MXU · Malaysia Incident · Jun 20, 2024On June 20, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 8H6/W aircraft (registration 9M-MXU), operated by Malaysia, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: Malaysia.MY9M-MXUMalaysia Boeing 737CC-CXK · LATAM Cargo Incident · Jun 20, 2023On June 20, 2023, the Boeing 767 316ER/W aircraft (registration CC-CXK), operated by LATAM Cargo, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).CLCC-CXKLATAM Cargo Boeing 767PR-GUU · Gol Linhas Aéreas Incident · Jun 20, 2022On June 20, 2022, the Boeing 737-8EH (WL) aircraft (registration PR-GUU), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, BA (SS (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GUUGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737HZ-AK22 · Saudi Arabian Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2022On June 20, 2022, the Boeing 777-368ER aircraft (registration HZ-AK22), operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Manila-Ninoy Aquino (MNL) International Airport (Philippines) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Saudi Arabian Airlines.SAHZ-AK22Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777ZK-TLJ · Toll Aviation, opb Airwork Incident · Jun 20, 2022On June 20, 2022, the Boeing 737-476 (SF) aircraft (registration ZK-TLJ), operated by Toll Aviation, opb Airwork, was involved in an incident 167 km west of Meekatharra Airport (Australia) due to an airspeed disagreement (airspeed disagree). Source: Toll Aviation, opb Airwork.NZZK-TLJToll Aviation, opb Airwork Boeing 737N646NK · Spirit Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2021On June 20, 2021, the Airbus A320-232(WL) aircraft (registration N646NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: Spirit Airlines.USN646NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320TS-IMN · Tunis Incident · Jun 20, 2020On June 20, 2020, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration TS-IMN), operated by Tunis, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Tunis.TNTS-IMNTunis Airbus A320B-2036 · Air China Incident · Jun 20, 2019On June 20, 2019, the Boeing 777-39LER aircraft (registration B-2036), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt (FRA) International Airport (Germany) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: Air China.CNB-2036Air China Boeing 777A6-EIT · Etihad Airways Incident · Jun 20, 2019On June 20, 2019, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration A6-EIT), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Kozhikode. Source: GCAA.AEA6-EITEtihad Airways Airbus A320C-FFJA · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Jun 20, 2019On June 20, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FFJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Fredericton due to a pressurisation failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FFJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJG-FDZT · TUI Incident · Jun 20, 2019On June 20, 2019, the Boeing BOEING 737-8K5 aircraft (registration G-FDZT), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: TUI.GBG-FDZTTUI Boeing 737EI-XLH · Rossiya Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2019On June 20, 2019, the Boeing BOEING 747-446 aircraft (registration EI-XLH), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at Simferopol. Source: Rossiya Airlines.IEEI-XLHRossiya Airlines Boeing 747G-PRPE · Flybe Incident · Jun 20, 2019On June 20, 2019, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-PRPE), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Belfast. Source: Flybe.GBG-PRPEFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 89M-LCK · Malindo Incident · Jun 20, 2019On June 20, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 800/W aircraft (registration 9M-LCK), operated by Malindo, was involved in an incident at Bandung. Source: Malindo.MY9M-LCKMalindo Boeing 737VT-PPG · Air India Incident · Jun 20, 2018On June 20, 2018, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPG), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Chennai. Source: Air India.INVT-PPGAir India Airbus A321VT-PPA · Air India Incident · Jun 20, 2018On June 20, 2018, the Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VT-PPA), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Air India.INVT-PPAAir India Airbus A321N135HQ · American Eagle Incident · Jun 20, 2017On June 20, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N135HQ), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a loss of separation while taxiing. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN135HQAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175OY-KBR · SAS Scandinavian Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2017On June 20, 2017, the Airbus A319 131 aircraft (registration OY-KBR), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Gdansk. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.DKOY-KBRSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A319N218UA · United Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2017On June 20, 2017, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N218UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Baker Lake. Source: United Airlines.USN218UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777HB-JCA · Swiss International Air Lines Incident · Jun 20, 2017On June 20, 2017, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCA), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JCASwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220VQ-BMB · UTair Incident · Jun 20, 2017On June 20, 2017, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration VQ-BMB), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Surgut and Tyumen. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BMBUTair ATR 42 / 72N12225 · United Airlines Accident · Jun 20, 2017On June 20, 2017, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N12225), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Cancun, leaving 4 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN12225United Airlines Boeing 737PH-EXJ · KLM Cityhopper Incident · Jun 20, 2017On June 20, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-175STD (ERJ-170-200) aircraft (registration PH-EXJ), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EXJKLM Cityhopper Embraer E170 / E175C-FZJA · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FZJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-FZJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJB-6549 · Air China Accident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration B-6549), operated by Air China, was involved in an accident at Shanghái, leaving 17 injured. Source: Air China.CNB-6549Air China Airbus A330N13538 · ExpressJet Incident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-145 LR aircraft (registration N13538), operated by ExpressJet, was involved in an incident at Wichita. Source: ExpressJet.USN13538ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 135 / 145N770SA · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N770SA), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN770SASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737JA845A · All Nippon Airways Incident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration JA845A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Sapporo. Source: ANA.JPJA845AAll Nippon Airways De Havilland Canada Dash 8N677UA · United Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N677UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: United Airlines.USN677UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767VH-YQV · Cobham Incident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the Boeing 717-2BL aircraft (registration VH-YQV), operated by Cobham, was involved in an incident at Canberra. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-YQVCobham Boeing 717N659SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the aircraft (registration N659SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Baltimore. Source: the FAA (United States).USN659SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737G-EZGE · easyJet Incident · Jun 20, 2016On June 20, 2016, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZGE), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Ibiza (IBZ) Airport (Spain) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZGEeasyJet Airbus A319D-AIFF · Lufthansa Incident · Jun 20, 2015On June 20, 2015, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFFLufthansa Airbus A340D-AIPD · Lufthansa Incident · Jun 20, 2015On June 20, 2015, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIPD), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIPDLufthansa Airbus A320SE-RET · SAS Scandinavian Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2015On June 20, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 76N/W aircraft (registration SE-RET), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.SESE-RETSAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737G-JECO · Flybe Incident · Jun 20, 2014On June 20, 2014, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-JECO), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Flybe.GBG-JECOFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8N518AE · Blue Streak Incident · Jun 20, 2014On June 20, 2014, the Bombardier CRJ-701ER aircraft (registration N518AE), operated by Blue Streak, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN518AEBlue Streak Bombardier CRJOO-SSW · Brussels Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2013On June 20, 2013, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration OO-SSW), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: the BEA (France).BEOO-SSWBrussels Airlines Airbus A319N45905 · United Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 2013On June 20, 2013, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N45905), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN45905United Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerEC-HHA · Vueling Incident · Jun 20, 2013On June 20, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration EC-HHA), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Lyon. Source: Vueling.ESEC-HHAVueling Airbus A320N452AW · Wisconsin Incident · Jun 20, 2012On June 20, 2012, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N452AW), operated by Wisconsin, was involved in an incident at Ottawa due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN452AWWisconsin Bombardier CRJZK-OJQ · Air New Zealand Incident · Jun 20, 2012On June 20, 2012, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration ZK-OJQ), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Wellington and Auckland. Source: TAIC.NZZK-OJQAir New Zealand Airbus A320G-GDFF · Jet2.com Incident · Jun 20, 2012On June 20, 2012, the Boeing 737-85P aircraft (registration G-GDFF), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-GDFFJet2.com Boeing 737N3738B · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jun 20, 2012On June 20, 2012, the Boeing 737-832(WL) aircraft (registration N3738B), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Colorado Springs. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN3738BDelta Air Lines Boeing 737JA610A · All Nippon Airways Accident · Jun 20, 2012On June 20, 2012, the Boeing 767 381ER aircraft (registration JA610A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an accident at Tokyo. Source: the TSB (Canada).JPJA610AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 767CS-TKJ · SATA Incident · Jun 20, 2011On June 20, 2011, the aircraft (registration CS-TKJ), operated by SATA, was involved in an incident at Funchal. Source: SATA.PTCS-TKJSATA Airbus A3205N-MJK · Arik Incident · Jun 20, 2011On June 20, 2011, the Boeing 737NG 76N/W aircraft (registration 5N-MJK), operated by Arik, was involved in an incident at Enugu. Source: Arik.NG5N-MJKArik Boeing 737YL-LCE · Small Planet Incident · Jun 20, 2011On June 20, 2011, the aircraft (registration YL-LCE), operated by Small Planet, was involved in an incident at Vilnius. Source: Small Planet.LVYL-LCESmall Planet Airbus A320N829AY · Pinnacle Incident · Jun 20, 2011On June 20, 2011, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N829AY), operated by Pinnacle, was involved in an incident at London due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN829AYPinnacle Bombardier CRJD-AIHM · EgyptAir Incident · Jun 20, 2011On June 20, 2011, the aircraft (registration D-AIHM), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).DED-AIHMEgyptAir Airbus A340HS-TJG · Thai Airways International Incident · Jun 20, 2010On June 20, 2010, the Boeing 777-2D7 aircraft (registration HS-TJG), operated by Thai Airways International, was involved in an incident near Osaka (Japan) due to turbulence. Source: Thai Airways International.THHS-TJGThai Airways International Boeing 777EC-IQR · Iberia Incident · Jun 20, 2008On June 20, 2008, the Airbus A340 642 aircraft (registration EC-IQR), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Cordoba. Source: Iberia.ESEC-IQRIberia Airbus A340N606UA · United Airlines Incident · Jun 20, 1995On June 20, 1995, the Boeing 767-222 aircraft (registration N606UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Champagne (United States) due to turbulence, leaving 3 injured. Source: United Airlines.USN606UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767

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