Amelia Earhart disappears
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Amelia Earhart disappears

Accident89 years ago
14historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1900–2025years covered

Fact of the day

Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan are lost over the Pacific looking for Howland Island on their round-the-world flight. The search continues almost a century later.

Also on this day · 13

1900First flight The LZ 1, the first Zeppelin, flies

Count Zeppelin’s LZ 1 rises over Lake Constance: the first flight of a rigid airship.

1919Milestone The R34 sets out across the Atlantic

The British airship R34 leaves Scotland and reaches New York four days later: the first east-to-west crossing of the Atlantic and the first by an airship.

1929First flight The CASA III flies

The CASA III takes off, the Spanish two-seat light aircraft from Construcciones Aeronáuticas.

1932Milestone Roosevelt flies to the convention

Franklin D. Roosevelt flies from Albany to Chicago in a chartered Ford Trimotor to accept the Democratic nomination: the first presidential candidate to campaign by air.

1949Accident A MacRobertson Miller DC-3 crashes at Perth

MacRobertson Miller’s DC-3 Fitzroy crashes on takeoff from Perth in driving rain; all 18 aboard are killed.

1963Accident Mohawk Flight 121 crashes at Rochester

A Mohawk Martin 4-0-4 crashes on takeoff from Rochester in a thunderstorm; seven of the 43 aboard die.

1979Airline Crossair begins scheduled flights

Crossair launches scheduled services from Zurich to Nuremberg, Innsbruck and Klagenfurt.

1982Milestone Lawnchair Larry’s flight

Larry Walters rises over Los Angeles in a garden chair tied to 45 weather balloons and reaches 16,000 feet before descending by shooting the balloons with a pellet gun.

1986Accident Aeroflot Flight 2306 at Syktyvkar

An Aeroflot Tu-134 with a fire aboard attempts an emergency landing at Syktyvkar and crashes; 54 people die.

1992Airline The third Braniff stops flying

Braniff International Airlines, the third carrier to bear the name, ceases operations for good.

1994Accident USAir Flight 1016 crashes at Charlotte

A USAir DC-9 crashes on approach to Charlotte in a microburst; 37 of the 57 aboard die.

2015Airline B&H Airlines shuts down

B&H Airlines, the flag carrier of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ceases operations.

2024Airline Bonza shuts down

Bonza, the Australian 737 MAX low-cost carrier, closes for good after little more than a year of flying.

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on July 2 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

VH-YFZ · Virgin Australia Report · Jul 2, 2025On July 2, 2025, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft (registration VH-YFZ), operated by Virgin Australia, was the subject of a report at Melbourne. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-YFZVirgin Australia Boeing 737N66831 · United Airlines Accident · Jul 2, 2025On July 2, 2025, the Boeing 737-924Er aircraft (registration N66831), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Las Vegas, Nevada (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN66831United Airlines Boeing 737C-FDJZ · Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Incident · Jul 2, 2025On July 2, 2025, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration C-FDJZ), operated by Air Canada Express, opb Jazz, was involved in an incident over Mount Rainier National Park (United States) due to smoke or fumes in the cabin. Source: Air Canada Express, opb Jazz.CAC-FDJZAir Canada Express, opb Jazz Bombardier CRJA6-AOV · Arabia Incident · Jul 2, 2025On July 2, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration A6-AOV), operated by Arabia, was involved in an incident at Ankara. Source: Arabia.AEA6-AOVArabia Airbus A320PH-NXV · KLM Cityhopper Incident · Jul 2, 2025On July 2, 2025, the Embraer ERJ-195-E2 (ERJ-190-400 STD) aircraft (registration PH-NXV), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-NXVKLM Cityhopper Embraer E-Jet E2OE-LQR · easyJet Europe Incident · Jul 2, 2025On July 2, 2025, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration OE-LQR), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-LQReasyJet Europe Airbus A319VH-YFZ · Virgin Australia Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2025On July 2, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration VH-YFZ), operated by Virgin Australia Airlines, was involved in an incident at Melbourne Airport, Victoria (Australia). Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-YFZVirgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737N199SY · SkyWest Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2024On July 2, 2024, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N199SY), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles and Eugene. Source: the FAA (United States).USN199SYSkyWest Airlines Embraer E170 / E175N507JT · JetBlue Airways Incident · Jul 2, 2024On July 2, 2024, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N507JT), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN507JTJetBlue Airways Airbus A320EI-EVL · Ryanair Incident · Jul 2, 2024On July 2, 2024, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EVL), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Gothenburg. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EVLRyanair Boeing 7379H-TJB · Corendon Europe Incident · Jul 2, 2024On July 2, 2024, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration 9H-TJB), operated by Corendon Europe, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Corendon Europe.MT9H-TJBCorendon Europe Boeing 737N754SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2023On July 2, 2023, the Boeing 737-7H4 aircraft (registration N754SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Columbus. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN754SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737N803NW · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jul 2, 2022On July 2, 2022, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N803NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Barcelona (Spain) due to an air traffic conflict while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN803NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330N319DN · Delta Air Lines Incident · Jul 2, 2022On July 2, 2022, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N319DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Charleston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN319DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A321G-EUUK · British Airways Incident · Jul 2, 2022On July 2, 2022, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUUK), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUUKBritish Airways Airbus A320VT-SUR · SpiceJet Incident · Jul 2, 2022On July 2, 2022, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration VT-SUR), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SURSpiceJet De Havilland Canada Dash 8EI-DYO · Ryanair Incident · Jul 2, 2022On July 2, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-DYO), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona El Prat Airport (Spain) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft during take-off. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).IEEI-DYORyanair Boeing 737EI-EPA · Ryanair Incident · Jul 2, 2022On July 2, 2022, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration EI-EPA), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Barcelona (Spain) due to an air traffic conflict. Source: the NTSB (United States).IEEI-EPARyanair Boeing 737G-STBA · British Airways Incident · Jul 2, 2021On July 2, 2021, the Boeing 777-336ER aircraft (registration G-STBA), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London-Heathrow (LHR) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: British Airways.GBG-STBABritish Airways Boeing 777N810TA · Rhoades Aviation Accident · Jul 2, 2021On July 2, 2021, the Boeing 737-275C aircraft (registration N810TA), operated by Rhoades Aviation, was involved in an accident at Honolulu, Hawaii (United States), leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN810TARhoades Aviation Boeing 737N169UW · American Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2021On July 2, 2021, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N169UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: American Airlines.USN169UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321VT-ITA · IndiGo Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2021On July 2, 2021, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration VT-ITA), operated by IndiGo Airlines, was involved in an incident at Delhi-Indira Gandhi (DEL) International Airport (India) due to a fuel problem. Source: IndiGo Airlines.INVT-ITAIndiGo Airlines Airbus A320C-GWJK · WestJet Encore Incident · Jul 2, 2020On July 2, 2020, the DHC-8-402 (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GWJK), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flap system failure in flight. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GWJKWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8EC-KGJ · Binter Canarias Incident · Jul 2, 2020On July 2, 2020, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration EC-KGJ), operated by Binter Canarias, was involved in an incident at Funchal. Source: Binter Canarias.ESEC-KGJBinter Canarias ATR 42 / 72N27958 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2020On July 2, 2020, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N27958), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: United Airlines.USN27958United Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerN12010 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2020On July 2, 2020, the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N12010), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: United Airlines.USN12010United Airlines Boeing 787 DreamlinerPH-TFL · TUI fly Netherlands Incident · Jul 2, 2020On July 2, 2020, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration PH-TFL), operated by TUI fly Netherlands, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: TUI fly Netherlands.NLPH-TFLTUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787 DreamlinerVN-A624 · Vietnam Incident · Jul 2, 2019On July 2, 2019, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration VN-A624), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an incident at Haiphong. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-A624Vietnam Airbus A321HL7776 · Asiana Incident · Jul 2, 2019On July 2, 2019, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration HL7776), operated by Asiana, was involved in an incident at Beijing. Source: Asiana.KRHL7776Asiana Airbus A320C-GDUZ · Air Canada Rouge Incident · Jul 2, 2018On July 2, 2018, the Boeing 767-38E (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GDUZ), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident at Quebec City due to a diversion for technical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GDUZAir Canada Rouge Boeing 767VP-BBH · Ural Incident · Jul 2, 2018On July 2, 2018, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VP-BBH), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Bodrum. Source: Ural.BMVP-BBHUral Airbus A321B-28035 · Far Eastern Accident · Jul 2, 2018On July 2, 2018, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration B-28035), operated by Far Eastern, was involved in an accident at Taipéi. Source: Far Eastern.CNB-28035Far Eastern McDonnell Douglas MD-80N796SK · Delta Connection Accident · Jul 2, 2017On July 2, 2017, the Bombardier Inc Cl 600 2C10 aircraft (registration N796SK), operated by Delta Connection, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN796SKDelta Connection Bombardier CRJC-FSRY · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Jul 2, 2017On July 2, 2017, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FSRY), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a loss of separation during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FSRYAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8N863GA · Allegiant Air Incident · Jul 2, 2017On July 2, 2017, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft (registration N863GA), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at nr Dallas (United States) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: Allegiant Air.USN863GAAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80N203FR · Frontier Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2017On July 2, 2017, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration N203FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kansas City. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN203FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320N419QX · Horizon Air Incident · Jul 2, 2017On July 2, 2017, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration N419QX), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Belgrade. Source: the FAA (United States).USN419QXHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8OH-LVH · Finnair Incident · Jul 2, 2017On July 2, 2017, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration OH-LVH), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LVHFinnair Airbus A319HB-IJU · Edelweiss Incident · Jul 2, 2017On July 2, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJU), operated by Edelweiss, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Edelweiss.CHHB-IJUEdelweiss Airbus A320PK-GFK · Garuda Indonesia Airways Incident · Jul 2, 2017On July 2, 2017, the Boeing 737-86N (WL) aircraft (registration PK-GFK), operated by Garuda Indonesia Airways, was involved in an incident at Mutiara SIS Al Jufri Airport, Palu (Indonesia) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Garuda Indonesia Airways.IDPK-GFKGaruda Indonesia Airways Boeing 737C-GLQV · Porter Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2016On July 2, 2016, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQV), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQVPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8N34137 · United Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2016On July 2, 2016, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N34137), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: United Airlines.USN34137United Airlines Boeing 757YR-BMG · Blue Incident · Jul 2, 2016On July 2, 2016, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 86N aircraft (registration YR-BMG), operated by Blue, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Blue.ROYR-BMGBlue Boeing 737N626SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2016On July 2, 2016, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N626SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Oakland. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN626SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737LZ-BHJ · Balkan Holidays Incident · Jul 2, 2016On July 2, 2016, the Airbus Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration LZ-BHJ), operated by Balkan Holidays, was involved in an incident at Billund. Source: Balkan Holidays.BGLZ-BHJBalkan Holidays Airbus A320A6-FGA · flydubai Incident · Jul 2, 2016On July 2, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8KN/W aircraft (registration A6-FGA), operated by flydubai, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: flydubai.AEA6-FGAflydubai Boeing 737A6-FEA · flydubai Incident · Jul 2, 2016On July 2, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8KN/W aircraft (registration A6-FEA), operated by flydubai, was involved in an incident at Kyiv. Source: flydubai.AEA6-FEAflydubai Boeing 737XC-LJG · Fuerza Aérea Mexicana Incident · Jul 2, 2015On July 2, 2015, the Boeing 737-322 aircraft (registration XC-LJG), operated by Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico-Benito Juárez (MEX) International Airport (Mexico) due to a runway excursion. Source: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana.MXXC-LJGFuerza Aérea Mexicana Boeing 737C-FRUZ · Air Canada Jazz Incident · Jul 2, 2015On July 2, 2015, the DHC-8-311 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FRUZ), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a diversion for technical reasons during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FRUZAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8PK-CKL · Sriwijaya Air Incident · Jul 2, 2015On July 2, 2015, the Boeing 737-3Q8 aircraft (registration PK-CKL), operated by Sriwijaya Air, was involved in an incident at Makassar-Sultan Hasanuddin (UPG) International Airport (Indonesia) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Sriwijaya Air.IDPK-CKLSriwijaya Air Boeing 737N785SW · Southwest Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2015On July 2, 2015, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N785SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Salina. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN785SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737EC-JTR · Vueling Incident · Jul 2, 2015On July 2, 2015, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EC-JTR), operated by Vueling, was involved in an incident at Barcelona. Source: Vueling.ESEC-JTRVueling Airbus A320G-TTOE · British Airways Incident · Jul 2, 2015On July 2, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-TTOE), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-TTOEBritish Airways Airbus A320VH-OQD · Qantas Incident · Jul 2, 2014On July 2, 2014, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQD), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: the BEA (France).AUVH-OQDQantas Airbus A380C-GLQD · Porter Airlines Accident · Jul 2, 2014On July 2, 2014, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQD), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an accident at Montreal due to difficulty controlling the aircraft. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQDPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8C-FAFS · Calm Incident · Jul 2, 2014On July 2, 2014, the ATR ATR 42-300 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-FAFS), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Churchill due to a powerplant failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FAFSCalm ATR 42 / 72N188AN · American Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2013On July 2, 2013, the Boeing 757 223/W aircraft (registration N188AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at St. John's due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN188ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757OH-LZF · Finnair Incident · Jul 2, 2013On July 2, 2013, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration OH-LZF), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LZFFinnair Airbus A321OY-KFD · SAS Scandinavian Airlines Incident · Jul 2, 2013On July 2, 2013, the Bombardier Bombardier CRJ 900 ER NG aircraft (registration OY-KFD), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.DKOY-KFDSAS Scandinavian Airlines Bombardier CRJCS-TRC · SATA Incident · Jul 2, 2013On July 2, 2013, the DHC-8 202 aircraft (registration CS-TRC), operated by SATA, was involved in an incident at Ponta Delgada. Source: SATA.PTCS-TRCSATA De Havilland Canada Dash 8

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