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Occurrences recorded on July 3 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Jul 3, 2025On July 3, 2025, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration CN-COH), operated by RAM, was involved in an incident at Porto. Source: RAM.MACN-COHRAM ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 3, 2025On July 3, 2025, the Embraer ERJ-195LR (ERJ-190-200 LR) aircraft (registration SE-RSK), operated by SAS Link, was involved in an incident at Bergen. Source: SAS Link.SESE-RSKSAS Link Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Jul 3, 2024On July 3, 2024, the Boeing 777-36NER aircraft (registration B-16731), operated by EVA Air, was involved in an incident at Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat (SGN) International Airport (Vietnam) due to an impact against a lighting pole. Source: EVA Air.CNB-16731EVA Air Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 3, 2024On July 3, 2024, the Boeing 737-924(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N69830), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN69830United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2024On July 3, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration F-HRBF), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-HRBFAir France Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · Jul 3, 2024On July 3, 2024, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N816NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Gander. Source: the FAA (United States).USN816NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 3, 2023On July 3, 2023, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration YR-ABA), operated by Carpat, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Carpat.ROYR-ABACarpat Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 3, 2023On July 3, 2023, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N145AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: American Airlines.USN145ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 3, 2023On July 3, 2023, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration SX-DNC), operated by Aegean, was involved in an incident at Naples. Source: Aegean.GRSX-DNCAegean Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2023On July 3, 2023, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration N553NN), operated by American Eagle, opb PSA Airlines, was involved in an incident near Toronto-Pearson (YYZ) International Airport (Canada) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: American Eagle, opb PSA Airlines.USN553NNAmerican Eagle, opb PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 3, 2022On July 3, 2022, the Boeing 737-83N (WL) aircraft (registration S2-AFL), operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dhaka-Shahjalal (DAC) International Airport (Bangladesh) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Biman Bangladesh Airlines.BDS2-AFLBiman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2022On July 3, 2022, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration S2-AJU), operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dhaka-Shahjalal (DAC) International Airport (Bangladesh) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Biman Bangladesh Airlines.BDS2-AJUBiman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 3, 2022On July 3, 2022, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FRQN), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: Air Canada Jazz.CAC-FRQNAir Canada Jazz Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Jul 3, 2022On July 3, 2022, the Boeing 777-224(ER) aircraft (registration N76021), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN76021United Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 3, 2022On July 3, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 7M2/W aircraft (registration D2-TBJ), operated by TAAG, was involved in an incident. Source: TAAG.AOD2-TBJTAAG Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2022On July 3, 2022, the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft (registration A7-BEV), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BEVQatar Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 3, 2022On July 3, 2022, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration TC-LOB), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Colombo-Bandaranaike (CMB) International Airport (Sri Lanka) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LOBTurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 3, 2021On July 3, 2021, the Airbus Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration VP-BOL), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chelyabinsk. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BOLS7 Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2021On July 3, 2021, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N703JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Boston-Logan (BOS) International Airport (United States) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN703JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2020On July 3, 2020, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration TS-IMV), operated by Tunis, was involved in an incident at Túnez. Source: Tunis.TNTS-IMVTunis Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2020On July 3, 2020, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration 9H-QDT), operated by Malta, was involved in an incident at Thessaloniki. Source: Malta.MT9H-QDTMalta Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2020On July 3, 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 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 3, 2020On July 3, 2020, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PK-WHY), operated by Wings, was involved in an incident at Ambon. Source: KNKT.IDPK-WHYWings ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-YMMU), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-YMMUBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGOY), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Victoria. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGOYAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HSF), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HSFTransavia Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration SE-ROM), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an accident at Stockholm. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.SESE-ROMSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration YI-ARA), operated by Iraqi, was involved in an incident at Sofia. Source: Iraqi.IQYI-ARAIraqi Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the Airbus A320-211 aircraft (registration N327NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN327NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N936NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: American Airlines.USN936NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration N501AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: American Airlines.USN501AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Jul 3, 2019On July 3, 2019, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration A4O-DH), operated by Oman, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Oman.OMA4O-DHOman Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 3, 2018On July 3, 2018, the aircraft (registration VT-JXA), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident at Chennai. Source: Jet Airways.INVT-JXAJet Airways Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Jul 3, 2018On July 3, 2018, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N941DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN941DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Jul 3, 2018On July 3, 2018, the Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration OY-GRN), operated by Greenland, was involved in an incident at Keflavik. Source: Greenland.DKOY-GRNGreenland Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 3, 2018On July 3, 2018, the Airbus A330-322 aircraft (registration EI-FBU), operated by I-Fly, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: I-Fly.IEEI-FBUI-Fly Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 3, 2018On July 3, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EC-JFN), operated by Iberia Express, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-JFNIberia Express Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2017On July 3, 2017, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration 9M-XXT), operated by AirAsia X, was involved in an incident at Coolangatta. Source: the ATSB (Australia).MY9M-XXTAirAsia X Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 3, 2017On July 3, 2017, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration D-ABQK), operated by LGW Walter, was involved in an incident at Florence and Dusseldorf. Source: LGW Walter.DED-ABQKLGW Walter De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 3, 2017On July 3, 2017, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration N742AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Cali (Colombia). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN742AVAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2017On July 3, 2017, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZAW), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EZAWEasyjet Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 3, 2016On July 3, 2016, the Boeing 767 31BER/W aircraft (registration D-ABUM), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Chania. Source: Condor.DED-ABUMCondor Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 3, 2016On July 3, 2016, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EFG), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Paphos. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EFGRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2016On July 3, 2016, the Boeing 787-9 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FGHZ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGHZAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 3, 2015On July 3, 2015, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration OE-LGB), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LGBAustrian Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 3, 2015On July 3, 2015, the DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N877GA), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Allegiant Air.USN877GAAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Jul 3, 2015On July 3, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration B-5122), operated by China Southern, was involved in an accident at Sanya, leaving 11 injured. Source: China Southern.CNB-5122China Southern Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2015On July 3, 2015, the Boeing BOEING 757-28A aircraft (registration EI-EWT), operated by iFly, was involved in an incident at Omsk. Source: iFly.IEEI-EWTiFly Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 3, 2014On July 3, 2014, the aircraft (registration N358AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: American Airlines.USN358AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 3, 2014On July 3, 2014, the Bombardier DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration YL-BAJ), operated by Baltic, was involved in an incident at Riga. Source: Baltic.LVYL-BAJBaltic De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 3, 2014On July 3, 2014, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DVM), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-DVMAer Lingus Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2014On July 3, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 8D6/W aircraft (registration 7T-VJM), operated by Algerie, was involved in an incident at Lyon. Source: Algerie.DZ7T-VJMAlgerie Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2014On July 3, 2014, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration ZK-OJA), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: Air New Zealand.NZZK-OJAAir New Zealand Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2014On July 3, 2014, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DES), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-DESAer Lingus Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 3, 2014On July 3, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 767-336 aircraft (registration G-BNWX), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-BNWXBritish Airways Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 3, 2014On July 3, 2014, the Boeing 777-312ER aircraft (registration 9V-SWH), operated by Singapore Airlines, was involved in an incident near Houston-George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) Airport (United States) due to an altitude deviation in flight. Source: Singapore Airlines.SG9V-SWHSingapore Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 3, 2013On July 3, 2013, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GNJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay due to the incapacitation of a crew member for medical reasons in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GNJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 3, 2012On July 3, 2012, the Boeing 737-7H4(WL) aircraft (registration N928WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Jose. Source: the FAA (United States).USN928WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 3, 2012On July 3, 2012, the Boeing 777-228(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSPL), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-GSPLAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 3, 2012On July 3, 2012, the Boeing 767-323 aircraft (registration N342AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at São Paulo (Brazil) due to a technical failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN342ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767

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