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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on July 4 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 4, 2025On July 4, 2025, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N521JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Orlando (MCO) International Airport (United States) due to a taxiway excursion. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN521JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2025On July 4, 2025, the Boeing 737-8HX (WL) aircraft (registration LV-FUB), operated by Aerolíneas Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires (Argentina) due to an engine failure. Source: Aerolíneas Argentinas.ARLV-FUBAerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 4, 2025On July 4, 2025, the Boeing 737-8AS aircraft (registration G-RUKN), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an accident at Palma de Mallorca (Islas Baleares) Airport (Spain). Source: CIAIAC (Spain).GBG-RUKNRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2024On July 4, 2024, the ATR ATR 42-300 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-GWWD), operated by Transwest, was involved in an incident at Saskatoon. Source: Transwest.CAC-GWWDTranswest ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 4, 2024On July 4, 2024, the Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration ZK-NZI), operated by Air New Zealand, was involved in an incident. Source: ANZ.NZZK-NZIAir New Zealand Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 4, 2023On July 4, 2023, the Airbus A380 842 aircraft (registration A6-EUY), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Birmingham. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EUYEmirates Airbus A380 Incident · Jul 4, 2023On July 4, 2023, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration CS-TNT), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Madrid. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TNTTAP Air Portugal Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2023On July 4, 2023, the Boeing 737-823 (WL) aircraft (registration N957NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte-Douglas (CLT) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: American Airlines.USN957NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2023On July 4, 2023, the Boeing 737-86N (WL) aircraft (registration TC-JKY), operated by Turkish Airlines, opb Anadolu Jet, was involved in an incident at Ercan Airport (Turkey) due to an engine failure. Source: Turkish Airlines, opb Anadolu Jet.TRTC-JKYTurkish Airlines, opb Anadolu Jet Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2023On July 4, 2023, the aircraft (registration TC-JKY), operated by Anadolujet, was involved in an incident at Ercan. Source: Anadolujet.TRTC-JKYAnadolujet Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2022On July 4, 2022, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GXRW), operated by Swoop, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to a tyre failure during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GXRWSwoop Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2022On July 4, 2022, the Boeing Boeing 787 9 aircraft (registration A6-BLQ), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Abu Dabi. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-BLQEtihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 4, 2022On July 4, 2022, the Boeing 777-FFG aircraft (registration HZ-AK73), operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo, was involved in an incident at Waypoint EGVAN (Oman) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (airprox). Source: Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo.SAHZ-AK73Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 4, 2022On July 4, 2022, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration A4O-OVH), operated by SalamAir, was involved in an incident due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (TCAS alert). Source: the NTSB (United States).OMA4O-OVHSalamAir Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2022On July 4, 2022, the Fokker 100 aircraft (registration VH-NQE), operated by QantasLink, opb Network Aviation, was involved in an incident 187.9 km 197 degrees from Paraburdoo Aerodrome (Australia) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: QantasLink, opb Network Aviation.AUVH-NQEQantasLink, opb Network Aviation Fokker 100 Incident · Jul 4, 2021On July 4, 2021, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSQI), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Air France.FRF-GSQIAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 4, 2021On July 4, 2021, the ATR ATR 72-212 A 600 Version aircraft (registration G-FBXA), operated by Logan, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Logan.GBG-FBXALogan ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 4, 2021On July 4, 2021, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N662AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Milwaukee. Source: American Airlines.USN662AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2021On July 4, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 76N aircraft (registration PR-GOW), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GOWGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2021On July 4, 2021, the Boeing 747-4H6F aircraft (registration VP-BCV), operated by Silk Way, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Silk Way.BMVP-BCVSilk Way Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 4, 2021On July 4, 2021, the Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration 4K-AZ04), operated by AZAL, was involved in an incident at Baku. Source: AZAL.AZ4K-AZ04AZAL Airbus A319 Accident · Jul 4, 2021On July 4, 2021, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N156AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Miami, Florida (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN156ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 4, 2020On July 4, 2020, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration C-GEFA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at St. John's due to a hydraulic system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GEFAAir Canada Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 4, 2020On July 4, 2020, the Boeing Boeing 747-4R7F aircraft (registration LX-UCV), operated by Cargolux, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cargolux.LULX-UCVCargolux Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 4, 2019On July 4, 2019, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration VT-ITK), operated by IndiGo Airlines, was involved in an incident at Patna (PAT) Airport (India) due to a hard landing. Source: IndiGo Airlines.INVT-ITKIndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2019On July 4, 2019, the Airbus A320-232 (WL) aircraft (registration VT-TTN), operated by Vistara, was involved in an incident at Amritsar (India) due to wind shear. Source: Vistara.INVT-TTNVistara Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2019On July 4, 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 Incident · Jul 4, 2019On July 4, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A330-343 aircraft (registration G-VKSS), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).GBG-VKSSVirgin Atlantic Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 4, 2019On July 4, 2019, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N954JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN954JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 4, 2019On July 4, 2019, the Boeing BOEING 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-TUIA), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: TUI.GBG-TUIATUI Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · Jul 4, 2018On July 4, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N232NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an accident at Jacksonville, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN232NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2018On July 4, 2018, the Airbus A321-232 aircraft (registration TC-JRP), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JRPTurkish Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 4, 2018On July 4, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N225NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Cedar Rapids. Source: Allegiant.USN225NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2018On July 4, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration VT-SZB), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Ahmedabad. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SZBSpiceJet Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2018On July 4, 2018, the Boeing 777 300ER aircraft (registration A6-EPU), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Sialkot. Source: Emirates.AEA6-EPUEmirates Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 4, 2018On July 4, 2018, the Boeing 737-8BK (WL) aircraft (registration P2-PXE), operated by Air Niugini, was involved in an incident at Port Moresby-Jacksons (POM) International Airport (Papua New Guinea) due to an engine failure. Source: Air Niugini.PGP2-PXEAir Niugini Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2018On July 4, 2018, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration HP-1794PST), operated by Air Panama, was involved in an incident at Bocas del Toro (BOC) Airport (Panama) due to a burst tyre. Source: Air Panama.PAHP-1794PSTAir Panama Fokker 50 Incident · Jul 4, 2018On July 4, 2018, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHH), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Genoa. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JHHSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 4, 2017On July 4, 2017, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GQCA), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to the presence of smoke during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GQCAAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2017On July 4, 2017, the Airbus A321-211 (WL) aircraft (registration N718FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando (MCO) International Airport (United States) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN718FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 4, 2016On July 4, 2016, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration HB-IYW), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IYWSwiss International Air Lines BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Jul 4, 2016On July 4, 2016, the ATR ATR 72-202 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-FULE), operated by Calm, was involved in an incident at Island Lake due to a precautionary engine shutdown during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FULECalm ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 4, 2016On July 4, 2016, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N27958), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: United Airlines.USN27958United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 4, 2016On July 4, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 83N/W aircraft (registration B-5122), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Hohhot. Source: China Southern.CNB-5122China Southern Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2016On July 4, 2016, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration VN-A863), operated by Vietnam Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hanoi-Noi Bai (HAN) International Airport (Vietnam) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Vietnam Airlines.VNVN-A863Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 4, 2015On July 4, 2015, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HSD), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-HSDKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2015On July 4, 2015, the ATR ATR 72 500 aircraft (registration I-ADLK), operated by Mistral, was involved in an incident at Trapani. Source: Mistral.ITI-ADLKMistral ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 4, 2014On July 4, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration SX-DVK), operated by Aegean Airlines, was involved in an incident at Mykonos Island National (JMK) Airport (Greece) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Aegean Airlines.GRSX-DVKAegean Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2014On July 4, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 737-330 aircraft (registration G-CELH), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Newcastle. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-CELHJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 4, 2014On July 4, 2014, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration SU-GCB), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Brussels (Cyprus). Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GCBEgyptAir Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2014On July 4, 2014, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration TS-IML), operated by Tunisair, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Tunisair.TNTS-IMLTunisair Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 4, 2013On July 4, 2013, the Boeing 757 2B7/W aircraft (registration N936UW), operated by US Airways, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: US Airways.USN936UWUS Airways Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 4, 2012On July 4, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A300 B4-605R aircraft (registration 9K-AMC), operated by Kuwait, was involved in an incident at Madinah. Source: Kuwait.KW9K-AMCKuwait Airbus A300 Incident · Jul 4, 2012On July 4, 2012, the Boeing 767-333 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FMWQ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Anchorage due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMWQAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 4, 2012On July 4, 2012, the Boeing 747 458 aircraft (registration 4X-ELD), operated by El Al, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the NTSB (United States).IL4X-ELDEl Al Boeing 747 Accident · Jul 4, 2012On July 4, 2012, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQM), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an accident at Ottawa due to turbulence, leaving 2 injured. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQMPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 4, 2012On July 4, 2012, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZDN), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-EZDNeasyJet Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 4, 2011On July 4, 2011, the Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200LR aircraft (registration N8972E), operated by Pinnacle Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (United States). Source: Pinnacle Airlines.USN8972EPinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 4, 2011On July 4, 2011, the Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration EC-KTG), operated by Air Europa, was involved in an incident. Source: Air Europa.ESEC-KTGAir Europa Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 4, 2009On July 4, 2009, the Boeing 737NG 8B6/W aircraft (registration CN-ROC), operated by Royal Air Maroc, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: the BEA (France).MACN-ROCRoyal Air Maroc Boeing 737

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