July 121929
The Do X, the twelve-engined giant, flies
First flight97 years ago
13historical events
60occurrences in earlier years
1910–2025years covered
Fact of the day
Over Lake Constance the Dornier Do X takes off, the largest aircraft in the world: a three-deck flying boat with twelve engines mounted in tandem above the wing, lounges, a bar and cabins for 66 passengers. Months later it would carry 169 people on a single flight, a figure nobody would beat for twenty years.
Also on this day · 12
1910Accident Charles Rolls dies at Bournemouth
Charles Rolls, co-founder of Rolls-Royce and the first man to cross the Channel both ways, dies aged 32 when the tail of his Wright breaks up at the Bournemouth meeting. He is the first Briton killed in an aeroplane.
1930Milestone The pilot who saved a train
Northwest Airways pilot Mal Freeburg spots a burning railway trestle in Wisconsin and warns the approaching train, preventing a derailment; he would receive the first Air Mail Medal of Honor.
1937Record Gromov leaves Moscow for California
Mikhail Gromov and his crew leave Moscow over the North Pole and land two days later at San Jacinto, California: 10,148 kilometres, a world distance record.
1946First flight The Convair 116 flying car flies
The Convair Model 116 takes off, a car with detachable wings that Convair dreamed of selling by the thousand.
1953Accident Transocean Flight 512 goes down in the Pacific
A Transocean Air Lines DC-6 crashes into the sea between Wake Island and Honolulu; all 58 aboard are killed.
1957Milestone Tolmachevo, Novosibirsk’s airport, opens
Novosibirsk opens Tolmachevo Airport, the largest in Siberia.
1961Accident ČSA 511 at Casablanca
The Czechoslovak airline’s aircraft crashes at Casablanca-Anfa airport and 72 people die.
1961Record The Tu-114 sets the turboprop altitude record
A Tu-114 flown by Ivan Sukhomlin sets a world altitude-with-payload record for turboprop aircraft at Vnukovo.
1988First flight The Scaled Composites Triumph flies
The Triumph takes off, Burt Rutan’s experimental business jet for Beechcraft.
1993Accident Davey Allison crashes at Talladega
NASCAR driver Davey Allison crashes his Hughes 369 helicopter while trying to land at Talladega Superspeedway; he dies the next day.
2000Accident Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378 runs out of fuel
A Hapag-Lloyd A310 flying with its landing gear stuck runs out of fuel and lands 500 metres short of the runway at Vienna; everyone survives.
2024Accident A Gazpromavia Superjet crashes near Moscow
A Gazpromavia Sukhoi Superjet on a positioning flight crashes near Kolomna; the three crew are killed.
This day in earlier years · 60
Occurrences recorded on July 12 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 12, 2025On July 12, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration C-FNWD), operated by WestJet Airlines, was involved in an incident at Richmond (Canada) due to a fire or smoke on board during landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).CAC-FNWDWestJet Airlines Boeing 737 MAX
Accident · Jul 12, 2025On July 12, 2025, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration N384FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, Colorado (United States) due to a tailstrike. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN384FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 12, 2025On July 12, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EC-NOL), operated by Volotea, was involved in an incident at Turin. Source: Volotea.ESEC-NOLVolotea Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 12, 2025On July 12, 2025, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQH), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD) Airport, Mascot (Australia) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQHQantas Airbus A380 Incident · Jul 12, 2024On July 12, 2024, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration RP-C8612), operated by PAL Express, was involved in an incident at Zamboanga. Source: PAL Express.PHRP-C8612PAL Express Airbus A320
Accident · Jul 12, 2024On July 12, 2024, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 LR-100 aircraft (registration RA-89049), operated by Gazpromavia, was involved in an accident at Moscow (Russia). Source: MAK.RURA-89049Gazpromavia Sukhoi Superjet 100
Incident · Jul 12, 2024On July 12, 2024, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration VT-IZI), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Lucknow. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IZIIndiGo Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 12, 2024On July 12, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration EC-NCY), operated by Air Europa, was involved in an incident at Asuncion. Source: Air Europa.ESEC-NCYAir Europa Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Incident · Jul 12, 2024On July 12, 2024, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N917UY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) (United States) due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: American Airlines.USN917UYAmerican Airlines Airbus A321
Incident · Jul 12, 2023On July 12, 2023, the Airbus A321-231 (WL) aircraft (registration N996JL), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident north of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN996JLJetBlue Airways Airbus A321 Accident · Jul 12, 2023On July 12, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N249NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an accident at Inverness, Florida (United States), leaving 6 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN249NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 12, 2023On July 12, 2023, the Boeing 767 346ER aircraft (registration JA614J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Hakodate and Sapporo. Source: the TSB (Canada).JPJA614JJapan Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Jul 12, 2023On July 12, 2023, the Airbus A321 231SL aircraft (registration PT-MXM), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Florianopolis due to a runway excursion during landing. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPT-MXMLATAM Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 12, 2023On July 12, 2023, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration G-XLEH), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: British Airways.GBG-XLEHBritish Airways Airbus A380
Incident · Jul 12, 2023On July 12, 2023, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration A7-ANE), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Seoul. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-ANEQatar Airways Airbus A350 XWB
Incident · Jul 12, 2023On July 12, 2023, the Bombardier CRJ 900 LR aircraft (registration D-ACKH), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ACKHLufthansa Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jul 12, 2022On July 12, 2022, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N179JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Fort Myers. Source: the FAA (United States).USN179JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Jul 12, 2022On July 12, 2022, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW aircraft (registration N354JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Savannah. Source: the FAA (United States).USN354JBJetBlue Airways Embraer E190 / E195
Incident · Jul 12, 2022On July 12, 2022, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N193DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN193DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 12, 2022On July 12, 2022, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRL), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Palermo. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRLLufthansa Airbus A321
Incident · Jul 12, 2022On July 12, 2022, the Boeing 737-77W (WL) BBJ aircraft (registration A6-RJV), operated by Royal Jet, was involved in an incident at Abu Dabi (AUH) International Airport (United Arab Emirates) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Royal Jet.AEA6-RJVRoyal Jet Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 12, 2022On July 12, 2022, the Boeing 737-824 (WL) aircraft (registration N14214), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver (DEN) International Airport (United States) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: United Airlines.USN14214United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 12, 2022On July 12, 2022, the Boeing 737-7Z5 (WL) BBJ aircraft (registration A6-AIN), operated by Royal Jet, was involved in an incident at Abu Dabi (AUH) International Airport (United Arab Emirates) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Royal Jet.AEA6-AINRoyal Jet Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 12, 2021On July 12, 2021, the Boeing 737 33ASF aircraft (registration PK-YGW), operated by TriMG, was involved in an incident at Paro. Source: TriMG.IDPK-YGWTriMG Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 12, 2020On July 12, 2020, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N905JH), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: American Eagle.USN905JHAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145
Incident · Jul 12, 2019On July 12, 2019, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration OH-LWK), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Surgut. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LWKFinnair Airbus A350 XWB
Incident · Jul 12, 2019On July 12, 2019, the ATR ATR 72-500 aircraft (registration 9N-AMM), operated by Yeti, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: Yeti.NP9N-AMMYeti ATR 42 / 72
Incident · Jul 12, 2019On July 12, 2019, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-EUPF), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Leeds/Bradford (LBA) Airport (United Kingdom) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUPFBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 12, 2019On July 12, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737 3Q8 aircraft (registration EW-336PA), operated by Belavia, was involved in an incident at Kyiv. Source: Belavia.BYEW-336PABelavia Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 12, 2018On July 12, 2018, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N29961), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN29961United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 12, 2018On July 12, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N703SK), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cedar Rapids. Source: SkyWest Airlines.USN703SKSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ
Incident · Jul 12, 2018On July 12, 2018, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-VIIA), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Baku. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIIABritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 12, 2018On July 12, 2018, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration HB-IPV), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IPVSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A319
Incident · Jul 12, 2018On July 12, 2018, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration A6-FGB), operated by Fly Dubai, was involved in an incident at Multan (Pakistan) due to a loss of separation with another aircraft (TCAS alert) during the descent. Source: the NTSB (United States).AEA6-FGBFly Dubai Boeing 737
Incident · Jul 12, 2018On July 12, 2018, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FWEP), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Calgary. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWEPWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 12, 2018On July 12, 2018, the ATR ATR 72-202 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-FEUR), operated by Summit, was involved in an incident at Thompson due to a mechanical failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEURSummit ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 12, 2018On July 12, 2018, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRC), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRCLufthansa Airbus A321
Incident · Jul 12, 2017On July 12, 2017, the Boeing 717-22A aircraft (registration N480HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Honolulu. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN480HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 Accident · Jul 12, 2017On July 12, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration 9Y-TAB), operated by Caribbean, was involved in an accident at Sint Maarten. Source: Caribbean.TT9Y-TABCaribbean Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 12, 2017On July 12, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration D-ABHI), operated by Berlin, was involved in an accident. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ABHIBerlin Airbus A320 Accident · Jul 12, 2017On July 12, 2017, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VN-A610), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an accident at Da Nang. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-A610Vietnam Airbus A321
Incident · Jul 12, 2016On July 12, 2016, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N642UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).USN642UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Jul 12, 2016On July 12, 2016, the DC-9 82 aircraft (registration EP-ZAE), operated by Zagros, was involved in an incident at Ahwaz. Source: Zagros.IREP-ZAEZagros McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Incident · Jul 12, 2016On July 12, 2016, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N788AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: American Airlines.USN788ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Accident · Jul 12, 2016On July 12, 2016, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration PT-MXC), operated by LATAM, was involved in an accident at Porto Alegre. Source: LATAM.BRPT-MXCLATAM Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 12, 2015On July 12, 2015, the Boeing 767 346ER/W aircraft (registration JA606J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).JPJA606JJapan Airlines Boeing 767
Incident · Jul 12, 2015On July 12, 2015, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANV), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Amritsar. Source: Air India.INVT-ANVAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 12, 2015On July 12, 2015, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GANS), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GANSAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 12, 2015On July 12, 2015, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-VIIY), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-VIIYBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 12, 2015On July 12, 2015, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNK), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Sofia. Source: Germanwings.DED-AKNKGermanwings Airbus A319
Incident · Jul 12, 2014On July 12, 2014, the Embraer ERJ-175STD (ERJ-170-200) aircraft (registration SP-LIA), operated by LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze, was involved in an incident at Bucharest Henri Coanda (OTP) International Airport (Romania) due to a hard landing. Source: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze.PLSP-LIALOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze Embraer E170 / E175
Incident · Jul 12, 2014On July 12, 2014, the Airbus A330 202 aircraft (registration CS-TOO), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TOOTAP Air Portugal Airbus A330 Accident · Jul 12, 2013On July 12, 2013, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N538AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN538ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 12, 2013On July 12, 2013, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N583JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Raleigh/Durham. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN583JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 12, 2013On July 12, 2013, the Boeing BOEING 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-TUIC), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident. Source: Thomson.GBG-TUICThomson Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Accident · Jul 12, 2013On July 12, 2013, the Boeing 777-232 aircraft (registration N863DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Atlanta, Georgia (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN863DADelta Air Lines Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 12, 2012On July 12, 2012, the Boeing 767-333 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FMWP), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Geneva due to a hydraulic system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMWPAir Canada Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 12, 2012On July 12, 2012, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FGYL), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FGYLAir Canada Airbus A320
Incident · Jul 12, 2012On July 12, 2012, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N938DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Norfolk. Source: the FAA (United States).USN938DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Jul 12, 2012On July 12, 2012, the Boeing 737 3H4/W aircraft (registration N388SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Baltimore. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN388SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737Photo: Autor desconocido · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
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