The shooting down of MH17

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This day in earlier years · 59

Occurrences recorded on July 17 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Jul 17, 1996On July 17, 1996, the Boeing 747-131 aircraft (registration N93119), operated by TWA Trans World Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Atlantic Ocean, off Long Island (United States), leaving 230 dead. Source: TWA Trans World Airlines.USN93119TWA Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 Accident · Jul 17, 2007On July 17, 2007, the Airbus A320-233 aircraft (registration PR-MBK), operated by TAM Linhas Aéreas, was involved in a fatal accident at São Paulo-Congonhas (Brazil), leaving 187 dead on board and 12 on the ground. Source: TAM Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-MBKTAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Accident · Jul 17, 2025On July 17, 2025, the Bombardier Inc Cl-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N330PQ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Germantown, Kentucky (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN330PQDelta Air Lines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 17, 2025On July 17, 2025, the Boeing B738 aircraft (registration OK-TSU), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident at Colonia and Rhodes. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TSUSmartwings Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2025On July 17, 2025, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration PR-YRO), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Brasilia due to a system or component failure in cruise. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-YROAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2025On July 17, 2025, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHL), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JHLSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 17, 2025On July 17, 2025, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration HS-BBA), operated by Thai Asia, was involved in an incident at Chongqing. Source: Thai Asia.THHS-BBAThai Asia Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2024On July 17, 2024, the 320-251N aircraft (registration HK-5410), was involved in an incident at Bogota.COHK-5410Avianca Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2024On July 17, 2024, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N340CA), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Endeavor Air.USN340CAEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 17, 2024On July 17, 2024, the Boeing 737-86N (WL) aircraft (registration CN-RGF), operated by Royal Air Maroc - RAM, was involved in an incident at Cairo (CAI) International Airport (Egypt) due to a technical failure. Source: Royal Air Maroc - RAM.MACN-RGFRoyal Air Maroc - RAM Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2023On July 17, 2023, the Boeing 777-258ER aircraft (registration 4X-ECB), operated by El Al Israel Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to jet blast from another aircraft. Source: El Al Israel Airlines.IL4X-ECBEl Al Israel Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 17, 2023On July 17, 2023, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N684DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at San Salvador, Other Foreign (El Salvador) due to a wheel detaching from the aircraft. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN684DADelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 17, 2023On July 17, 2023, the Boeing 757-23A (SF) aircraft (registration N918FD), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion (TLV) International Airport (Israel) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: FedEx Express.USN918FDFedEx Express Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 17, 2023On July 17, 2023, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N666UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: the FAA (United States).USN666UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 17, 2023On July 17, 2023, the aircraft (registration PR-AUI), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Recife due to a system or component failure during take-off. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AUIAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Jul 17, 2022On July 17, 2022, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EXV), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at London. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EXVKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Jul 17, 2022On July 17, 2022, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration D-AIKA), operated by Discover Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cork. Source: Discover Airlines.DED-AIKADiscover Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 17, 2022On July 17, 2022, the Boeing 737NG 8HG/W aircraft (registration VT-AXX), operated by India Express, was involved in an incident at Muscat. Source: India Express.INVT-AXXIndia Express Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2021On July 17, 2021, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N125UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Pittsburgh. Source: American Airlines.USN125UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2021On July 17, 2021, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N703UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: American Airlines.USN703UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 17, 2019On July 17, 2019, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQO), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Albany due to a pressurisation failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQOPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 17, 2019On July 17, 2019, the Boeing 737-823 (WL) aircraft (registration N861NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Miami (MIA) International Airport (United States). Source: American Airlines.USN861NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2019On July 17, 2019, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N958JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Norfolk. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN958JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 17, 2019On July 17, 2019, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration JA819A), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA819AAll Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 17, 2018On July 17, 2018, the Boeing 737 430 aircraft (registration 9H-GTC), operated by Blue Panorama, was involved in an incident at Ancona. Source: Blue Panorama.MT9H-GTCBlue Panorama Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2018On July 17, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-JJL), operated by Edelweiss, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Edelweiss.CHHB-JJLEdelweiss Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2018On July 17, 2018, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration 9K-EAI), operated by Wataniya, was involved in an incident at Aqaba. Source: Wataniya.KW9K-EAIWataniya Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2017On July 17, 2017, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration N973AV), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at San Salvador. Source: Avianca.USN973AVAvianca Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 17, 2017On July 17, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 787-9 aircraft (registration HL8082), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: Korean.KRHL8082Korean Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 17, 2017On July 17, 2017, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N944DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Chattanooga. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN944DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Jul 17, 2017On July 17, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-CIVU), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: British Airways.GBG-CIVUBritish Airways Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 17, 2017On July 17, 2017, the Boeing 767-316 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FMLV), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident at London due to a tyre failure during take-off. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FMLVAir Canada Rouge Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 17, 2017On July 17, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 757-236 aircraft (registration G-OOBG), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident at Rennes. Source: Thomson.GBG-OOBGThomson Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 17, 2016On July 17, 2016, the Airbus A320-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FDQV), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a cockpit display failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FDQVAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2016On July 17, 2016, the Embraer ERJ-135 LR aircraft (registration ZS-OTN), operated by SA Airlink, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: SA Airlink.ZAZS-OTNSA Airlink Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Jul 17, 2016On July 17, 2016, the Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration B-LNE), operated by Hong Kong, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: Hong Kong.CNB-LNEHong Kong Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 17, 2015On July 17, 2015, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration C-GITS), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GITSAir Transat Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 17, 2015On July 17, 2015, the Airbus A340-313 aircraft (registration D-AIFF), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIFFLufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Jul 17, 2014On July 17, 2014, the aircraft (registration N628VA), operated by Virgin America, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: Virgin America.USN628VAVirgin America Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2014On July 17, 2014, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N246PS), operated by PSA Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chattanooga. Source: PSA Airlines.USN246PSPSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 17, 2014On July 17, 2014, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EK32039), operated by Air Armenia, was involved in an incident at Moscow-Yerevan (Russia) due to a hydraulic failure. Source: Air Armenia.AMEK32039Air Armenia Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2013On July 17, 2013, the Boeing 737-2S2C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GAIG), operated by Inuit, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a hydraulic system failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GAIGInuit Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2013On July 17, 2013, the Boeing 737-275C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GOPW), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Rankin Inlet due to a precautionary engine shutdown during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GOPWCanadian North Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2013On July 17, 2013, the Bombardier CRJ 900 LR NG aircraft (registration S5-AAN), operated by Adria, was involved in an incident at Ljubljana. Source: Adria.SIS5-AANAdria Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 17, 2012On July 17, 2012, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EI-DSE), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Palermo. Source: ANSV (Italy).IEEI-DSEAlitalia Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 17, 2012On July 17, 2012, the aircraft (registration LN-DYE), operated by Norwegian, was involved in an incident at Aalesund. Source: Norwegian.NOLN-DYENorwegian Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2012On July 17, 2012, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FNAJ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNAJAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Jul 17, 2012On July 17, 2012, the Boeing Boeing 777 36NER aircraft (registration A6-ECN), operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: Emirates.AEA6-ECNEmirates Boeing 777 Accident · Jul 17, 2012On July 17, 2012, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N76505), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN76505United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2012On July 17, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration D-AKNU), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Dortmund. Source: Germanwings.DED-AKNUGermanwings Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 17, 2011On July 17, 2011, the Boeing Boeing 777-337(ER) aircraft (registration VT-ALS), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: Air India.INVT-ALSAir India Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 17, 2011On July 17, 2011, the Boeing 737 2H4 aircraft (registration XA-TWR), operated by Global Air, was involved in an incident at Cancun and San Jose. Source: Global Air.MXXA-TWRGlobal Air Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 17, 2010On July 17, 2010, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N990DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN990DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Accident · Jul 17, 2004On July 17, 2004, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration N812AW), operated by America West Airlines, was involved in an accident at Flat Rock, Virginia (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN812AWAmerica West Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 17, 2004On July 17, 2004, the Fokker 70 aircraft (registration PH-KZI), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Bremen (BRE) Airport (Germany) due to wind shear. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KZIKLM Cityhopper Fokker 70 Incident · Jul 17, 2004On July 17, 2004, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration PH-MPF), operated by Martinair, was involved in an incident at Bremen (BRE) Airport (Germany) due to a fuel problem. Source: Martinair.NLPH-MPFMartinair Airbus A320 Accident · Jul 17, 2003On July 17, 2003, the Boeing B777-222 aircraft (registration N779UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chicago, Illinois (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN779UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 17, 2001On July 17, 2001, the Boeing 767-375ER aircraft (registration CC-CRH), operated by LAN Chile, was involved in an incident near Buenos Aires (Argentina) due to turbulence. Source: LAN Chile.CLCC-CRHLAN Chile Boeing 767 Storage · Jul 17, 2005In July 2005, the Airbus A319 112 aircraft (registration N743UW), operated by US Airways, was placed in storage at DUB. Source: US Airways.USN743UWUS Airways Airbus A319

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