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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on July 23 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 23, 2024On July 23, 2024, the Boeing 747-8F aircraft (registration VQ-BWY), operated by Silk Way West Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion (TLV) International Airport (Israel) due to an engine failure. Source: Silk Way West Airlines.BMVQ-BWYSilk Way West Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 23, 2024On July 23, 2024, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration PR-MBH), operated by LATAM Brasil, was involved in an incident at Asuncion. Source: LATAM Brasil.BRPR-MBHLATAM Brasil Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2023On July 23, 2023, the aircraft (registration N868RW), operated by Envoy, was involved in an incident at Fargo. Source: Envoy.USN868RWEnvoy Embraer E170 / E175 Accident · Jul 23, 2023On July 23, 2023, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N229NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an accident at Fort Lauderdale, Florida (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN229NVAllegiant Air Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2023On July 23, 2023, the Boeing 737-7CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FWSV), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Comox due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWSVWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2023On July 23, 2023, the Boeing 737-406 (C) aircraft (registration C-FFNE), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident near Ottawa (Canada) due to an engine failure. Source: Canadian North.CAC-FFNECanadian North Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2023On July 23, 2023, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIUS), operated by Discover Airlines, was involved in an incident at Santorini. Source: Discover Airlines.DED-AIUSDiscover Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2023On July 23, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 8HG/W aircraft (registration VT-AXZ), operated by India Express, was involved in an incident at Thiruvananthapuram. Source: India Express.INVT-AXZIndia Express Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2023On July 23, 2023, the Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B aircraft (registration RA-89062), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident near Moskva-Vnukovo (VKO) Airport (Russia) due to a bird strike. Source: Rossiya Airlines.RURA-89062Rossiya Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Jul 23, 2022On July 23, 2022, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N668UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: United Airlines.USN668UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 23, 2021On July 23, 2021, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration OE-IJV), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at Porto and Lisbon. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-IJVeasyJet Europe Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2021On July 23, 2021, the Boeing 737-86J (WL) aircraft (registration VT-SZM), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Yerevan (EVN) Airport (Armenia). Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SZMSpiceJet Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2021On July 23, 2021, the aircraft (registration PR-AUO), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Viracopos. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-AUOAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Accident · Jul 23, 2020On July 23, 2020, the Airbus A310 304 aircraft (registration EP-MNF), operated by Mahan, was involved in an accident. Source: Mahan.IREP-MNFMahan Airbus A310 Incident · Jul 23, 2020On July 23, 2020, the DHC-8-106 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GRGO), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Calgary. Source: Canadian North.CAC-GRGOCanadian North De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 23, 2020On July 23, 2020, the Embraer ERJ-190LR (ERJ-190-100 LR) aircraft (registration XA-GAI), operated by Aeroméxico Connect, was involved in an incident at Ciudad Juarez. Source: Aeroméxico Connect.MXXA-GAIAeroméxico Connect Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Jul 23, 2019On July 23, 2019, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AISV), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AISVLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 23, 2019On July 23, 2019, the Boeing 737-76Q(WL) aircraft (registration N997AM), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara. Source: Aeroméxico.USN997AMAeroméxico Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2019On July 23, 2019, the Airbus Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration VP-BFF), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Oslo. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BFFAeroflot Airbus A321 Accident · Jul 23, 2019On July 23, 2019, the Boeing 737 36N/W aircraft (registration 5N-BQO), operated by Peace, was involved in an accident at Lagos, leaving 1 injured. Source: Peace.NG5N-BQOPeace Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2019On July 23, 2019, the Boeing 737 5Q8 aircraft (registration 5N-BQM), operated by Med-View, was involved in an incident at Lagos. Source: Med-View.NG5N-BQMMed-View Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 23, 2019On July 23, 2019, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N57852), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at San Francisco, California (United States) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN57852United Airlines Boeing 757 Accident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Airbus A319 aircraft (registration N328NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident West Palm Beach, Florida (United States), leaving 2 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN328NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Airbus A300 B4-203F aircraft (registration XA-MRC), operated by AeroUnion, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: AeroUnion.MXXA-MRCAeroUnion Airbus A300 Incident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIZS), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Dusseldorf. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIZSLufthansa Airbus A320 Accident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N918DE), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN918DEDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration F-HBIL), operated by Corsair, was involved in an incident at Perpignan. Source: Corsair.FRF-HBILCorsair Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration PR-AIZ), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AIZAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUYC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUYCBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANH), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Chennai. Source: India.INVT-ANHAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Airbus A350 941 aircraft (registration PR-XTC), operated by LATAM Brazil, was involved in an incident at Brasilia. Source: LATAM Brazil.BRPR-XTCLATAM Brazil Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Jul 23, 2018On July 23, 2018, the Boeing 777-328(ER) aircraft (registration F-GSQE), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-GSQEAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 23, 2017On July 23, 2017, the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 aircraft (registration N659CA), operated by Gojet, was involved in an incident at Cincinnati. Source: the FAA (United States).USN659CAGojet Bombardier CRJ Accident · Jul 23, 2017On July 23, 2017, the Boeing 777-236(ER) aircraft (registration G-YMMC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident. Source: British Airways.GBG-YMMCBritish Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 23, 2017On July 23, 2017, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZDX), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZDXeasyJet Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 23, 2017On July 23, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 732/W aircraft (registration N306DQ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Tegucigalpa. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN306DQDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2017On July 23, 2017, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N677UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: the FAA (United States).USN677UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 23, 2017On July 23, 2017, the Airbus A320 216SL aircraft (registration HS-BBC), operated by Thai AirAsia, was involved in an incident at Utapao. Source: Thai AirAsia.THHS-BBCThai AirAsia Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2017On July 23, 2017, the aircraft (registration OE-LDB), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Erfurt. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LDBAustrian Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 23, 2016On July 23, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 7B6/W aircraft (registration CN-RNV), operated by Royal Maroc, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).MACN-RNVRoyal Maroc Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2015On July 23, 2015, the ATR ATR 72-212 A aircraft (registration EI-FAV), operated by Stobart, was involved in an incident at Dublin and Rennes. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).IEEI-FAVStobart ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 23, 2015On July 23, 2015, the Airbus A330 223 aircraft (registration HL8211), operated by Korean, was involved in an incident at Riyadh. Source: the BEA (France).KRHL8211Korean Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 23, 2015On July 23, 2015, the Boeing B737-400 aircraft (registration ZS-JRI), operated by FlySafair, was involved in an incident at Port Elizabeth. Source: FlySafair.ZAZS-JRIFlySafair Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2015On July 23, 2015, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIQC), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at Metz. Source: Germanwings.DED-AIQCGermanwings Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2015On July 23, 2015, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N215UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN215UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 23, 2015On July 23, 2015, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration B-17012), operated by Uni Airways, was involved in an incident at Matsu Island. Source: Uni Airways.CNB-17012Uni Airways ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 23, 2014On July 23, 2014, the Boeing 767 3Q8ER aircraft (registration CN-ROV), operated by Royal Air Maroc, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).MACN-ROVRoyal Air Maroc Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 23, 2014On July 23, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A321 131 aircraft (registration D-AIRU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRULufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 23, 2013On July 23, 2013, the aircraft (registration N589AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Chicago. Source: American Airlines.USN589AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Jul 23, 2013On July 23, 2013, the Boeing Boeing 777 35EER aircraft (registration B-16701), operated by EVA, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: EVA.CNB-16701EVA Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 23, 2013On July 23, 2013, the Boeing 777 3FXER aircraft (registration A6-ETG), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Baghdad. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-ETGEtihad Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Jul 23, 2013On July 23, 2013, the Boeing 767-432(ER) aircraft (registration N828MH), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Caracas. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN828MHDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 23, 2012On July 23, 2012, the aircraft (registration CC-CTX), operated by Sky, was involved in an incident at Antofagasta. Source: Sky.CLCC-CTXSky Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2012On July 23, 2012, the aircraft (registration N664WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: the FAA (United States).USN664WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2012On July 23, 2012, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration A9C-AG), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Rome. Source: Gulf.BHA9C-AGGulf Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2012On July 23, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VP-BQU), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.BMVP-BQUAeroflot Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 23, 2012On July 23, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W aircraft (registration VP-BDH), operated by Globus Airlines, was involved in an incident at Novy Urengoy. Source: Globus Airlines.BMVP-BDHGlobus Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 23, 2012On July 23, 2012, the DHC-8-102 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FDND), operated by Regional 1, was involved in an incident at Thunder Bay. Source: Regional 1.CAC-FDNDRegional 1 De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 23, 2012On July 23, 2012, the Boeing BOEING 747-4Q8 aircraft (registration G-VBIG), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VBIGVirgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 23, 2012On July 23, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DEH), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-DEHAer Lingus Airbus A320

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