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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on July 27 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 27, 2025On July 27, 2025, the Boeing 737-8FE (WL) aircraft (registration VH-YIO), operated by Virgin Australia Airlines, was involved in an incident at Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL) (Australia) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Virgin Australia Airlines.AUVH-YIOVirgin Australia Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 27, 2025On July 27, 2025, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration C-GOIR), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an accident at Gander due to turbulence in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GOIRAir Transat Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 27, 2025On July 27, 2025, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration SU-BTM), operated by Cairo, was involved in an incident at Cairo. Source: Cairo.EGSU-BTMCairo Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2025On July 27, 2025, the Bombardier CL-600-2C11 aircraft (registration N563GJ), operated by Gojet, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: Gojet.USN563GJGojet Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 27, 2025On July 27, 2025, the Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration LN-RKM), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.NOLN-RKMSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 27, 2025On July 27, 2025, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration XA-MLI), operated by Aeroméxico, was involved in an incident at Mexico City (Mexico) due to a pressurisation system failure during the climb. Source: the NTSB (United States).MXXA-MLIAeroméxico Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 aircraft (registration C-GGFJ), operated by Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation, was involved in an incident east of Toronto City Airport (Canada) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation.CAC-GGFJAir Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N853DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN853DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N35260), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN35260United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8646B), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fresno. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8646BSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N18112), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN18112United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DER), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: Lingus.IEEI-DERLingus Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration G-EZOA), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZOAeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZBT), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Faro. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZBTeasyJet Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration N361NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City (SLC) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN361NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2024On July 27, 2024, the Boeing 737-824 (WL) aircraft (registration N18220), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Denver (United States) due to turbulence. Source: United Airlines.USN18220United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2023On July 27, 2023, the Airbus A330-941 aircraft (registration N407DX), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Seoul, Other Foreign (South Korea), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN407DXDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 27, 2023On July 27, 2023, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR aircraft (registration N229JQ), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Republic Airways.USN229JQRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Jul 27, 2023On July 27, 2023, the Airbus A21N aircraft (registration B-58211), operated by Starlux, was involved in an incident at Bangkok. Source: Starlux.CNB-58211Starlux Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 27, 2022On July 27, 2022, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VN-A615), operated by Vietnam, was involved in an incident at Da Nang. Source: Vietnam.VNVN-A615Vietnam Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 27, 2022On July 27, 2022, the Boeing 767-424(ER) aircraft (registration N78060), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: United Airlines.USN78060United Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 27, 2021On July 27, 2021, the Airbus A320 232SL aircraft (registration 9V-JSU), operated by Jetstar Asia, was involved in an incident at Singapore. Source: Jetstar Asia.SG9V-JSUJetstar Asia Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2021On July 27, 2021, the Boeing 757-256 (WL) aircraft (registration TF-ISV), operated by Icelandair Flugfélag Islands, was involved in an incident at Seattle/Tacoma (SEA) International Airport (United States) due to a hydraulic failure. Source: Icelandair Flugfélag Islands.ISTF-ISVIcelandair Flugfélag Islands Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 27, 2021On July 27, 2021, the Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N405SY), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN405SYAlaska Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Jul 27, 2021On July 27, 2021, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration D-ANNA), operated by Sundair, was involved in an incident at Dresden. Source: Sundair.DED-ANNASundair Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2020On July 27, 2020, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-EKY), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Bucharest-Baneasa (BBU) Airport (Romania) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while under tow. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EKYRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2020On July 27, 2020, the Boeing 737NG 846/W aircraft (registration JA309J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA309JJapan Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2019On July 27, 2019, the Boeing 767-3JHF aircraft (registration VH-EXZ), operated by Tasman Cargo, was involved in an incident at Auckland and enroute. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-EXZTasman Cargo Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 27, 2019On July 27, 2019, the ATR ATR 42 500 aircraft (registration AP-BHM), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Islamabad. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BHMPakistan International Airlines ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 27, 2019On July 27, 2019, the aircraft (registration G-LCYG), operated by BA CityFlyer, was involved in an incident Southend. Source: BA CityFlyer.GBG-LCYGBA CityFlyer Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Jul 27, 2019On July 27, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N428AW), operated by Wisconsin, was involved in an incident at Erie. Source: the FAA (United States).USN428AWWisconsin Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 27, 2019On July 27, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 86J/W aircraft (registration D-ABKN), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Nuremberg. Source: Eurowings.DED-ABKNEurowings Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2019On July 27, 2019, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration HS-PPH), operated by Bangkok, was involved in an incident at Bangkok. Source: Bangkok.THHS-PPHBangkok Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2019On July 27, 2019, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration VH-QPI), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi (BKK) International Airport (Thailand) due to a bird strike. Source: Qantas.AUVH-QPIQantas Airbus A330 Accident · Jul 27, 2018On July 27, 2018, the Boeing 767 aircraft (registration N641GT), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an accident at Portsmouth, New Hampshire (United States) due to a hard landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN641GTAtlas Air Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 27, 2018On July 27, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-190STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EXV), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EXVKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Jul 27, 2018On July 27, 2018, the Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) aircraft (registration PH-BXI), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a runway incursion. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BXIKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2018On July 27, 2018, the Airbus A330 302E aircraft (registration OH-LTN), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LTNFinnair Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 27, 2018On July 27, 2018, the Airbus AIRBUS A330-343 aircraft (registration G-VINE), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VINEVirgin Atlantic Airbus A330 Incident · Jul 27, 2017On July 27, 2017, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 82R/W aircraft (registration TC-AHP), operated by Pegasus, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Pegasus.TRTC-AHPPegasus Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2017On July 27, 2017, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration TC-JRD), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JRDTurkish Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 27, 2017On July 27, 2017, the Boeing 767-281BDSF aircraft (registration A9C-DHK), operated by DHL International Aviation ME, was involved in an incident at Lahore-Allama Iqbal (LHE) International Airport (Pakistan) due to a tailstrike. Source: DHL International Aviation ME.BHA9C-DHKDHL International Aviation ME Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 27, 2017On July 27, 2017, the Airbus Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration UR-AJC), operated by Atlasglobal, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Atlasglobal.UAUR-AJCAtlasglobal Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2017On July 27, 2017, the Boeing 747-481F aircraft (registration N403KZ), operated by Kalitta Air, opf Turkish Airlines Cargo, was involved in an incident at Istanbul-Atatürk (IST) International Airport (Turkey) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Kalitta Air, opf Turkish Airlines Cargo.USN403KZKalitta Air, opf Turkish Airlines Cargo Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 27, 2017On July 27, 2017, the Boeing 787-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GHQQ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GHQQAir Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 27, 2017On July 27, 2017, the Boeing BOEING 717-200 aircraft (registration EI-EXJ), operated by Volotea, was involved in an incident at Venice. Source: Volotea.IEEI-EXJVolotea Boeing 717 Incident · Jul 27, 2016On July 27, 2016, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration G-EZWX), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Brest. Source: the BEA (France).GBG-EZWXeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2016On July 27, 2016, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration CN-COH), operated by Royal Maroc, was involved in an incident at Ben Slimane. Source: the BEA (France).MACN-COHRoyal Maroc ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 27, 2016On July 27, 2016, the Boeing 767-3CB(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N592HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN592HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 27, 2016On July 27, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 7C9/W aircraft (registration LX-LGQ), operated by Luxair, was involved in an incident at Luxemburgo. Source: Luxair.LULX-LGQLuxair Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2016On July 27, 2016, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration N562UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN562UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Jul 27, 2016On July 27, 2016, the Embraer Superjet 100 95 B aircraft (registration RA-89010), operated by IrAero, was involved in an incident at Omsk. Source: IrAero.RURA-89010IrAero Sukhoi Superjet 100 Incident · Jul 27, 2015On July 27, 2015, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration RP-C8398), operated by PAL Express, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: PAL Express.PHRP-C8398PAL Express Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2015On July 27, 2015, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N805AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Beijing. Source: American Airlines.USN805ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 27, 2015On July 27, 2015, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUYE), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the BEA (France).GBG-EUYEBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2014On July 27, 2014, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N548AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Klamath Falls. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN548ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 27, 2014On July 27, 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration G-EUYJ), operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident at Budapest, leaving 4 injured. Source: British Airways.GBG-EUYJBritish Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2013On July 27, 2013, the Airbus A320-216 aircraft (registration EI-DSA), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Budapest. Source: the BEA (France).IEEI-DSAAlitalia Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 27, 2013On July 27, 2013, the Boeing 737-2T2C (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GDPA), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife due to a precautionary engine shutdown during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GDPACanadian North Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 27, 2012On July 27, 2012, the aircraft (registration N379SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at El Paso due to a structural failure on approach. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN379SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737

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