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Fact of the day

Also on this day · 12

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on July 31 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 31, 2025On July 31, 2025, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration C-GKOE), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident over Michigan (United States) due to smoke or fumes in the cabin. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GKOEAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2025On July 31, 2025, the ATR 72-500 aircraft (registration 3B-NBN), operated by Air Mauritius, was involved in an incident at Rodrigues Island (RRG) Airport due to a hard landing. Source: Air Mauritius.MU3B-NBNAir Mauritius ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 31, 2025On July 31, 2025, the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft (registration N964AK), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Seattle. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN964AKAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Jul 31, 2025On July 31, 2025, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration CC-BBI), operated by LATAM, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: LATAM.CLCC-BBILATAM Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 31, 2025On July 31, 2025, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N439UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Antonio (SAT) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: United Airlines.USN439UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2025On July 31, 2025, the aircraft (registration VT-TSN), operated by India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: India.INVT-TSNIndia Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Jul 31, 2024On July 31, 2024, the Boeing B747-428ER(F) aircraft (registration TC-ACR), operated by ACT, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: ACT.TRTC-ACRACT Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 31, 2024On July 31, 2024, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-ENC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-ENCRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2023On July 31, 2023, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration PR-XMI), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Vitoria due to a landing gear problem in cruise. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-XMIGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Jul 31, 2023On July 31, 2023, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N642AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Greensboro. Source: American Eagle.USN642AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Jul 31, 2023On July 31, 2023, the Airbus A320-214(WL) aircraft (registration D-AIUG), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIUGLufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2023On July 31, 2023, the Boeing 737NG 8HG/W aircraft (registration VT-AYD), operated by India Express, was involved in an incident at Thiruvananthapuram (India). Source: India Express.INVT-AYDIndia Express Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2022On July 31, 2022, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N816NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: the FAA (United States).USN816NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2022On July 31, 2022, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration G-VUFO), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VUFOVirgin Atlantic Airbus A330 Accident · Jul 31, 2021On July 31, 2021, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EPC), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an accident at Barcelona. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).IEEI-EPCRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2021On July 31, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8FE/W aircraft (registration VH-YIE), operated by Virgin Australia, was involved in an incident at Perth. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-YIEVirgin Australia Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2021On July 31, 2021, the Airbus A20N aircraft (registration PR-YRY), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Sinop. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-YRYAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2021On July 31, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration VT-GHC), operated by India Express, was involved in an incident. Source: India Express.INVT-GHCIndia Express Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2020On July 31, 2020, the ATR ATR 72-202 aircraft (registration SP-SPE), operated by Sprint, was involved in an incident at Ljubljana. Source: Sprint.PLSP-SPESprint ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 31, 2019On July 31, 2019, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N832AY), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Endeavor Air.USN832AYEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 31, 2019On July 31, 2019, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DEP), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at Cork. Source: Lingus.IEEI-DEPLingus Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2019On July 31, 2019, the ATR ATR 72-500 (72-212A) aircraft (registration OK-NFV), operated by CSA, was involved in an incident at Brno. Source: CSA.CZOK-NFVCSA ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Jul 31, 2019On July 31, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 866/W aircraft (registration SU-GDB), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Cairo. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GDBEgyptAir Boeing 737 Accident · Jul 31, 2018On July 31, 2018, the Embraer Erj190 aircraft (registration XA-GAL), operated by Aerolitoral, was involved in an accident at Durango (Mexico) due to wind shear or a thunderstorm during take-off, leaving 42 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).MXXA-GALAerolitoral Embraer E190 / E195 Accident · Jul 31, 2018On July 31, 2018, the Boeing 757 aircraft (registration N192AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) due to a hard landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN192ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 31, 2017On July 31, 2017, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FWSE), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FWSEWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2017On July 31, 2017, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N532NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident at Fort Lauderdale. Source: the FAA (United States).USN532NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 31, 2017On July 31, 2017, the Airbus A320-271N(WL) aircraft (registration D-AINC), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AINCLufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2017On July 31, 2017, the Airbus A340 642X aircraft (registration A6-EHI), operated by Etihad Airways, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Etihad Airways.AEA6-EHIEtihad Airways Airbus A340 Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 94XER aircraft (registration UR-PSL), operated by UIA, was involved in an incident at Kyiv. Source: UIA.UAUR-PSLUIA Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-GXJA), operated by Georgian, was involved in an incident at Indianapolis. Source: Georgian.CAC-GXJAGeorgian Bombardier CRJ Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the Airbus A310-308 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GTSH), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at La Coruna due to a cockpit display failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTSHAir Transat Airbus A310 Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the Boeing 737-8Q8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GTQG), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a loss of engine power during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTQGAir Transat Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the aircraft (registration D-ASXO), operated by Sun Express Germany, was involved in an incident at Stuttgart. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-ASXOSun Express Germany Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the Airbus A320-216(WL) aircraft (registration EC-LVD), operated by Iberia, was involved in an incident at Prague. Source: Iberia.ESEC-LVDIberia Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the Airbus A319 133 aircraft (registration B-6417), operated by Capital, was involved in an incident at Jinan. Source: Capital.CNB-6417Capital Airbus A319 Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 89L/W aircraft (registration B-2645), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at Beijing. Source: Air China.CNB-2645Air China Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2016On July 31, 2016, the Boeing 767 3P6ER aircraft (registration YI-AQM), operated by Iraqi, was involved in an incident at Kuwait. Source: Iraqi.IQYI-AQMIraqi Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the Boeing 737 4Q8 aircraft (registration TC-TLE), operated by Tailwind, was involved in an incident at Liege. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).TRTC-TLETailwind Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the Boeing 737-76N (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GTWS), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTWSWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the Embraer ERJ 170-200 SU (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FEKI), operated by Sky Regional, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a failure of the indicating systems while taxiing. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEKISky Regional Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the Boeing 767-332(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N177DZ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN177DZDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-FLBB), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: the AAIU (Ireland).GBG-FLBBFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration AP-BLA), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Rahim Yar Khan. Source: Pakistan International Airlines.PKAP-BLAPakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the DC-9 88 aircraft (registration N907DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN907DLDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the Embraer EMB-145XR aircraft (registration N21129), was involved in an incident at Portland.USN21129Desconocida Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Jul 31, 2015On July 31, 2015, the Airbus A340 312 aircraft (registration CS-TOC), operated by TAP Air Portugal, was involved in an incident at Lisbon and Sevilla. Source: TAP Air Portugal.PTCS-TOCTAP Air Portugal Airbus A340 Incident · Jul 31, 2014On July 31, 2014, the Airbus A321-211 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GITY), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Des Moines due to a brake failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GITYAir Canada Airbus A321 Accident · Jul 31, 2014On July 31, 2014, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIPK), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Budapest. Source: the BEA (France).DED-AIPKLufthansa Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2014On July 31, 2014, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8K5/W aircraft (registration VQ-BDO), operated by Nordstar, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Nordstar.BMVQ-BDONordstar Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2014On July 31, 2014, the Boeing 747 430 aircraft (registration D-ABVT), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABVTLufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 31, 2014On July 31, 2014, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration ES-SAL), operated by SmartLynx Airlines Estonia, was involved in an incident at Tallinn-Ülemiste (TLL) Airport (Estonia) due to a tailstrike. Source: SmartLynx Airlines Estonia.EEES-SALSmartLynx Airlines Estonia Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2013On July 31, 2013, the Boeing 737-76N aircraft (registration N173AT), operated by AirTran Airways, was involved in an incident at Batopilas (Mexico) due to turbulence. Source: AirTran Airways.USN173ATAirTran Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2013On July 31, 2013, the Boeing 747 8HVF aircraft (registration VQ-BGZ), operated by Airbridge Cargo, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: the FAA (United States).BMVQ-BGZAirbridge Cargo Boeing 747 Incident · Jul 31, 2013On July 31, 2013, the SAAB 2000 aircraft (registration G-CFLV), operated by Eastern, was involved in an incident at Sumburgh. Source: Eastern.GBG-CFLVEastern Saab 340 / 2000 Incident · Jul 31, 2012On July 31, 2012, the Boeing 737-924Er aircraft (registration N37420), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver, Colorado (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN37420United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Jul 31, 2012On July 31, 2012, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N654UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN654UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Jul 31, 2012On July 31, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-GKXZ), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Air France.FRF-GKXZAir France Airbus A320 Incident · Jul 31, 2012On July 31, 2012, the Boeing 757-232(WL) aircraft (registration N663DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: the FAA (United States).USN663DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Jul 31, 2011On July 31, 2011, the Boeing 747-430 aircraft (registration D-ABVW), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Madeira. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABVWLufthansa Boeing 747

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