Delta 191 and the Dallas microburst

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Also on this day · 10

This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on August 2 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Accident · Aug 2, 1985On August 2, 1985, the Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar aircraft (registration N726DA), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in a fatal accident at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (United States), leaving 136 dead on board and 1 on the ground. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN726DADelta Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 TriStar Accident · Aug 2, 1997On August 2, 1997, the Boeing 757-200 aircraft (registration N12114), operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in a fatal accident at Lima (Peru), leaving 1 dead. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN12114Continental Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 2, 2025On August 2, 2025, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration N325NV), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Allegiant Air.USN325NVAllegiant Air Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 2, 2025On August 2, 2025, the Boeing 737-8K2(WL) aircraft (registration PH-HSF), operated by Transavia, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: Transavia.NLPH-HSFTransavia Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2025On August 2, 2025, the Boeing 737NG 8K2/W aircraft (registration ZS-ZWO), operated by FlySafair, was involved in an incident at Johannesburgo. Source: FlySafair.ZAZS-ZWOFlySafair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2024On August 2, 2024, the Boeing 717-231 aircraft (registration N305DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Minneapolis. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN305DUDelta Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Aug 2, 2024On August 2, 2024, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHK), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-JHKSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 2, 2024On August 2, 2024, the aircraft (registration PR-AXU), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at São Paulo. Source: Azul Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-AXUAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Aug 2, 2023On August 2, 2023, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N952AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas. Source: American Airlines.USN952AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2023On August 2, 2023, the F50 F aircraft (registration SE-LFS), operated by Amapola, was involved in an incident at Malmo. Source: Amapola.SESE-LFSAmapola Fokker 50 Incident · Aug 2, 2023On August 2, 2023, the Embraer E190STD aircraft (registration SP-LMD), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LMDLOT Polish Airlines Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Aug 2, 2023On August 2, 2023, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N676DL), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN676DLDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 2, 2023On August 2, 2023, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration A6-AOP), operated by Arabia, was involved in an incident at Bahrain. Source: Arabia.AEA6-AOPArabia Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2022On August 2, 2022, the Boeing 777-258ER aircraft (registration 4X-ECD), operated by El Al Israel Airlines, was involved in an incident at Larnaca (LCA) Airport (Cyprus) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: El Al Israel Airlines.IL4X-ECDEl Al Israel Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 2, 2022On August 2, 2022, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration AP-BMP), operated by AirBlue, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: AirBlue.PKAP-BMPAirBlue Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 2, 2022On August 2, 2022, the Canadair CRJ-200ER aircraft (registration C-FDJA), operated by Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation, was involved in an incident south of Toronto (Canada) due to a cracked or broken cockpit window. Source: Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation.CAC-FDJAAir Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 2, 2022On August 2, 2022, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 7K2/W aircraft (registration PH-BGT), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BGTKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2022On August 2, 2022, the Boeing 777 246ER aircraft (registration JA709J), operated by Japan Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: Japan Airlines.JPJA709JJapan Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 2, 2022On August 2, 2022, the Airbus A333 aircraft (registration HL8502), operated by Tway, was involved in an incident at Taipéi. Source: Tway.KRHL8502Tway Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 2, 2021On August 2, 2021, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N114DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN114DNDelta Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 2, 2021On August 2, 2021, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N788AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tel Aviv. Source: American Airlines.USN788ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 2, 2021On August 2, 2021, the Boeing 737 4Y0SF aircraft (registration F-GIXN), operated by ASL France, was involved in an incident at London. Source: ASL France.FRF-GIXNASL France Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2021On August 2, 2021, the Boeing 737NG 8LP/W aircraft (registration LV-FWS), operated by Argentinas, was involved in an incident at Ushuaia. Source: Argentinas.ARLV-FWSArgentinas Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2021On August 2, 2021, the Airbus A320-271NWL) aircraft (registration N529VL), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Tijuana. Source: Volaris.USN529VLVolaris Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2021On August 2, 2021, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration JY-AYU), operated by Royal Jordanian, was involved in an incident at Amman. Source: Royal Jordanian.JOJY-AYURoyal Jordanian Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2021On August 2, 2021, the Airbus A321 211SL aircraft (registration AP-BMO), operated by Airblue, was involved in an incident at Lahore. Source: Airblue.PKAP-BMOAirblue Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 2, 2021On August 2, 2021, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration HA-LWN), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Bourgas. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LWNWizz Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2020On August 2, 2020, the Boeing 737-932ER (WL) aircraft (registration N920DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Anchorage-Ted Stevens (ANC) International Airport (United States) due to a bird strike. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN920DUDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2020On August 2, 2020, the Airbus A320 233SL aircraft (registration 9N-AKW), operated by Nepal, was involved in an incident at Kathmandu. Source: Nepal.NP9N-AKWNepal Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2020On August 2, 2020, the Boeing 737-900(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N285AK), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Columbus. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN285AKAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2019On August 2, 2019, the DHC-8-301 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GTAT), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Iles de la Madeleine due to a landing gear failure on final approach. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GTATAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Aug 2, 2019On August 2, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A330-243 aircraft (registration G-MLJL), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an accident, leaving 2 injured. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-MLJLThomas Cook Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 2, 2019On August 2, 2019, the Airbus A300 F4-622R aircraft (registration N126UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tulsa. Source: UPS Airlines.USN126UPUPS Airlines Airbus A300 Incident · Aug 2, 2019On August 2, 2019, the Boeing 717-23S aircraft (registration N989AT), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Montgomery. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN989ATDelta Air Lines Boeing 717 Incident · Aug 2, 2019On August 2, 2019, the Airbus A320-251N(WL) aircraft (registration G-UZHE), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: easyJet.GBG-UZHEeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2019On August 2, 2019, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N150NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amarillo. Source: American Airlines.USN150NNAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Accident · Aug 2, 2019On August 2, 2019, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration XY-AJM), operated by Golden Myanmar, was involved in an accident at Yangon. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).MMXY-AJMGolden Myanmar ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Aug 2, 2018On August 2, 2018, the Boeing 757-3E7 (WL) aircraft (registration 4X-BAU), operated by Arkia, was involved in an incident at Eilat (ETH) Airport (Israel) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: Arkia.IL4X-BAUArkia Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 2, 2018On August 2, 2018, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration B-HSJ), operated by Cathay Dragon, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Dragon.CNB-HSJCathay Dragon Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2018On August 2, 2018, the Boeing Boeing 777-3F6(ER) aircraft (registration RP-C7772), operated by PAL, was involved in an incident at Tokyo. Source: PAL.PHRP-C7772PAL Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 2, 2018On August 2, 2018, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration 9K-CAI), operated by Jazeera, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: Jazeera.KW9K-CAIJazeera Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2017On August 2, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration XA-VAF), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VAFVivaAerobus Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2017On August 2, 2017, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration D-AIMI), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: the FAA (United States).DED-AIMILufthansa Airbus A380 Incident · Aug 2, 2017On August 2, 2017, the Boeing 737 566 aircraft (registration SU-GBK), operated by AMC, was involved in an incident at Sliac. Source: AMC.EGSU-GBKAMC Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 2, 2017On August 2, 2017, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration N996AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Port of Spain. Source: American Airlines.USN996ANAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Accident · Aug 2, 2017On August 2, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N521JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an accident at Oklahoma City. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN521JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2017On August 2, 2017, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N491UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Norfolk. Source: United Airlines.USN491UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2016On August 2, 2016, the DHC-8-402 aircraft (registration N434MK), operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an incident at Reno and Portland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN434MKHorizon Air De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 2, 2016On August 2, 2016, the Fokker F70 aircraft (registration PH-KZA), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Dortmund. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-KZAKLM Cityhopper Fokker 70 Incident · Aug 2, 2016On August 2, 2016, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration B-6287), operated by China Southern, was involved in an incident at Hefei. Source: China Southern.CNB-6287China Southern Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 2, 2015On August 2, 2015, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N816AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Kansas City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN816AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 2, 2015On August 2, 2015, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VLJ), operated by Volaris, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VLJVolaris Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 2, 2014On August 2, 2014, the Airbus Airbus A319 111 aircraft (registration F-GRHM), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at Paris. Source: Air France.FRF-GRHMAir France Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 2, 2014On August 2, 2014, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N349AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: American Airlines.USN349ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 2, 2014On August 2, 2014, the Airbus A321-231 (WL) aircraft (registration RP-C9903), operated by Philippine Airlines, was involved in an incident at Narita (NRT) International Airport (Japan) due to contact with the boarding bridge. Source: Philippine Airlines.PHRP-C9903Philippine Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 2, 2013On August 2, 2013, the Boeing BOEING 737-377 aircraft (registration G-CELF), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Leeds. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-CELFJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2013On August 2, 2013, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration F-HBNI), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident near Bordeaux Merignac Airport (France) due to a hailstorm. Source: Air France.FRF-HBNIAir France Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2013On August 2, 2013, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration VQ-BNR), operated by Yamal Airlines, was involved in an incident at Tyumen-Roschino (TJM) International Airport (Russia) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: Yamal Airlines.BMVQ-BNRYamal Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 2, 2013On August 2, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 75B/W aircraft (registration D-AGEQ), operated by Germania, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Germania.DED-AGEQGermania Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 2, 2012On August 2, 2012, the aircraft (registration OO-TCN), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an incident at Lisbon. Source: Thomas Cook.BEOO-TCNThomas Cook Airbus A320

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