The Agadir tragedy

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Occurrences recorded on August 3 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Aug 3, 2025On August 3, 2025, the ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) aircraft (registration EC-LAD), operated by CanaryFly, was involved in an incident at Gran Canaria (LPA) Airport, Las Palmas (Spain) due to a mechanical failure. Source: CanaryFly.ESEC-LADCanaryFly ATR 42 / 72 Accident · Aug 3, 2025On August 3, 2025, the Airbus A321-253NY/XLR(WL) aircraft (registration EC-OOJ), operated by Iberia, was involved in an accident at Madrid. Source: CIAIAC (Spain).ESEC-OOJIberia Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 3, 2025On August 3, 2025, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N329SL), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Philadelphia. Source: the FAA (United States).USN329SLAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 3, 2025On August 3, 2025, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N23983), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN23983United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 3, 2025On August 3, 2025, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration OY-KAU), operated by SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.DKOY-KAUSAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 3, 2024On August 3, 2024, the Boeing 777-223 aircraft (registration N793AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Linneus, Missouri (United States), leaving 3 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN793ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 3, 2024On August 3, 2024, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration OH-LTO), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LTOFinnair Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 3, 2024On August 3, 2024, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration 7T-VCL), operated by Tassili, was involved in an incident at Rouhrde Ennous. Source: Tassili.DZ7T-VCLTassili De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 3, 2024On August 3, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration HB-IJO), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IJOSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 3, 2024On August 3, 2024, the aircraft (registration UK32015), operated by Uzbekistan, was involved in an incident. Source: Uzbekistan.UZUK32015Uzbekistan Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 3, 2024On August 3, 2024, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration UK32015), operated by Uzbekistan Airways, was involved in an incident over Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan) due to a hailstorm. Source: Uzbekistan Airways.UZUK32015Uzbekistan Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 3, 2023On August 3, 2023, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration N649JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Jacksonville, Florida (United States) due to an electrical failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN649JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 3, 2023On August 3, 2023, the Boeing 767-322 aircraft (registration N676UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Chantilly, Virginia (United States) due to a landing gear failure. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN676UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 3, 2023On August 3, 2023, the Airbus A330-343 aircraft (registration HB-JHI), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JHISwiss International Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 3, 2023On August 3, 2023, the Boeing 737-8D6 aircraft (registration 7T-VKJ), operated by Air Algerie, was involved in an incident at Tlemcen Zenata (TLM) Airport (Algeria) due to an impact against a lighting pole. Source: Air Algerie.DZ7T-VKJAir Algerie Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2023On August 3, 2023, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft (registration RA-46697), operated by Angara Airlines, was involved in an incident at International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) (Russia) due to a burst tyre. Source: Angara Airlines.RURA-46697Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 Accident · Aug 3, 2023On August 3, 2023, the aircraft (registration N917NK), operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an accident. Source: the FAA (United States).USN917NKSpirit Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 3, 2022On August 3, 2022, the ATR ATR 72 600 aircraft (registration PK-WGL), operated by Wings, was involved in an incident at Denpasar. Source: KNKT.IDPK-WGLWings ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Aug 3, 2022On August 3, 2022, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQG), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a precautionary engine shutdown. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQGPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 3, 2022On August 3, 2022, the Airbus A321-211(WL) aircraft (registration N709FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Orlando. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN709FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 3, 2022On August 3, 2022, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N670UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: United Airlines.USN670UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Accident · Aug 3, 2021On August 3, 2021, the Airbus A300 B4-622RF aircraft (registration D-AEAE), operated by EAT Leipzig, was involved in an accident at Lagos. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AEAEEAT Leipzig Airbus A300 Incident · Aug 3, 2021On August 3, 2021, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 (Series 100) (Bombardier) aircraft (registration C-FDJA), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident at Saint John due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FDJAAir Canada Jazz Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 3, 2021On August 3, 2021, the Boeing 717-22A aircraft (registration N483HA), operated by Hawaiian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Kona. Source: Hawaiian Airlines.USN483HAHawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 Incident · Aug 3, 2021On August 3, 2021, the Airbus A330-243 aircraft (registration EI-FSE), operated by I-Fly, was involved in an incident. Source: I-Fly.IEEI-FSEI-Fly Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 3, 2021On August 3, 2021, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBX), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBXAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 3, 2021On August 3, 2021, the Airbus Airbus A321 211 aircraft (registration VQ-BOD), operated by Nordwind, was involved in an incident at Ekaterinburg. Source: Nordwind.BMVQ-BODNordwind Airbus A321 Accident · Aug 3, 2020On August 3, 2020, the Antonov An-74 200 aircraft (registration RA-74044), operated by UTAir Cargo, was involved in an accident at Gao. Source: MAK.RURA-74044UTAir Cargo Antonov An-74 Incident · Aug 3, 2019On August 3, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 89P/W aircraft (registration SP-LWD), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Warsaw. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LWDLOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2019On August 3, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A319-111 aircraft (registration G-EZBC), operated by Easyjet, was involved in an incident at Venice. Source: Easyjet.GBG-EZBCEasyjet Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 3, 2019On August 3, 2019, the Airbus A321-131 aircraft (registration D-AIRW), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRWLufthansa Airbus A321 Accident · Aug 3, 2019On August 3, 2019, the Boeing 737 36N aircraft (registration CP-3077), operated by BoA, was involved in an accident at La Paz due to a landing gear collapse while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).BOCP-3077BoA Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2018On August 3, 2018, the Boeing 737-932(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N853DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Prince Rupert due to a precautionary engine shutdown in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN853DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2018On August 3, 2018, the Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft (registration N14568), operated by United Express, opb ExpressJet Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark-Liberty (EWR) International Airport (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: United Express, opb ExpressJet Airlines.USN14568United Express, opb ExpressJet Airlines Embraer ERJ 135 / 145 Incident · Aug 3, 2018On August 3, 2018, the Boeing 737-8CT (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GKWJ), operated by WestJet, was involved in an incident at Albuquerque due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKWJWestJet Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2018On August 3, 2018, the Boeing 737NG 8AL/W aircraft (registration VT-JFS), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident at Riyadh. Source: Jet Airways.INVT-JFSJet Airways Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 3, 2017On August 3, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 9GPER/W aircraft (registration PK-LJZ), operated by Lion, was involved in an accident at Medan. Source: Lion.IDPK-LJZLion Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 3, 2017On August 3, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-175-LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) aircraft (registration N430YX), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an accident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN430YXAmerican Eagle Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 3, 2017On August 3, 2017, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N754AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brasilia. Source: American Airlines.USN754ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 3, 2017On August 3, 2017, the Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration JA8300), operated by All Nippon Airways, was involved in an incident at Nagoya. Source: All Nippon Airways.JPJA8300All Nippon Airways Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 3, 2016On August 3, 2016, the Airbus A319 115 aircraft (registration N9010R), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Grand Cayman Island (GCM), leaving 8 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN9010RAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 3, 2016On August 3, 2016, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration G-EZTY), operated by easyJet, was involved in an incident at Basel. Source: easyJet.GBG-EZTYeasyJet Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 3, 2016On August 3, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8FH/W aircraft (registration VT-JGG), operated by Jet Airways, was involved in an incident at Dubai. Source: Jet Airways.INVT-JGGJet Airways Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2016On August 3, 2016, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQI), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQIQantas Airbus A380 Incident · Aug 3, 2016On August 3, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 8AS/W aircraft (registration C-FYQO), operated by Air Transat, was involved in an incident at Holguin. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYQOAir Transat Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2015On August 3, 2015, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 83 aircraft (registration N874GA), operated by Allegiant Air, was involved in an incident at Greensboro. Source: Allegiant Air.USN874GAAllegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Aug 3, 2015On August 3, 2015, the Avro 146 RJ100 aircraft (registration OO-DWC), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-DWCBrussels Airlines BAe 146 / Avro RJ Incident · Aug 3, 2015On August 3, 2015, the Boeing BOEING 737-8AS aircraft (registration EI-DPG), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Bremen. Source: the BFU (Germany).IEEI-DPGRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2015On August 3, 2015, the Bombardier Inc Cl600 2D24 aircraft (registration N272PQ), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Toronto (Canada). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN272PQDelta Air Lines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 3, 2014On August 3, 2014, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N24224), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN24224United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2014On August 3, 2014, the Airbus A330-303 aircraft (registration TC-JOA), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-JOATurkish Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 3, 2013On August 3, 2013, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N76526), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Houston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN76526United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2013On August 3, 2013, the Boeing 747-422 aircraft (registration N197UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN197UAUnited Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 3, 2013On August 3, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 8GQ/W aircraft (registration PH-CDE), operated by Corendon Dutch, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Corendon Dutch.NLPH-CDECorendon Dutch Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 3, 2013On August 3, 2013, the Boeing 777-223(ER) aircraft (registration N786AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: American Airlines.USN786ANAmerican Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 3, 2012On August 3, 2012, the Embraer ERJ-190-STD (ERJ-190-100) aircraft (registration PH-EZB), operated by KLM Cityhopper, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Cityhopper.NLPH-EZBKLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Aug 3, 2012On August 3, 2012, the Boeing 757-223 aircraft (registration N172AJ), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN172AJAmerican Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 3, 2012On August 3, 2012, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration D-AIMB), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIMBLufthansa Airbus A380 Incident · Aug 3, 2012On August 3, 2012, the Airbus A319-111 aircraft (registration EI-IMS), operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident at Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) Airport (Italy) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Alitalia.IEEI-IMSAlitalia Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 3, 2011On August 3, 2011, the aircraft (registration N690AE), operated by American Eagle, was involved in an incident at Greenville. Source: the FAA (United States).USN690AEAmerican Eagle Embraer ERJ 135 / 145

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