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Occurrences recorded on August 4 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 4, 2025On August 4, 2025, the Fokker 50 aircraft (registration HP-1793PST), operated by Panama, was involved in an incident at Rio Hato. Source: Panama.PAHP-1793PSTPanama Fokker 50 Incident · Aug 4, 2024On August 4, 2024, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration N29975), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sin-Sfo due to the overheating or fire of an electronic device on board. Source: United Airlines.USN29975United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Accident · Aug 4, 2024On August 4, 2024, the Airbus A330 323X aircraft (registration HL7584), operated by Korean, was involved in an accident, leaving 14 injured. Source: Korean.KRHL7584Korean Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 4, 2024On August 4, 2024, the Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft (registration N8889Q), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident West Palm Beach. Source: the FAA (United States).USN8889QSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 4, 2024On August 4, 2024, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration N831NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: the FAA (United States).USN831NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Accident · Aug 4, 2024On August 4, 2024, the Airbus A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VCC), operated by VivaAerobus, was involved in an accident at Torreon. Source: VivaAerobus.MXXA-VCCVivaAerobus Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 4, 2024On August 4, 2024, the Boeing 737-7K5 (WL) aircraft (registration 9XR-WK), operated by RwandAir, was involved in an incident near Kigali (KGL) International Airport due to an engine failure. Source: RwandAir.RW9XR-WKRwandAir Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2023On August 4, 2023, the Bombardier CRJ-1000EL aircraft (registration EI-HIC), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.IEEI-HICLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 4, 2023On August 4, 2023, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VT-ANW), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Mumbai. Source: Air India.INVT-ANWAir India Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 4, 2023On August 4, 2023, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration VT-IIG), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Patna. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IIGIndiGo Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2022On August 4, 2022, the ATR ATR 72-202 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-GUSA), operated by Summit, was involved in an incident at Fort Good Hope. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GUSASummit ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Aug 4, 2022On August 4, 2022, the Airbus A320 251NSL aircraft (registration PR-YRF), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Petrolina due to an engine failure in cruise. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-YRFAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2022On August 4, 2022, the Airbus A320 214SL aircraft (registration VT-GOR), operated by GoAir, was involved in an incident at Ahmedabad. Source: GoAir.INVT-GORGoAir Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2021On August 4, 2021, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GGNY), operated by Air Canada Jazz, was involved in an incident due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GGNYAir Canada Jazz De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 4, 2021On August 4, 2021, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8661A), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nashville. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8661ASouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2021On August 4, 2021, the Boeing Boeing 777-3M0(ER) aircraft (registration VQ-BUB), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BUBAeroflot Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 4, 2021On August 4, 2021, the Boeing 737-8H4(WL) aircraft (registration N8635F), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN8635FSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2021On August 4, 2021, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft (registration YR-BGL), operated by TAROM, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: TAROM.ROYR-BGLTAROM Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2021On August 4, 2021, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration EP-FQP), operated by Qeshm, was involved in an incident at Najaf. Source: Qeshm.IREP-FQPQeshm Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2020On August 4, 2020, the Airbus A320 251NSL aircraft (registration PR-YRI), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Porto Velho. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-YRIAzul Linhas Aéreas Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2020On August 4, 2020, the Embraer E195LR aircraft (registration SP-LNL), operated by LOT Polish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Poznan. Source: LOT Polish Airlines.PLSP-LNLLOT Polish Airlines Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Aug 4, 2020On August 4, 2020, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VP-BWH), operated by Rossiya Airlines, was involved in an incident at St. Petersburg. Source: Rossiya Airlines.BMVP-BWHRossiya Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2019On August 4, 2019, the Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (Embraer) aircraft (registration C-FNAJ), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Montreal due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FNAJAir Canada Embraer E190 / E195 Incident · Aug 4, 2019On August 4, 2019, the Boeing 737-800(WL) aircraft (registration G-JZBC), operated by Jet2.com, was involved in an incident at Cork. Source: Jet2.com.GBG-JZBCJet2.com Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2018On August 4, 2018, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GLQO), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to a diversion for technical reasons during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GLQOPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 4, 2018On August 4, 2018, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VQ-BQN), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Ural.BMVQ-BQNUral Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2018On August 4, 2018, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration D-AIDA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Athens. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIDALufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 4, 2018On August 4, 2018, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OO-SNA), operated by Brussels Airlines, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Brussels Airlines.BEOO-SNABrussels Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2017On August 4, 2017, the DHC-8 202 aircraft (registration P2-ANK), operated by Niugini, was involved in an incident at Port Moresby. Source: Niugini.PGP2-ANKNiugini De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 4, 2017On August 4, 2017, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration RP-C3341), operated by Cebu Pacific, was involved in an incident at Cebu City. Source: Cebu Pacific.PHRP-C3341Cebu Pacific Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 4, 2017On August 4, 2017, the aircraft (registration N289UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: UPS Airlines.USN289UPUPS Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Incident · Aug 4, 2017On August 4, 2017, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration VQ-BBF), operated by Aeroflot, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Aeroflot.BMVQ-BBFAeroflot Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 4, 2017On August 4, 2017, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration SU-GCG), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Madinah. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GCGEgyptAir Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 4, 2017On August 4, 2017, the Boeing 747 48E aircraft (registration VH-OEB), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OEBQantas Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 4, 2017On August 4, 2017, the Airbus A380-842 aircraft (registration VH-OQD), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: Qantas.AUVH-OQDQantas Airbus A380 Incident · Aug 4, 2017On August 4, 2017, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration VT-SUF), operated by SpiceJet, was involved in an incident at Kozhikode. Source: SpiceJet.INVT-SUFSpiceJet De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Aug 4, 2016On August 4, 2016, the Boeing 737 3H4 aircraft (registration N368SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Baltimore, Maryland (United States) due to being struck by a ground vehicle or a piece of ground equipment. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN368SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2016On August 4, 2016, the Boeing 777 266ER aircraft (registration SU-GBS), operated by EgyptAir, was involved in an incident at Sharm el Sheikh. Source: EgyptAir.EGSU-GBSEgyptAir Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 4, 2016On August 4, 2016, the Airbus A321 131 aircraft (registration D-AIRY), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIRYLufthansa Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 4, 2016On August 4, 2016, the Airbus A319-112 aircraft (registration N716UW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: American Airlines.USN716UWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 4, 2016On August 4, 2016, the Airbus A330 303 aircraft (registration VH-QPC), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Brisbane. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-QPCQantas Airbus A330 Accident · Aug 4, 2015On August 4, 2015, the Boeing 737-3H4 aircraft (registration N634SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident at Tampa. Source: the FAA (United States).USN634SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2015On August 4, 2015, the Boeing 737NG 76N aircraft (registration B-2678), operated by Kunming, was involved in an incident at Lijiang. Source: Kunming.CNB-2678Kunming Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2015On August 4, 2015, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYA), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYALufthansa Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 4, 2015On August 4, 2015, the Boeing 767-383(ER) aircraft (registration N219CY), operated by ABX Air, was involved in an incident at Los Angeles. Source: ABX Air.USN219CYABX Air Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 4, 2015On August 4, 2015, the DHC-8 103B aircraft (registration LN-WIO), operated by Wideroe, was involved in an incident at Oslo. Source: Wideroe.NOLN-WIOWideroe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 4, 2015On August 4, 2015, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N779SW), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver, Colorado (United States) due to a problem during towing or pushback. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN779SWSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2014On August 4, 2014, the Boeing 737-8V3(WL) aircraft (registration HP-1534CMP), operated by Copa Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Panamá. Source: Copa Airlines.PAHP-1534CMPCopa Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2014On August 4, 2014, the Boeing 737-36Q (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GICN), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Fort McMurray. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GICNCanadian North Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 4, 2014On August 4, 2014, the Boeing 747 406 SCD aircraft (registration PH-BFF), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BFFKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 4, 2014On August 4, 2014, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration EI-LNF), operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, was involved in an incident at Stockholm. Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle.IEEI-LNFNorwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 4, 2014On August 4, 2014, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-FOEN), operated by WestJet Encore, was involved in an incident at Winnipeg. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FOENWestJet Encore De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 4, 2013On August 4, 2013, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration HA-LPM), operated by Wizzair, was involved in an incident at Dortmund. Source: the BFU (Germany).HUHA-LPMWizzair Airbus A320 Accident · Aug 4, 2013On August 4, 2013, the ATR Avions de Transport Regional ATR 72 202 aircraft (registration EC-GQF), operated by Naysa, was involved in an accident at Tenerife, leaving 2 injured. Source: the BEA (France).ESEC-GQFNaysa ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Aug 4, 2013On August 4, 2013, the Airbus Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration VP-BKB), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Rostov. Source: Ural.BMVP-BKBUral Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2013On August 4, 2013, the Airbus A319 115 aircraft (registration B-2364), operated by Air China, was involved in an incident at Yiwu. Source: Air China.CNB-2364Air China Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 4, 2012On August 4, 2012, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N556JB), operated by JetBlue Airways, was involved in an incident at Bogota. Source: JetBlue Airways.USN556JBJetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2012On August 4, 2012, the Airbus A321 111 aircraft (registration OE-LBA), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Bucharest. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBAAustrian Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 4, 2012On August 4, 2012, the Airbus A320 aircraft (registration LY-VEX), operated by Avion Express, was involved in an incident at Montreal. Source: Avion Express.LTLY-VEXAvion Express Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 4, 2011On August 4, 2011, the Embraer ERJ-145LU aircraft (registration LX-LGX), operated by Luxair - Luxembourg Airlines, was involved in an incident near Madrid Barajas (MAD) Airport (Spain) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Luxair - Luxembourg Airlines.LULX-LGXLuxair - Luxembourg Airlines Embraer ERJ 135 / 145

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