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This day in earlier years · 60

Occurrences recorded on August 5 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 5, 2025On August 5, 2025, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration OH-LWH), operated by Finnair, was involved in an incident at Helsinki-Vantaa (HEL) Airport (Finland) due to an impact with a structure on the ground. Source: Finnair.FIOH-LWHFinnair Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Aug 5, 2024On August 5, 2024, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration OE-LBW), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LBWAustrian Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2024On August 5, 2024, the BD-500-1A11 (CS300) aircraft (registration HB-JCK), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Swiss.CHHB-JCKSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Aug 5, 2024On August 5, 2024, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration 7T-VCN), operated by Tassili, was involved in an incident at Oran. Source: Tassili.DZ7T-VCNTassili De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 5, 2024On August 5, 2024, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration F-HUVB), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident. Source: Air France.FRF-HUVBAir France Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2024On August 5, 2024, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registration TC-LCD), operated by Turkish Airlines, was involved in an incident at Nürnberg (NUE) Airport (Germany) due to an impact by a ground service vehicle. Source: Turkish Airlines.TRTC-LCDTurkish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 5, 2023On August 5, 2023, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N840AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Albany. Source: American Airlines.USN840AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Accident · Aug 5, 2023On August 5, 2023, the Airbus A321-271NX(WL) aircraft (registration XA-VSC), operated by Volaris, was involved in an accident at Guadalajara. Source: Volaris.MXXA-VSCVolaris Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 5, 2023On August 5, 2023, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft (registration RA-46646), operated by Polar Airlines, was involved in an incident at Yakutsk (YKS) Airport (Russia) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Polar Airlines.RURA-46646Polar Airlines Antonov An-24 Accident · Aug 5, 2022On August 5, 2022, the Boeing 777 aircraft (registration A7-BFH), operated by Qatar Airways Group Q.J.S.C, was involved in an accident at Chicago (United States) due to a ground collision while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).QAA7-BFHQatar Airways Group Q.J.S.C Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 5, 2022On August 5, 2022, the DC-9-83(MD-83) aircraft (registration N808WA), operated by World Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: World Atlantic.USN808WAWorld Atlantic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Aug 5, 2022On August 5, 2022, the Airbus A320 251NSL aircraft (registration VT-TNC), operated by Vistara, was involved in an incident at Varanasi. Source: Vistara.INVT-TNCVistara Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2021On August 5, 2021, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration VP-BCU), operated by Yamal Airlines, was involved in an incident southwest of Surgut (Russia) due to a cabin depressurisation or pressurisation failure. Source: Yamal Airlines.BMVP-BCUYamal Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2020On August 5, 2020, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration OE-IVR), operated by easyJet Europe, was involved in an incident at Milan. Source: easyJet Europe.ATOE-IVReasyJet Europe Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2020On August 5, 2020, the Boeing 747-47UF aircraft (registration N408MC), operated by Atlas Air, was involved in an incident at Shanghái. Source: the FAA (United States).USN408MCAtlas Air Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 5, 2019On August 5, 2019, the Boeing 737-838 (WL) aircraft (registration VH-VZO), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident near Sydney Int Airport (Australia) due to a loss of separation in flight (airprox). Source: Qantas.AUVH-VZOQantas Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 5, 2019On August 5, 2019, the Boeing Boeing 737NG 8ZS/W aircraft (registration VQ-BKV), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVQ-BKVS7 Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 5, 2019On August 5, 2019, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration ZS-SXY), operated by SAA, was involved in an incident at Accra. Source: SAA.ZAZS-SXYSAA Airbus A330 Accident · Aug 5, 2019On August 5, 2019, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration N37437), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at SFO International Airport, California (United States) due to a ground collision with another aircraft while taxiing. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN37437United Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 5, 2019On August 5, 2019, the Airbus AIRBUS A321-231 aircraft (registration G-MEDN), operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident at Valencia due to a fire or smoke on board during landing. Source: the NTSB (United States).GBG-MEDNBritish Airways Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 5, 2019On August 5, 2019, the Airbus A330-202 aircraft (registration VH-EBJ), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident near Sydney Int Airport (Australia) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Qantas.AUVH-EBJQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2019On August 5, 2019, the aircraft (registration VH-EBJ), operated by Qantas, was involved in an incident at Sydney. Source: the ATSB (Australia).AUVH-EBJQantas Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2018On August 5, 2018, the Boeing 757-232 aircraft (registration N6715C), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN6715CDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 5, 2018On August 5, 2018, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration EX-32005), operated by Avia Traffic, was involved in an incident at Bishkek. Source: Avia Traffic.KGEX-32005Avia Traffic Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2018On August 5, 2018, the Boeing 737-3Y0 aircraft (registration PK-CKI), operated by Sriwijaya Air, was involved in an incident at Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta (CGK) International Airport (Indonesia) due to a mechanical failure. Source: Sriwijaya Air.IDPK-CKISriwijaya Air Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 5, 2017On August 5, 2017, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration SP-LRC), operated by LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze, was involved in an incident at Toronto-Pearson (YYZ) International Airport (Canada) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze.PLSP-LRCLOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 5, 2017On August 5, 2017, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-JECI), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-JECIFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Accident · Aug 5, 2017On August 5, 2017, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N276AY), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Long Island, leaving 19 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN276AYAmerican Airlines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2017On August 5, 2017, the Boeing 767-352ER (W) aircraft (registration 5N-BQN), operated by Med-View, was involved in an incident at Ilorin. Source: Med-View.NG5N-BQNMed-View Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 5, 2017On August 5, 2017, the Airbus A320-212 aircraft (registration D-AICH), operated by Condor, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Condor.DED-AICHCondor Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2017On August 5, 2017, the Airbus A321 131 aircraft (registration TC-ETN), operated by Atlasglobal, was involved in an incident at Kuwait. Source: Atlasglobal.TRTC-ETNAtlasglobal Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 5, 2017On August 5, 2017, the Boeing 767-333ER (WL) aircraft (registration C-FMWP), operated by Air Canada Rouge, was involved in an incident at Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) (Canada) due to a ground collision with another aircraft during pushback. Source: Air Canada Rouge.CAC-FMWPAir Canada Rouge Boeing 767 Accident · Aug 5, 2016On August 5, 2016, the Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration D-AILU), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident at Paris and Frankfurt. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AILULufthansa Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 5, 2016On August 5, 2016, the Airbus A330 343X aircraft (registration B-HLV), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-HLVCathay Pacific Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2016On August 5, 2016, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-FLBE), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at La Rochelle. Source: Flybe.GBG-FLBEFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 5, 2016On August 5, 2016, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration OE-LGK), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Vienna. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LGKAustrian Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 5, 2016On August 5, 2016, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration B-6939), operated by Shenzhen, was involved in an incident at Shenyang. Source: Shenzhen.CNB-6939Shenzhen Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2016On August 5, 2016, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration A9C-KF), operated by Gulf, was involved in an incident at Manila. Source: Gulf.BHA9C-KFGulf Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2016On August 5, 2016, the Boeing 737 36Q/W aircraft (registration UR-GBD), operated by UIA, was involved in an incident at Lviv. Source: UIA.UAUR-GBDUIA Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 5, 2016On August 5, 2016, the aircraft (registration D-ASTE), operated by Germania, was involved in an incident at Bremen. Source: Germania.DED-ASTEGermania Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 5, 2015On August 5, 2015, the DHC-8-402 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GKQF), operated by Porter Airlines, was involved in an incident at Halifax. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKQFPorter Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 5, 2015On August 5, 2015, the Boeing BOEING 757-3CQ aircraft (registration G-JMAA), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an incident at Larnaca. Source: Thomas Cook.GBG-JMAAThomas Cook Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Boeing 777-222 aircraft (registration N780UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Halifax due to the presence of smoke in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN780UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Boeing BOEING 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-TUIE), operated by Thomson, was involved in an incident. Source: Thomson.GBG-TUIEThomson Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N212UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN212UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N811NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN811NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DER), operated by Aer Lingus, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: Aer Lingus.IEEI-DERAer Lingus Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Airbus A320 216 aircraft (registration HS-ABQ), operated by Thai AirAsia, was involved in an incident at Nakhon Si Thammarat. Source: Thai AirAsia.THHS-ABQThai AirAsia Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Boeing 737NG 8F2/W aircraft (registration TC-JFY), operated by THY, was involved in an incident at Istanbul. Source: THY.TRTC-JFYTHY Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Airbus A321-111 aircraft (registration HB-IOL), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Berlin. Source: Swiss International Air Lines.CHHB-IOLSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Airbus A330-302 aircraft (registration A7-AEH), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Manchester. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-AEHQatar Airways Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2014On August 5, 2014, the Boeing 737-881 aircraft (registration JA72AN), operated by All Nippon Airways - ANA, was involved in an incident 30 km north of Chubu Centrair (NGO) International Airport (Japan). Source: All Nippon Airways - ANA.JPJA72ANAll Nippon Airways - ANA Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 5, 2013On August 5, 2013, the Boeing 737-9B5 aircraft (registration HL7599), operated by Korean Air, was involved in an incident at Niigata (KIJ) Airport (Japan) due to a runway excursion. Source: Korean Air.KRHL7599Korean Air Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 5, 2013On August 5, 2013, the Boeing BOEING 747-436 aircraft (registration G-CIVX), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-CIVXBritish Airways Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 5, 2013On August 5, 2013, the Boeing 767-332 aircraft (registration N175DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN175DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767 Accident · Aug 5, 2013On August 5, 2013, the Airbus A330 243 aircraft (registration OY-VKF), operated by Thomas Cook, was involved in an accident, leaving 7 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).DKOY-VKFThomas Cook Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 5, 2013On August 5, 2013, the Boeing 737NG 7X2/W aircraft (registration DQ-FJF), operated by Fiji, was involved in an incident at Auckland. Source: Fiji.FJDQ-FJFFiji Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 5, 2012On August 5, 2012, the Embraer S.A. Erj 170-200 Lr aircraft (registration N134HQ), operated by Republic Airways, was involved in an accident at Hilton Head, South Carolina (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN134HQRepublic Airways Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 5, 2012On August 5, 2012, the Boeing 747 451 aircraft (registration N662US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Osaka. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN662USDelta Air Lines Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 5, 2012On August 5, 2012, the Boeing 737NG 8CX/W aircraft (registration OK-TVO), operated by Travel Service, was involved in an incident at Warsaw and Prague. Source: Travel Service.CZOK-TVOTravel Service Boeing 737

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