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Occurrences recorded on August 6 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 6, 2025On August 6, 2025, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration HA-LWC), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Skopje. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LWCWizz Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 6, 2025On August 6, 2025, the Boeing 777-306(ER) aircraft (registration PH-BVP), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVPKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 6, 2025On August 6, 2025, the ATR AT76 aircraft (registration VT-IRB), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an incident at Chennai. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IRBIndiGo ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Aug 6, 2025On August 6, 2025, the Boeing 777-306ER aircraft (registration PH-BVF), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at en ruta entre São Paulo y Amsterdam due to a passenger battery fire on board. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BVFKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 6, 2024On August 6, 2024, the Airbus A380-841 aircraft (registration G-XLEC), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: British Airways.GBG-XLECBritish Airways Airbus A380 Incident · Aug 6, 2024On August 6, 2024, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N215UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco. Source: United Airlines.USN215UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 6, 2024On August 6, 2024, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N19136), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: United Airlines.USN19136United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 6, 2024On August 6, 2024, the Boeing 737NG 86J/W aircraft (registration OO-TUK), operated by TUI, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: TUI.BEOO-TUKTUI Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2023On August 6, 2023, the Airbus A320-251N aircraft (registration N349FR), operated by Frontier Airlines, was involved in an incident at Cleveland-Hopkins (CLE) International Airport (United States) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Frontier Airlines.USN349FRFrontier Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 6, 2023On August 6, 2023, the Boeing 737-8HC(WL) aircraft (registration TC-SEK), operated by SunExpress, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: SunExpress.TRTC-SEKSunExpress Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2022On August 6, 2022, the Boeing 757-351(WL) aircraft (registration N596NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN596NWDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 6, 2022On August 6, 2022, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration 9A-CQA), operated by Croatia, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Croatia.HR9A-CQACroatia De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 6, 2022On August 6, 2022, the Airbus A321-211 aircraft (registration N165US), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Grand Junction. Source: American Airlines.USN165USAmerican Airlines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 6, 2022On August 6, 2022, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration SU-GFD), operated by Ibom, was involved in an incident at Lagos. Source: Ibom.EGSU-GFDIbom Airbus A220 Accident · Aug 6, 2022On August 6, 2022, the Boeing 757-251 aircraft (registration N540US), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Atlanta, Georgia (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).USN540USDelta Air Lines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 6, 2021On August 6, 2021, the Boeing 737-8EH (WL) aircraft (registration PR-GUC), operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Ilhéus-Jorge Amado (IOS) Airport (Brazil) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Gol Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GUCGol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2021On August 6, 2021, the Airbus A319-131 aircraft (registration G-DBCF), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the AAIB (United Kingdom).GBG-DBCFBritish Airways Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 6, 2021On August 6, 2021, the Boeing 737-8 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FSJH), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FSJHAir Canada Boeing 737 MAX Incident · Aug 6, 2021On August 6, 2021, the Boeing 767-306 (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-GCIJ), operated by Cargojet, was involved in an incident at London due to a hydraulic system failure during the climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GCIJCargojet Boeing 767 Accident · Aug 6, 2021On August 6, 2021, the Embraer E295 aircraft (registration PR-PJN), operated by Azul Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an accident at Caxias do Sul due to an abnormal runway contact during landing. Source: CENIPA (Brazil).BRPR-PJNAzul Linhas Aéreas Embraer E-Jet E2 Incident · Aug 6, 2021On August 6, 2021, the Boeing 777 2DZLR aircraft (registration A7-BBD), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Male. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BBDQatar Airways Boeing 777 Incident · Aug 6, 2021On August 6, 2021, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration N826AW), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Charlotte. Source: American Airlines.USN826AWAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 6, 2020On August 6, 2020, the Boeing 737NG 86N/W aircraft (registration OK-TVV), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident at Cagliari and Prague. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TVVSmartwings Boeing 737 Accident · Aug 6, 2020On August 6, 2020, the Airbus A321-271NX aircraft (registration VT-IUD), operated by IndiGo, was involved in an accident at Delhi. Source: IndiGo.INVT-IUDIndiGo Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 6, 2020On August 6, 2020, the Boeing 737-7K5(WL) aircraft (registration PR-GEQ), operated by GOL Linhas Aéreas, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro. Source: GOL Linhas Aéreas.BRPR-GEQGOL Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2019On August 6, 2019, the Airbus A321-111 aircraft (registration HB-IOF), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss.CHHB-IOFSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 6, 2019On August 6, 2019, the Airbus A321-111 aircraft (registration HB-IOD), operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Zurich. Source: Swiss.CHHB-IODSwiss International Air Lines Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 6, 2019On August 6, 2019, the Boeing 757-224(WL) aircraft (registration N14120), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Porto. Source: United Airlines.USN14120United Airlines Boeing 757 Incident · Aug 6, 2018On August 6, 2018, the Airbus A321-231 aircraft (registration PT-MXA), operated by LATAM Airlines Brasil, was involved in an incident at Choró (Brazil). Source: LATAM Airlines Brasil.BRPT-MXALATAM Airlines Brasil Airbus A321 Incident · Aug 6, 2018On August 6, 2018, the Bombardier CRJ 900 LR aircraft (registration D-ACKA), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACKALufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 6, 2018On August 6, 2018, the Airbus A330 343E aircraft (registration HZ-AQF), operated by Saudia, was involved in an incident at Hyderabad. Source: Saudia.SAHZ-AQFSaudia Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 6, 2018On August 6, 2018, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration N358NB), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Detroit. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN358NBDelta Air Lines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 6, 2018On August 6, 2018, the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 aircraft (registration N925XJ), operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in an incident at Portland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN925XJEndeavor Air Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 6, 2018On August 6, 2018, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration G-PRPJ), operated by Flybe, was involved in an incident at Glasgow. Source: Flybe.GBG-PRPJFlybe De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Aug 6, 2018On August 6, 2018, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration G-ZBKA), operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident at Riga. Source: British Airways.GBG-ZBKABritish Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 6, 2018On August 6, 2018, the Boeing 737 aircraft (registration CN-RNJ), operated by Royal Air Maroc, was involved in an incident at Casablanca (Morocco) due to a pressurisation system failure in flight. Source: the NTSB (United States).MACN-RNJRoyal Air Maroc Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2017On August 6, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-GKOE), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flap system failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKOEAir Canada Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 6, 2017On August 6, 2017, the Embraer ERJ-170-100STD aircraft (registration JA04FJ), operated by Fuji Dream Airlines, was involved in an incident 130 km south of Chubu Centrair (NGO) International Airport (Japan) due to an engine failure. Source: Fuji Dream Airlines.JPJA04FJFuji Dream Airlines Embraer E170 / E175 Incident · Aug 6, 2017On August 6, 2017, the aircraft (registration C-FLSW), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a pressurisation failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FLSWSunwing Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2017On August 6, 2017, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration VT-ESF), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: India.INVT-ESFAir India Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 6, 2017On August 6, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration EI-DEL), operated by Lingus, was involved in an incident at London. Source: Lingus.IEEI-DELLingus Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 6, 2017On August 6, 2017, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration N207FR), operated by Avianca, was involved in an incident at Indianapolis. Source: the FAA (United States).USN207FRAvianca Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 6, 2017On August 6, 2017, the Airbus A320 232 aircraft (registration VH-VGY), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Christchurch. Source: TAIC.AUVH-VGYJetstar Airways Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 6, 2016On August 6, 2016, the Boeing 767 323ER/W aircraft (registration N379AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident. Source: American Airlines.USN379AAAmerican Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 6, 2016On August 6, 2016, the Boeing 737 524/W aircraft (registration VQ-BPS), operated by UTair, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: UTair.BMVQ-BPSUTair Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2016On August 6, 2016, the Boeing BOEING 747-443 aircraft (registration G-VGAL), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident at Las Vegas. Source: Virgin Atlantic.GBG-VGALVirgin Atlantic Boeing 747 Incident · Aug 6, 2016On August 6, 2016, the Boeing 737NG 6D6 aircraft (registration 7T-VJQ), operated by Algerie, was involved in an incident at Algiers. Source: Algerie.DZ7T-VJQAlgerie Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2016On August 6, 2016, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration VH-VKK), operated by Jetstar Airways, was involved in an incident at Guam. Source: the TSB (Canada).AUVH-VKKJetstar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 6, 2015On August 6, 2015, the Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration D-AILT), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Munich. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AILTLufthansa Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 6, 2015On August 6, 2015, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N915EV), operated by SkyWest Airlines, was involved in an incident at Salt Lake City. Source: the FAA (United States).USN915EVSkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ Incident · Aug 6, 2014On August 6, 2014, the Airbus A330 342 aircraft (registration B-LAE), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Male. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-LAECathay Pacific Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 6, 2014On August 6, 2014, the Boeing 767 3Z9ER/W aircraft (registration OE-LAZ), operated by Austrian Airlines, was involved in an incident at Minsk. Source: Austrian Airlines.ATOE-LAZAustrian Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Aug 6, 2014On August 6, 2014, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration A7-BCG), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Ankara. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BCGQatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Aug 6, 2014On August 6, 2014, the Boeing 737 2N0 aircraft (registration Z-WPA), operated by Zimbabwe, was involved in an incident at Harare. Source: Zimbabwe.ZWZ-WPAZimbabwe Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2014On August 6, 2014, the Airbus A320 212 aircraft (registration UR-CME), operated by 4YOU, was involved in an incident at Antalya. Source: 4YOU.UAUR-CME4YOU Airbus A320 Incident · Aug 6, 2014On August 6, 2014, the aircraft (registration N480AA), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dallas and Sacramento. Source: American Airlines.USN480AAAmerican Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Aug 6, 2013On August 6, 2013, the Boeing 737-8GP (WL) aircraft (registration PK-LKH), operated by Lion Air, was involved in an incident at Gorontalo-Jalaluddin (GTO) Airport (Indonesia) due to an impact against the runway edge lights. Source: Lion Air.IDPK-LKHLion Air Boeing 737 Incident · Aug 6, 2013On August 6, 2013, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration PR-MAQ), operated by TAM Airlines, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont (SDU) Airport (Brazil) due to a bird strike. Source: TAM Airlines.BRPR-MAQTAM Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Aug 6, 2013On August 6, 2013, the Airbus A330 323E aircraft (registration F-GOTO), operated by Caraibes, was involved in an incident. Source: Caraibes.FRF-GOTOCaraibes Airbus A330 Incident · Aug 6, 2013On August 6, 2013, the Boeing 737-85P(WL) aircraft (registration EI-RUI), operated by Transaero, was involved in an incident at Larnaca and Novosibirsk. Source: Transaero.IEEI-RUITransaero Boeing 737

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